Swingin' Flies in the Pacific Northwest: Sorry for the delay

Sep 5, 2010

Sorry for the delay

My apologies for being so slow about getting the Umpqua reports out. I'm finishing up a project and I've been working way too many hours. Including this whole weekend, Labor Day too. :(

As things lighten up next week, I hope to pump out Day 3 and 4 for the NU and another for the Klamath.

Maybe I'll even get a day of fishing in - within a week or two. If anyone is interested in hooking up for the Lower Stan, let me know. I'm interested in pulling a single hander out of storage. :)

2 comments:

Mark Kautz said...: Depends on what day you pick. I'm in. You know where to email me.

Mark; September 5, 2010 at 4:23 PM
Fly Monkey said...: Sounds good Mark. I'll let you know when things are figured out. :D; September 11, 2010 at 8:36 AM

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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.