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Category: Flies

Mid-September, already.

September 14, 2022 Michael

I know. It’s been a long … what … twenty days, since I last posted anything. It has been an…

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Posted in: Fish, Flies, Good food, Nature, Nature Photography, Trips, Waters, Wine

Another Weekend Visit

August 10, 2022 Michael

Apologies for the delay in getting this out, but I’ve been busy … being under the weather, unfortunately … since…

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Posted in: Fish, Flies, Nature, Waters Filed under: #flyfishing, CDC, CDC Caddis, Dry Fly Fishing, dryfly, dryflyfishing, elk hair caddis, Little Naches River

Caddis Updated … Again

August 6, 2022 Michael

Back in March … I think … I tied some Elk Hair Caddis with CDC wrapped around the body, to…

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Posted in: Flies Filed under: Caddis, CDC, CDC Caddis, Dry Fly Fishing, elk hair caddis

Snoqualmie River (Middle) Recheck

August 4, 2022 Michael

I know it’s been a while since I last made a swing through the Snoqualmie River, Middle Fork, area, so…

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Posted in: Fish, Flies, Nature, Waters Filed under: Adams, Dry Fly Fishing, elk hair caddis, Snoqualmie Middle Fork, Snoqualmie River, Waters

Sunday Sand Storm

August 1, 2022 Michael

Okay…not really, but I promise to explain. I can’t go out into nature, specifically in and around trout-friendly rivers, and…

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Posted in: Fish, Flies, Nature, Waters Filed under: #flyfishing, Adams, Caddis, Cutthroat, dry fly, Dry Fly Fishing, dryfly, dryflyfishing, elk hair caddis, Little Naches, Little Naches River, mayfly, Parachute Adams, Rainbow Trout, stimulator, Trout

Get Outta Dodge… I Mean Seattle

July 29, 2022 Michael

So, let’s just clarify this, in advance: connecting with a beautiful Rainbow Trout on the 5th cast is a “win,”…

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Posted in: Fish, Flies, Nature, Waters Filed under: Beckler River, Dry Fly Fishing, Parachute Adams, Rainbow Trout, Skykomish, stimulator, Waters

Evening Visit

July 24, 2022 Michael

After more than two weeks without fishing (Yikes!), I carved out some time to get into a river, last night.…

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Posted in: Fish, Flies, Nature, Waters Filed under: Adams, Cutthroat, Dry Fly Fishing, elk hair caddis, Fly Tying, Little Naches, Little Naches River, mayfly, Parachute Adams, Rainbow Trout, stimulator, Waters, West Slope Cutthroat

Gnats

Michael 2 Comments

Like their namesake, this post should be small and quick. Unlike them…I hope… it should not be annoying. Looking through…

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Posted in: Flies Filed under: #dryfly, #dryflyfishing, #flyfishing, dry fly, Dry Fly Fishing, FLy Fishing, Fly Tying, Griffith's Gnat, midge

Saturday Afternoon … in July …

July 11, 2022 Michael

… WHAT WAS I THINKING?!? Yes, I absolutely should have known better, but the day looked great, the air warm…

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Posted in: Fish, Flies, Nature, Waters Filed under: Dry Fly Fishing, Little Naches River, mayfly, Naches River, Rainbow Trout, stimulator, Waters, Yellow Sally

Sally-ish?

July 9, 2022 Michael

I made a pair of quick stops on the way both to and from Seattle, last week, and found these…

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Posted in: Flies, Nature Filed under: Dry Fly Fishing, Fly Tying, Stoneflies, stonefly, Yellow Sally

Independence Day Fishing

July 6, 2022 Michael

(Repost – Original failed to save to the Current Ramblings page, after being emailed on 7/5. Apologies for the extra…

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Posted in: Flies, Nature, Trips, Waters Filed under: Adams, elk hair caddis, Hare's ear, hatch, Little Naches, mayfly, nymph, Parachute Adams, Rainbow Trout, river, Spinner, Stimmy, stimulator, sunset

Week Ending and Spinner Tying

July 2, 2022 Michael

Last week I had a bit of free time in the evening, one night, while in Seattle. I took the…

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Posted in: Fish, Flies, Nature, Waters Filed under: Asahel Curtis, Dry Fly Fishing, Fly Tying, mayfly, Snoqualmie, Spinner

Saturday Evening in June

June 26, 2022 Michael

Last night provided an opportunity to get out and fly fish my favorite “little river,” during mid to late evening…

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Posted in: Fish, Flies, Nature, Waters Filed under: dry fly, Dry Fly Fishing, Little Naches, sunset

Father’s Day, 2022

June 20, 2022 Michael

First off, Happy Father’s Day to all my fellow dads, everywhere. This year was kind of a hard one, with…

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Posted in: Fish, Flies, Nature, Waters Filed under: American River, Caddis, Cased Caddis, Little Naches, mayfly, Naches, Stimmulator

Mayfly, Maybe?

June 18, 2022 Michael 3 Comments

Father’s Day weekend. Two days relatively off from work, and weather that might be turning out very nicely. Sounds to…

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Posted in: Flies Filed under: Dry Fly Fishing, Dun, Fly Tying, mayfly

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