Winter came knocking today on the Mo'. Rain to snow, and eventually blowing snow made for a very raw day on the river. Despite the conditions the steelhead were in the mood to play. Water temperaturse are going to be riding the Demon Drop for...
Friends Mark and Larry joined me on this veteran's day to try their hand at swinging for steelhead. The morning, though a bit soggy, provided the opportunity for Mark to land his first steelhead on a spey rod. After lunch Old Man Winter put his...
Rarely do I get to fish with someone for the first time during the winter. Usually it takes a bit of work, even coercion, to convince anglers that they need to come out for a bit of trout fishing in the winter. Not the case...
There are times we all get caught up with the business of life and forget about some of the things we really enjoy doing. Schedules fill up, children grow up(in need of our attention), life happens. For Aaron, what was once a passion, has been...
After a tougher bite yesterday and high winds forecasted for the day today, everybody was a little tenative as they headed into boats this morning. The forecasters nailed the weather–high winds were definately going to give us a run for our money. Much to our...
Matt & Jay joined me today for the first of their groups two day get away. This was Matt's first time with a Spey rod and he took to it like a true champion. I just wish he would have been rewarded for the casts...
Different day, different bite! Consistency doesn't seem to be a choice word this week, whether it's the weather conditions or the mood of the fish, this week we've just had to roll with what we've got on any given day or moment. Frank and Damion...
Wow, adversity! If it wasn't the wind or the heavy rain, the massive quantity of floating oak leaves should have sent the most resilient two-handed fisherman packing for the bar. Scott–undaunted, stayed the course and raised his chi to an unmeasureable high. After doing battle...
Fishing with Scott on day two was pretty much point-and-shoot. The only wait was for a cooperative steelhead to smash his swung fly. Today was kind of special for Scott–I actually let him fish a few of his own flies. This may seem a bit...
Scott joined me for the first of three days swinging flies. It has been nearly a full year since Scott last swung a fly for steelhead with us and the question of the day was how long would it take Scott to get back in...