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Tag: Dry Fly Fishing

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

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

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

Keeping the Tradition Alive

May 28, 2022 Michael

The Saturday before Memorial Day. For fly fishers in Washington State, this day means the opening of the new season,…

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

Asahel Curtis Find

Michael

Okay… it’s not like the picnic area at Asahel Curtis/Denny Creek was lost, hidden, or new. I had seen the…

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

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

Another Re-visit and Breather

April 29, 2022 Michael

Some days, you just need a place to stop, soak up the sound and feel of nature, and let things…

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

Stealth Stone?

April 2, 2022 Michael

When that Little Black Stonefly came to visit, the other day, I took it as a good reminder about the…

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Posted in: Flies Filed under: Dry Fly Fishing, dryfly, Fly Tying

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

Yakima River in Late March

March 27, 2022 Michael

In my part of the state, the Yakima River is the only one that is fishable all year, per the…

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Posted in: Fish, Flies, Nature, Waters Filed under: Dry Fly Fishing, dryfly, dryflyfishing, Rainbow Trout, Waters, Yakima River, Yakima River Canyon

Next Caddis Variation

March 21, 2022 Michael

I posted a pic of one of the Elk Hair Caddis I had tied, over the weekend, on Twitter and…

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Posted in: Flies Filed under: Dry Fly Fishing, dryfly, Fly Tying

Saturday Fly Tying

March 19, 2022 Michael

The start to the day: In my last couple of stops at Worley Bugger Fly Co., I have picked up…

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

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

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