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4th of July, 2022

July 4, 2022 Michael

Wishing everyone a safe and happy 4th of July! The 4th of July means many things, certainly in terms of…

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Posted in: Good food, Nature, Random

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

A Place to Relax

June 23, 2022 Michael

I found a new spot, last night, to sit at the end of a busy day, relax, and watch a…

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Posted in: Nature

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

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

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

Hold That Thought!

Michael

Ever have one of those days, where something you count on suddenly stops functioning properly? For this week, that would…

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Posted in: Random Filed under: nature photo

Busy, But Good, Weekend

June 13, 2022 Michael

With the rivers all still showing high flow rates, this weekend was spent on things other than fishing. Yes, those…

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Posted in: Equipment, Nature

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

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