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I assume that most people who enjoy the outdoors could be considered ‘thinkers’. As a fly angler, or an angler in general, I feel that I am more so due to the unique relationship fly fishing has with conservation and the Natural Balance. The immortal echo of Thoreau has been mirrored in most every popular work on the subject of fly fishing, both literary and motion picture. Even recently April Vokey had an article in Fly Fusion about her ceasing to photograph the steelhead she brings in out of...

So I've had to take what I can get here and stick to my local waters. As I've quickly found out, I'm actually sitting on a gold mine!

In my 100 meters of river I have every possible stretch of water I know of. I've had plenty of cutthroat and rainbows over the last several weeks in many ways! I've taken them on dries (Elk Hair Caddis in olive that I tied myself..ahem ahem) as well as nymphing, and with streamers. Got a sweet 15" on a Muddler in a deep pool. ...

Most things in life are not free. And it seems true that the better things in life cost a lot. Fly fishing is by far the best form of angling I’ve ever experienced. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll plop a Carolina/Texas/Drop-shot with the best of them. I have thrown a heavy shrimp laden rig into the surf…but I cannot get enough of fly fishing. Being so new to the art and so low on time, how does one go about getting started correctly? From my experience in previous hobbies I can tell you that the...

Whew…I put the hurt on ‘em. Little fish didn’t stand a chance last Tuesday when I walked out there with my car setup. I’ve started to keep a 6’6” Eagle Claw Featherlite Fiberglass rod in my car at all times, with some 4X tippet and about 12 wet flies.

It earned its keep when I was catching something every cast this last outing. My hit list included some yearlings of largemouth and smallmouth. But most of the repeat offenders were Pumpkinseed Sunfish and Rock bass. I don’t know...

Having moved to the Puget Sound area recently I had my eyes open for new waters. Most of my life has been around a fishing spot that was within walking distance, everything from ocean inlets to small decorative ponds at the neighborhood entrance.

Not once did I ever think that finding a good fishing spot would be a hassle. I am finding out the hard way that streams of fish don’t really exist here in Dupont. Not only that but I have really begun to take my fly fishing to the next...