today I got the enjoyment of catching my first fish on my own creation. really neat. now I wanna tie more!

I got to get my new bass taper line on the water today and so far I really line how it casts, lots of weight in the air to fling big bugs, and it shoots out fast on fewer false casts. managed to C and R a 8+ inch smallie in the 40 minutes or so I spent on the creek. Im looking forawrd to trying this line at the still water.

While a lot of you may be familiar with how open my schedule was last semester for fishing, this semester is a bit more hectic. However, I still have Wednesdays off so I decided to take the opportunity to get out fishing for steelhead, as recently they've been calling to me.

My pursuit of steelhead had been put on hold as of late. Until this past Sunday I had not set out to catch steelhead since early December. This past Sunday, however, a few friends and I decided that steelhead...

I will admit that winter is long and it's taking its toll on us here. I haven't much to say but I'll write down the most recent news from our little niche on the planet.

After a 2 day warm front that reduced our snow pack by about 6" of loft we are getting some snow to make up for the loss. I would be in Anchorage today but for the treacherous roads I have rescheduled the trip and its business until Monday, today is Friday I should add.

So trapped at home so to...