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Nice!

redband
we usually say "redside" here

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That’s a beautiful spot!

solid beast!

Yeah, about there
I hit up the fly shop & got a new one

after 20yrs of flinging (f)lies and untangling loops of line at my feet, i finally really kicked myself in the nuts properly on thursday: I stepped away from a run without reeling in and was ready to...

Dang, what a chunk

Got out to the other side of the cascades to take advantage of overcast skies for a daytime effort. Still kinda smoky.
I got some action on droppers; olive cdc emerger & a jig pheasant tail variant...

Thank you - helpful!
(I'd like to think I'm doing this but reality says otherwise -- i'll reconsider on my next outing & be a little more present for what I'm really doing)


more nice fish from...

had a nice outing yesterday -- nice quiet stream with great pocket water with lively cutthroats/rainbows in the 8-14" range
hooked a bunch, but i was really struggling to net fish tho (really too...

++++!!!!

Holy shit, you are not kidding!
That fishes is a beaut!

old-timey fiberglass

That’s shitty; sorry to hear that PR. Heal up clean

Nice fish pics up in here people
I put a couple evenings earlier this week into the Metolius here in central OR & came away blank…not the first...

Thx for the recipe! Gonna try those

What size are those?

Did the evening on the Deschutes yesterday
I nymphed mostly & picked up a few whitefish
Despite the hype, salmonflies weren’t producing at all
#10 Chubby Chernobyl,#8 Stimulator, nothing
A small...

Beast!

Enjoy your time down there!
Looks great!

The reason to use the thinner fluoro tippet with nymphs is the tippet itself has far less drag and cuts past the current allowing the fly to get to depth, and it’s more invisible. Just gotta balance...

(euro, no indicator, but I do appreciate the advice)

Yeah, no sprinting along this river, much less at this flow — thanks for thoughts concentrating on working the water above (eliminate the swing). I am still working on the front end of getting the...

First day out yesterday. Last year I didn’t get out much so I had a box of flies that were itching to see water.
We went from stormy late winter to full on summer in a week or so
Local shop has...

Um…wow!