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Category: Waters

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

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

June Winding Down

June 28, 2022 Michael

As the month inches towards it’s close, a few things to share, just to kind of catch up. First, a…

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Posted in: Nature, Waters Filed under: Asahel Curtis, Dry Fly Fishing, nature, nature photo, river

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

Finally Over 50!

June 24, 2022 Michael

No, not me. That would be “old news,” to say the least. Yesterday was the first time, this year, that…

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Posted in: Nature, Waters Filed under: Asahel Curtis, Dry Fly Fishing, Waters

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

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

Wader Update

June 17, 2022 Michael

I made do with … let’s just say “lower end” … waders for years. Didn’t see much reason to pick…

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Posted in: Equipment, Nature, Waters Filed under: Asahel Curtis, dry fly, FLy Fishing, Korkers, Simms, waders, worley bugger

Nature and Sunsets

Michael

Just wanted to remind everyone that the 2022 Nature Views and the Second Quarter Skies pages are up and running,…

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Posted in: Nature, Waters Filed under: FLy Fishing, nature, photography, river, Sunrise, sunset

Front Half of the Week

June 15, 2022 Michael

Good evening! Finally have the upload sorted, at least for the moment, so it’s time to catch up a bit.…

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Posted in: Equipment, Nature, Waters Filed under: Asahal Curtis, Simms, sunset, waders

Dear River…

June 9, 2022 Michael 1 Comment

Dear River… We need to talk. I think you know that I really like you, right? I mean, I’ve visited…

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

Early Drive Coffee Breaks

June 6, 2022 Michael

Today was one of those times where I really miss how my body used to just… Not Need Sleep At…

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Posted in: Nature, Waters

Lunch Spot, Revisited

June 2, 2022 Michael

One really nice thing about fishing a spot on the way to Seattle is that, typically, one has the chance…

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Posted in: Nature, Waters Filed under: Asahel Curtis, Dry Fly Fishing

Long Lunch, Today

May 31, 2022 Michael

Because … you knew I would not be able to resist, right? Driving near the pass, today, I found myself…

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Posted in: Fish, Flies, Nature, Waters Filed under: Cutthroat, dry fly, Dry Fly Fishing, Rainbow Trout, stimulator

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