Yesterday was a travel day to forget. I was headed for Ascension Bay in Mexico to host a group of Fly Fishers International guests for Yellow Dog. With my intense work schedule in the rearview along with a harsh winter, I’ve been looking forward to high heat and fishing the flats. But my travel didn’t … Read more
Catch me LIVE on Ask About Fly Fishing Internet Radio tomorrow night. Over the last ten years on the blog, I’ve mentioned various ailments from bone spurs growing against my Achilles tendon, elbow tendinitis and etc. It’s part of the deal I guess. The last couple years it’s been bad pain in my left shoulder. … Read more
Exactly a week ago today Granny and I got home after the long show season. It was perfect timing. We had freaky warm weather in the upper 70°s for the first five days. Almost all of our snow melted. Then yesterday a storm rolled in and its back to freezing. There’s been zero fishing. … Read more
Granny and I pointed the Ruby Van east on April 1st for a slow and easy drive home from the west coast. There was no more fishing involved. We had visions of tackling the Owyhee River in eastern Oregon, but when we got there, it was insanely crowded. I’ve never seen so many people fly … Read more
Granny and I planned to leave for Victor, ID today for a week of seeing friends in our old town along with a few final errands to be done. BUT the weather is horrible once again and many of the mountain passes in eastern OR are snowy messes not worth attempting today in the Ruby … Read more
While this continues to be a bear of a spring, there are a few weather breaks. Today was one of them. Last night we left Portland, OR and returned to White Salmon, WA. We woke up today and it was calm, partly sunny and the temperature was nearly 50°. Off Mike LaSota and I went … Read more
There’s one fish that I don’t think I’ve ever featured on this blog since it started in 2009, that’s the steelhead. Its not that I don’t like steelhead, I simply don’t find myself in steelhead country when its on. Today friend Mike LaSota and I headed for a day of winter steelhead on the lush … Read more
Mike LaSota and I skipped fishing yesterday because of a hard rain and strong wind. But today we had window. We still had some clouds but wind was nearly nonexistent and temperatures topped off at a welcome 53°. Off we went around 9 AM to the Columbia River from Mikes White Salmon, WA house. … Read more
While dredging heavy Clouser’s and jig flies doesn’t appeal to some fly anglers, it does to me. And it gets me particularly excited when the laborious method of fly fishing takes place on the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington. Here, on any given cast you could connect with a smallmouth bass, walleye, pikeminnow, carp … Read more
Granny and I haven’t experienced many pleasant driving days since January. Today may have been the first. But it was a gem and the Cascade Mountains rocketed into the jet blue sky. We drove the Ruby Van from Bend, OR to White Salmon, WA where we start a visit with more friends, Mike and Beata … Read more
It has been nice to fish almost every day this week. Its finally hitting me that my winter show tour is in the rearview. Today was my last day fishing here in Central Oregon with my friend Scott Robertson. It’s a bummer, but I suspect it won’t be long before we’re back together. Being it … Read more
Yesterday was an off day from fishing but only because last night I gave a Warmwater Fly Fishing talk to the Central Oregon Fly Fishers. The talk went great and the last of the winter tour. I am pleased to see the big interest in chasing all sorts of species from one side of the … Read more