Here’s a killer video from Todd Moen, of Catch Magazine, featuring angler Jennifer Mitchell casting poppers on “a top-secret bass-filled, desert ditch loaded with hungry. . .
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Classic Video: Why Fly Fish?
Here’s a fun video from Tommy Day that seeks to explain visually what’s so great about this sport we love. Rarely have so many different scenes been crammed into so little space so . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Fish the Skwala Hatch
The Skwala stonefly hatch may be one of the most anticipated of the year in the West and Northwest. Perhaps it’s because we’ve only recently brushed the snow off our coats and chipped ice out of our drift boats. Or maybe . . .
Read MoreAction Alert: Help Protect Olympic Peninsula Steelhead RIGHT NOW!
e’re sorry for the last-minute request, but if we want to fix the failing status quo and prevent our fisheries from closing completely, we could really use your help TODAY, before at 1 p.m. PST. In short, new regulations have . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Fish Streamers in the Fall
Fall is a time when many anglers get excited about casting big, meaty flies to trout that are gorging before the long winter. Here’s a very useful video from Sean Visintainer of Washington’s Silver . . .
Read MorePodcast: Small-Stream Fishing in Washington State and the Driftless Region of the Midwest
This week, continuing with my small-stream double features programs, I interview Todd Fuchigami of the Ellensburg Angler in Washington [@45:48], plus Mel Hayner of The Driftless Fly Fishing Company in . . .
Read MorePodcast: The Secret Life of Steelhead, with John McMillan
This week, my guest is noted steelhead angler and scientist John McMillen of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. John’s fascinating discussion of why steelhead do what they do (and the challenges they face) held me in absolute fascination. I am sure you’ll . . .
Read MoreVideo: Giant Olympic Peninsula Steelhead
Video: Giant Olympic Peninsula Steelhead
Author Phil MonahanPosted on April 17, 2019Categories Fly Fishing
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Here’s the second installment of the “Buffet Series” from Gilbert Rowley and Phil Tuttle. In this video, they chase wild steelhead on the Olympic Peninsula, near Forks, Washington. Fishing with Orvis-endorsed guide service Chrome Chasers, they seem . . .
Read MorePhotos and Story: Cold Water on the Yakima
Written by: Chuck Coolidge
The author with a Yakima rainbow on a cold November day.
Photos by Chuck Coolidge
What do you do when you’re upland bird hunting in Washington State but need to give the dogs a rest (this applies to your feet as well as the actual animals)? It’s an easy solution. Drive twenty minutes to the Yakima River, and experience the same amazing . . .
Read MoreTrout Bum of the Week XLVII: KynsLee Scott
A native Montanan, KynsLee has built her life around fly-fishing for a variety of species.
Photo by PNW Guide Service
KynsLee Scott (“Kyns” to her friends) is an instructor and guide for Blackfoot River Outfitters in Missoula, Montana. She’s also the Owner/Outfitter of KS Steelhead Guide Service in . . .
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