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When are you headed here with a 12 weight and a box full of your biggest musky flies? Let me know and I’ll join you ;).

I just wrapped up a 7 day trip to Belize. It was our first trip here and we really enjoyed it. Over the 7 days, I spent 3 days fishing. I’ve been fishing since I can remember and fly fishing for 20+ years but this was my first time doing any type of flats type fishing. It was a great experience...

About a Shohei Ohtani? Unless you dig deep, it seems like few are talking about him. The guy is hitting over .300 with 39 homers and is a top 5 pitcher in MLB IMO. It’s been this way for 4-5 years now. Modern day Babe and nobody seems to give a $hite. Is it baseball? Has that sport fallen so...

I was fortunate enough to head up to Alaska again this year in a 10 day fishing and bear viewing trip. My wife and I have done variations of this trip for the past 5-6 years and it has quickly become the one trip we hope to be able to do annually for many years to come. The combination of...

I just returned from a week fishing Idaho and Montana. Per the usual, it did not disappoint, even though river conditions were less than ideal, especially for wade anglers. Prior to making the drive, we monitored river conditions hoping the steep downward trend continued but Mother Nature had...

I recently had to head back east for work and decided to take a few days off to visit family and fish a little tailwater I grew up near and learned to fish on. This river is well known back east but I’m not going to name it. Like many of our fisheries it’s being loved to death. If you really...

It won’t be long before all these pinnipeds turn Puget Sound into the west coast version of Cape Cod :). Then you’ll have this to potentially look forward too… https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/05/15/shark-fisherman-kayak-hawaii-affil-contd-vpx.kitv Honestly may have shit my pants had this...

Took a half day to meet with a contractor on some work I need done on my house. Was done in 45 minutes so thought what the hell, I should go fishing and headed to a local year around lake. Nothing huge as would be expected from this lake. 5 landed, 3 little bows most likely recently...

My wife and I recently got back from Costa Rica. My wife loves photographing/observing wildlife. It’s her main hobby and that’s the main reason we go. Our days are wake up before sunrise, get out to various National Parks and Reserves to hike and photograph, get back by sundown and do it all...

Thoughts, initial impressions? How’s it feel compared to the Centric, Radian, Meridian or Sector? I am in the market for a 9 weight and debating the Sage Maverick and this rod. Something I’ll need as I start delving into some tropical stuff this year. I have the Maverick in a 12 weight (used...

These have been officially sold as of this weekend. Thanks for your interest. Great for RV’ing/camping. Purchased 4 years back when I owned a a travel trailer. Sold the trailer last year and these are not being used. We only used them a few times so they are in great shape. They have been...

Normally I would not post a report for a ho hum lake day catching ho hum trout. It’s winter though and some folks aren’t able to get out so I thought I’d share. Piss poor salt reports from @Stonedfish and @Kfish yesterday, plus the big slack tide at daybreak sent me to a local western...

A little background. I got into a 30 minute window this weekend where I was able to visually see multiple adult coho chasing down my fly and refusing or short striking. During this time I switched flies a bunch and concluded the standard baitfish type pattern drew the most short strikes...

My wife and I spent the last two weeks in Alaska. As with previous trips, it was amazing. We spent the first 4 days on the Kenai Peninsula. We did a couple of boat tours. One out of Whittier and one out of Seward. We saw lots of wildlife on those tours including Fin Whales, Humpback Whales...

If the first fish you catch on a new rod is a 25+ inch rainbow that tows you around a bit? It was heavy and longer than my stripping apron is wide. So…permanent fish god mojo on this rod….or is it cursed? Kind of like catching a fish on the first cast of the day…. Took the day off to pick up...

Headed back out to Dunkin’ lake today with @Kfish, this time with a new, more stable craft :). This week I picked up a Lost Creek X-Streamer….which is the exact same boat as an Outcast Fish Cat Scout but with a different skin. It comes with the Outcast owners manual, in and Outcast box but is...

If so, are you happy with the base? If not; have you found a replacement that works? I’ve had a Stonfo Transformer for about a week and a half and so far I love it. However, the base is a little light and I don’t love how the shaft sits in the plastic base. I fixed the weight issues by adding...

Given to me by an old timer about 16-17 years ago maybe (in New England…sometimes location matters). Sat in a drawer until I started tying for real about 4 years ago, then I used it for about a year. I assume it is some type of generic regal knock-off. It does have a marking on the base. Asking...

Living in Western WA, nowadays I spend about 85% of my fly fishing time on the beaches chasing SRC and salmon. I always come across cool driftwood and have been looking to put a piece to good use somehow. A few months back I decided I’d make a fly tying tool caddy. Since then, I’ve scoured the...