Forum: Fly Rods
09-14-2009, 12:00 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 441
Don't need the latest...
Was putting the rods away tonight with my youngest son, and the thought occurred to me that I haven't bought a fly rod in about seven or eight years... Maybe nine come to think of it... yet I'm still...
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Forum: Pacific Northwest
09-13-2009, 11:54 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,937
Tiger Trout?
Looks like my son and I hit some of these "Tiger Trout" hybrids at Beehive Reservoir this evening, above Wenatchee. Hadn't fished Beehive in a while. Neat fish, very aggressive on the dry flies we...
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Forum: Pacific Northwest
01-04-2009, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 968
Re: Steelhead success!
It was snowing pretty good on the Methow River in Washington that day, not unusual. It's not a coastal river, but a tributary to the Columbia, well inland.
For years now I've been using a...
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Forum: Pacific Northwest
01-04-2009, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 968
Steelhead success!
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k129/GuyMiner/fishing%20photos/steelhead.jpg
For me, nothing beats steelhead on the fly!
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Forum: Pacific Northwest
09-15-2008, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 804
Re: Alaska Silvers
Frank - my father bought that reel six or seven years ago for my oldest son, for a trip to the same river. I think it was the only large arbor reel Orvis sold then, and it's a size "V" to handle fair...
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Forum: Pacific Northwest
09-14-2008, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 804
Re: Alaska Silvers
We stayed at the very nice lodge run by Alaskan Wilderness Outfitters.
Alaskan Wilderness Outfitting Company ~ Alaska Fishing and Wilderness Adventures (http://www.alaskawilderness.com/)
Tom...
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Forum: Pacific Northwest
09-14-2008, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 804
Re: Alaska Silvers
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k129/GuyMiner/fishing%20photos/fce21312.jpg
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Forum: Pacific Northwest
09-14-2008, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 804
Alaska Silvers
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k129/GuyMiner/fishing%20photos/14cb1efc.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k129/GuyMiner/fishing%20photos/8b0694f0.jpg
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Forum: Pacific Northwest
08-09-2008, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 772
Fishing near Ocean Shores, WA?
I'm going to be making a trip to Ocean Shores, WA later this month. My wife has a conference to attend, and I'm tagging along for the heck of it.. I've done a little fishing on the Olympic Peninsula...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-11-2008, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 542
Rotator Cuff surgery
About a year ago - after only a few early spring fishing trips - I tore the rotator cuff completely off my right upper arm. Ouch. Yes, it hurt. Surgery, then a long rehab with lots of physical...
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Forum: Pacific Northwest
05-11-2008, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 767
Re: carp?
Carp are lots of fun in the spring and summer... :smile: I fish 'em on the dry side of the mountains.
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Forum: Pacific Northwest
02-06-2008, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,771
Re: Washington Fly Fishing
I've had a blast fishing in many places around the state. Some that come to mind are; Sol Duc river on the Olympic Peninsula, the famous Rocky Ford creek near Ephrata, the Yakima River, Starvation...
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Forum: Coldwater Fly Fishing
08-21-2007, 01:42 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 673
Re: beginner questions, please help
doogie - at a year into it looks like you're largely self-taught. That's fine, I needed a few solo sessions on the river to get the hang of it myself, and I did/do a fair amount of reading about fly...
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Forum: Other Gear
08-09-2007, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,321
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Forum: Pacific
08-06-2007, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,130
BC saltwater fly fishin'
Several of us took a group of Boy Scouts up to Vancouver Island, to kayak and canoe Barkley Sound and explore islands known as the "Broken Group." Fortunately another fellow and I decided to pack our...
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Forum: Warmwater Fly Fishing
08-06-2007, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 78
Views: 7,274
Re: Carp!
Try tossing a weighted fly a few feet ahead of a feeding carp. Let it settle to the bottom. As the fish approaches within a foot or two, start moving the fly, just a bit. I just pull the line a few...
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Forum: Coldwater Fly Fishing
08-03-2007, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,629
Re: Bear
Dad was up on Kodiak Island earlier this summer, trying for salmon with his fly rod. Headed down to the river one day and found these guys blocking the trail:
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Forum: General Discussion
08-03-2007, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 548
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Forum: Member Introductions
08-03-2007, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 402
Re: Pacific Northwest newbie
Thanks for the welcome Frank.
Someday I'd like to try fly fishing in Florida. Has to be a hoot from everything I've read.
Regards, Guy
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Forum: The Fly Cast
08-03-2007, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,735
Learning the Spey Cast?
I've been fly fishing for about 12 years now, and although I don't do anything fancy, I generally cast well enough to get fish.
Have been curious for some time now though about spey rods and the...
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Forum: Coldwater Articles
08-03-2007, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,681
Re: Pacific Salmon on Flies - By Dennis Dickson
Yeah Dennis, salmon rock! :)
I've nailed 'em with a fly up in Alaska, in British Columbia and have inadvertently hooked a few while fishing for steelhead here in eastern Washington. They...
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Forum: Member Introductions
08-03-2007, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 402
Pacific Northwest newbie
Friends talked me into trying fly fishing about 12 years ago. It's great!
Mostly I fish here in Washington state, but have made trips all over the Pacific Northwest including Alaska, British...
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