Recent content by Ernie

We can justify all we want about pricier fly line. The final decision is if we want the line bad enough.

I actually sink my rod tip about 2 1/2 feet under the water to get the line sinking faster with intermediate lines if I am not casting to shallow water.

Steve, you must have fished several yards from this spot.

I have been waiting for one of your bass reports. This one was really good Billy!

Looks like nephrite jade. It is commonly found up on Whidbey Island.

I feel bad for you Ira. How many times did you actually use it? I attended a time share pitch years ago while in Tahoe with my wife. I was upset that she agreed to go on a tour/sales pitch. She said going for 1 1/2 hours would get each of us $50 in gambling chips. When we were done we each got...

Well, if you see top water action, use a travelling sedge. Fun to catch trout on this fly.

Thanks for the reminder because I was going to go out at 7:00am today, not now.

Very good report and photos. Glad to hear you were rewarded on various flies!

About 10+ years ago I brought my fly rod and spinning rod out to the dock close to the bathhouse on the west side. I put a castmaster lure on my spinning rod and was surprised to catch a 12” brown trout.

Makes me want to take the long drive from Seattle. Nice fish Billy!

My favorite lake rod is a 2 piece.

How exciting! I did the same thing years ago, at least you now know how much of a good fight a steelhead makes!

This did make me smile! I always like seeing vids of children catching their first fish. This was a nice sized one for the young man to remember the rest of his life!