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It's been ~30 years since I read TWON but think Smith was using it in the milder "collaborate in private" sense of the word. It's a famous quote that I remember from reading the book because it was a pithy and mildly amusing observation that there's a pretty universal human impulse to want a...

“People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.” -Adam Smith

If you're seriously considering a trip to the area, try to get yourself a copy of "Volcanic Trout" by Brendan Mathews. Great resource that covers pretty much every river that drains into the lake as well as lake fishing and areas adjacent to Lake Taupo.

I'll chime in with some semi-coherent ramblings from my first trip. -I was equal parts excited and apprehensive about the trip. Excited by the prospect of finally heading offshore and connecting with albacore on the 12 weight outfit that been gathering dust in my garage for the past two years...

Funny but not surprising that I was so preoccupied with everything else going on that I had no idea that anyone was taking pictures. I'm pretty sure there could have been a marching band performing on the foredeck right at that moment and I wouldn't have heard a single note....

These numbers probably require some pretty generous error bars, particularly in the early years, but I thought they were still pretty interesting nonetheless. https://flyfishusa.com/blog/Columbia-River-Steelhead-Runs-80-years-of-ladder-counts Year Total Steelhead Unclipped 1938 107003...

Tip a 40 for El Jefe.....

Thanks for the suggestions. Think I'll go with the "All of the Above" approach and do the quick and dirty repair first and follow with the textbook repair in October! That kit looks like a great option for the latter of the two options.

The first time I read this editorial *opposing* passage of a 1995 ballot measure calling for the elimination of non-tribal gillnets I had to do a triple-headshake when I saw the list of signatories. Would love to hear insiders describe how it was that 'The Friends of the Earth' stepped forward...

Made a boneheaded mistake on the way to the water today and wound up with a nice little puncture/crack just under the waterline. The official Whaler repair guide suggests a pretty involved repair that requires cutting out the fiberglass around the damage, removing a thin layer of foam from...

On the four dimensional political-axis thingy (libertarian/authoritarian are on the Y axis and conservative/liberal are on the Y axis) I always wind up in the "Right Libertarian" quadrant (which has been interesting since I've gone to school, mostly hung-out with, lived and worked in...

When I worked in the lab we'd use a dry-ice + ethanol bath to flash-freeze stuff when we didn't have any liquid nitrogen handy. I was going to say I'd only use that technique if I lived someplace where I could get food-grade ethanol but it looks like WA is one of the few states where you can get...

Thanks!

If all goes well I'll be heading out on Sunday, so I've got a few basic questions for anyone that cares to chime in. -Are most people running two rods to switch between trolling and casting? I have a cheapo 12wt backup rod but don't think I can swing/justify a second 12 weight reel, so was...

The mouth of a certain Columbia trib during mid-late October certainly seemed to qualify. Everything about the place was insane, from the launch to the flight-of-the-bumblebees style mega-cluster out on the water. Thankfully everyone was generally friendly, cooperative, and tended to take...

Heard the same from some folks on the rafting circuit.

Looks like the Snohomish from the RR bridge to the ramp at Snohomish will open August 31st instead of Sept 15th. Per the e-mail alert in my inbox....

Wrong species but still reminds me of this scene....

Otters on the march!