Swingin' Flies in the Pacific Northwest: Fly of the Week #10

Dec 20, 2007

Fly of the Week #10

I'm really behind with my weekly fly posts. Sorry about that! New babies are time consuming!! Since I haven't had time to tie, I dug a photo out from one I've already done.

"Glossy Brown Soft Hackle" - Size 12

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This little guy was tied with brown thread and brown floss. Black thread was wrapped sparingly around to break up the pattern. Before adding the hackle, I covered the body with Sally's "Hard as Nails" polish to give it a shiny appearance. After dried, the hackle was tied in with brown unwaxed thread.

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About Me

My interest in fly fishing began as a teenager in my home state of Missouri. After years of fishing rivers in and around the Ozarks, I moved to California in the early 90's. Life continued on, I happily drove hours around to various streams hunting trout. Then it happened. One rainy fall morning, I landed my first steelhead.

Game over. Buh bye trout. Hello steelhead!

Fast forward to 2011. My obsession with steelhead was out of control. I convinced my wife and family, that we needed to leave California and head to the Pacific Northwest.

Now, I'm able to happily fish for steelhead almost year around in both Washington and Oregon. My now home-water is a quick 10 minutes away. Within two hours, I can reach the Deschutes, Klickitat, Wilson, Sandy, Clackamas, Hood, Lewis, Cowlitz, Kalama, and dozens of others. Many of those are within a half hour. Paradise.

Although I started out with single handed rods all those years ago, I switched almost exclusively to 2-handed rods around 2005. I find them to be more efficient and less tiring over those long days. Initially reluctant to give them a try, I've rarely looked back.

This blog is my little spot on the internet to keep record of my trips, fly tying, and thoughts on fishing. Originally conceived as a personal journal to help myself remember where I went and what flies were productive- for whatever reason, I decided to make it public. Hopefully you will get something from it.