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Category: Trips

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

Beckler Escape

June 22, 2022 Michael

I just had to get out of the city, even just for a bit. Wrapping up the workday, I grabbed…

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Posted in: Camping, Nature, Trips, Waters Filed under: Beckler, Beckler River, Skykomish, Sultan, US-2

More Scouting while Driving…

May 20, 2022 Michael

Finally Friday, thankfully. Another week with travel to Seattle. Not a horrible week, in terms of the workload and meetings,…

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Posted in: Nature, Trips, Waters

The Pass, the Present, and the Future…

May 14, 2022 Michael

Yet another week where I ended up having to be in Seattle. As (almost) always, the drive there and back…

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Posted in: Nature, Random, Trips, Waters Filed under: Dry Fly Fishing, sunset, Waters

“They” made me do it…

April 10, 2022 Michael

We took a drive to Seattle, yesterday. It was time to deliver our daughter’s friend to her home, then we…

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Posted in: Nature, Trips, Waters

Revisit and More Detail

April 1, 2022 Michael

Yesterday was a great day to get out, on my way back from Seattle, and explore in more detail the…

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Posted in: Flies, Nature, Trips, Waters Filed under: Dry Fly Fishing, dryflyfishing, Waters

First visit to a new river

March 18, 2022 Michael

My drive to/from Seattle, when work or life calls for that, has a long portion that is running parallel to…

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Posted in: Nature, Trips Filed under: Dry Fly Fishing, dryfly, dryflyfishing, Waters

Five River Scouting

March 14, 2022 Michael

Sunday kicked off looking great. Interesting sunrise, warm day, and clearing skies. I rolled down the drive around 1, to…

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Posted in: Nature, Trips Filed under: American River, Brown Trout, Bumping River, Cutthroat, Dry Fly Fishing, dryfly, dryflyfishing, Naches, Rainbow Trout, Tieton, Waters

Day Trip Though Different Seasons

November 8, 2021 Michael

Yesterday was … challenging. Not because of people, work, or the things that often prompt that feeling, and certainly not…

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Posted in: Nature, Random, Trips

Two days … different fish

June 20, 2020 Michael

I burned a half day of PTO this past week. Too many different stressors in play and I needed the…

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Posted in: Trips, Waters

Relaxing float…

May 26, 2020 Michael

Much of the Memorial Day weekend was spent still halfway “in work.” Emails sometimes don’t come to an abrupt end…

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Posted in: Trips, Waters

First of 2020!

March 22, 2020 Michael

Funny how life and reality are sometimes at odds with one’s gut. A couple of texts in the past weeks…

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Posted in: Trips

Nice Day at White Pass

December 27, 2019 Michael

Spent a good bit of today at White Pass, so our older daughter could get some time on the slopes.…

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Posted in: Random, Trips

Canada and Fishing…just not simultaneously.

September 27, 2019 Michael

Quite a busy couple of week this has been… The end of my Friday, usually defined not by the specific…

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Posted in: Random, Trips, Waters

The Saturday Drive

July 22, 2019 Michael

Our girls spent Monday afternoon through Saturday morning at their summer camp, in ID. A great time for them (good…

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Posted in: Camping, Random, Trips

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