I used to have a river-friend on the Tolt River out close to Carnation, Wa. For a long while, this run on the river was a favorite steelhead haunt of mine. It was close to my home in Woodinville. I could get there when I only had a few hours to fish. I usually saw […]
Wading is not one of my favorite fishing subjects, but it deserves some comments. It is one of those evil necessaries associated with steelheading. Unless one fishes solely from a boat, river anglers have to develop skills needed to move about in the currents. If one is dedicated to cast from the best possible position […]
It is strange to me why I love being on the water during certain times under different, but specific conditions when I know other periods of the day have accounted for more fish. I don’t know about everybody else, but the best time, for me, to hook steelhead has been between 10:00 AM and 3:00 […]
If you have read any of my previous posts to Epic FlyFishing you know that I am a little “old School” when it comes to my equipment. Especially, my reels. For all of my freshwater fishing I use a click/pawl-drag reel. My favorites are the old Orvis CFO reels (made by Hardy in the 70’s […]
Curiosity is the attribute that drives the sport of fly fishing. It is why we start in the first place and it is what drives us to continue the pursuit until our legs stops working and beyond. It is the single most important factor in the sport, and it is the common denominator among all of […]
Why use a single-hand rod when a two-hand rod can fish more efficiently? Pure enjoyment, that’s why. I have to admit I use a two-hand rod more often than a single-hand for steelhead, but I am slowly coming back around to the pure fun of casting, fishing and catching on a single-hand. Here is what […]
The day I quit fishing for steelhead was a normal Washington, December day (drizzle and upper thirties air temp). My friend and I got to the Barrier Dam launch on the Cowlitz River at 4:30 AM and we were 5th (5TH!!!) in line to launch my drift boat. We were not fly fishing. I could […]