Search results

Yeah, I have. And I’ve seen how fast special interests go to whomever they need to see that will stuff the process. If y’all prefer cheap and fast over good, enjoy what you get.

I'd feel a lot better about USFS (and other agency) restructuring if the plan was developed by the agency staff and the public they serve. It'd take more time, but be much more robust. It's not clear to me that this plan is anything other than some wonk somewhere with a map and a sharpie axing...

Wade safe..it’s often world class slick

Beautiful story, good on ya for getting him out. Last trips in my experience are only known in retrospect. It sorta changes the way I do trips.

Thanks, sir!

Tossing an indicator with a chironomid or balanced leech on a reasonable length leader , say 12 feet, with my 4 weight is a PITA. Have any of you recommendations for a non-RIO stillwater indicator line? I've read Phil's stuff (and others), but I've had poor luck with RIO lines on several...

The Shingle Float test is one used in several states. I think it's at least part of Washington's definition. I don't know if it's in Oregon, though they have a definition too, solidified sometime shortly after statehood and about the same time as a surface water code was adopted. As I remember...

Steal….

A lot has been written lately about fishing with dogs. Good fishing dogs, bad fishing dogs, PITA dogs interfering with your fishing, etc. I fish with my dog as much as possible. I find that to make a good fishing dog, you need to take your dog fishing. To make a dog fish well with others, you...

Josh Mills is a force for good.

As Paige says, you may smoke salmonids with any wood you like, as long as it’s alder. I don’t brine it, just coat the fish with dill and lemon. Smoke with alder to a temp 165F.

Bait

My wife is a quilter. She's got about a half a gazillion spools of thread, whereas I have a gazillion spools of thread, wire, tinsel, etc. like you do. She looked at my tying table and thread storage and exhaled through her nose. Next thing I know, I've got a present of what are called...

And a nice blower to get your campfire going if things are a bit damp.

Do you have any thoughts about the slip resistance of the rubber soles?

One fly’s are a blast. My club does one, mi-late april, 9am-noon, then hotdogs, chit-chat and the award, most fish wins. All on the honor system. Chironomids win usually, my damsels or leeches have not produced numbers at that time of year. Or they’ve broken off. Or some other fu$&kuppery has...

I love it when powerful tools are beautiful and well crafted as well. Nice rod!

Jungle juice to max strength Off!, I've used 'em all. I never understood low concentration products. Mostly, since working up north, bugs simply don't bother me much down around these parts....

3500 acres now according to Watch Duty. Perimeter seems to reach the golf course.

I strap down my South Fork with NRS cam straps to either 1) Thule rack on top of my van, or 2) fastening rings on the edge of my tonneau cover of my pickup, or 3) the stock racks on my wife’s CRV. Deflate to about 1.5 psi, snug down. Any place I go I’m over a mountain pass. I check the straps...