Bob Rankin
Wandering the country with rifle and spey rod.
There are some dandyβs in the Lower Canyon right now! Get out and get your swing on
What's Catching You Fish?
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A friendβs river coho pattern is proving very effective on the Skagit. Meet the βSchlong Dayβ, one fly fishermanβs answer to the Dick Nite.
There is a dick involved. That would be Dick Empie. That pattern is very similar to his βGoldieβ pattern minus the red gills. Originally tied with Billβs Bodi Braid.
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Who knows when I'll be back here doing this but I got a few more stripers from the home waters yesterday evening.
This little one broke the skunk
Followed by another junior
The sun went down behind the hills so I called last cast and found a willing player. 25" and a handful on the 6wt!
Perfect size for feeding three. Last night's dinner and today's lunch. Ancient family recipe as popularized by the Woks of Life. Pro tip: you can just pan fry the fish instead of steaming and it's just as good. IMO striper is far superior to halibut and salmon in this recipe.
Side dish was ζ€ηθΎ
This little one broke the skunk
Followed by another junior
The sun went down behind the hills so I called last cast and found a willing player. 25" and a handful on the 6wt!
Perfect size for feeding three. Last night's dinner and today's lunch. Ancient family recipe as popularized by the Woks of Life. Pro tip: you can just pan fry the fish instead of steaming and it's just as good. IMO striper is far superior to halibut and salmon in this recipe.
Side dish was ζ€ηθΎ
These standards were more effective than any of the iterations of the October Caddis I tried.
There are some really nice SRC moving upstream right now.
There are some really nice SRC moving upstream right now.
Nice ties, n fish.
The October stimulator I posted was extremely well liked by the fish today. They were smashing it the second it landed, or at least early in the drift, and sometimes even dangling a few inches above the water if the anchor fly wasn't too deep. Problem was the were all small with parr marks.
After I hung that pair in a tree I switched to these,
and the dry started producing fish without marks immediately. Weird.
Can tell it's been a two months since I quit smoking and started riding my bike again. Covered several miles in the deep cut today and felt fresh as a daisy when done.
After I hung that pair in a tree I switched to these,
and the dry started producing fish without marks immediately. Weird.
Can tell it's been a two months since I quit smoking and started riding my bike again. Covered several miles in the deep cut today and felt fresh as a daisy when done.
Fish a high Cascade Lake and saw big fish chomping something large on the surface. Not sure but seemed like they were occasionally eating the butterflies that are everywhere this summer. Tried a chubby...no takers.
Then I went to my fav O Caddis pattern
Whomp! Got two big brownies
Then I went to my fav O Caddis pattern
Whomp! Got two big brownies
Arf
SilverFly
Legend
Went looking for fresh coho this morning. Found crap tons of uncooperative dark chinook jamming upriver instead.
Fun but frustrating. Pretty much threw the kitchen sink at them. Finally had 4 legit grabs with one to hand. All on a simple polar shrimp-ish nymph.
Not sure what happened to mess up this guys mug.
Fun but frustrating. Pretty much threw the kitchen sink at them. Finally had 4 legit grabs with one to hand. All on a simple polar shrimp-ish nymph.
Not sure what happened to mess up this guys mug.
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BassBarbell
Steelhead
First trip out on a rainy day this season which was a welcome change from the last few trips. Coho continue to allude me this year so I switched to fishing wood for cutthroat to end the day.
Landed a few smaller fish and was ready to call it a day when I tight roped onto the log jam to get one more cast to an area I hadnβt fished yet and this fish ran out for a small off white closer.
Landed a few smaller fish and was ready to call it a day when I tight roped onto the log jam to get one more cast to an area I hadnβt fished yet and this fish ran out for a small off white closer.
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Orange stimulator picked up this little guy plus a few surprises
way out here.
way out here.
Late season chironomids out in the desert
I guess having a picture sideways discourages old farts like me from trying to find a landmark. Nice midges!!
