Tools of the Trade
One of the fun things about guiding is having the ability to target all kinds of species throughout the year. As much as I love steelhead I also enjoy all the other fish that we catch. In the summer I…
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Come hell or LOW water
Make it Rain This is no joke. I am going crazy. It should be the heart of the winter steelhead season in Northern California, and I should be making all kinds of excuses to be on the coast, chasing big…
Spey Fishing Seasonal Diary
Winter 2014: As I look back at the lower Skeena, winter started on November 16th. That was the day I stopped chasing the summer steelhead run on the upper tributaries. My sights were set on the fall/winter run on the lower Skeena system. Unlike most anglers I was determined to stay with…
ISE Sportsman show update
It’s showtime! I have been running around dragging booths, TV’s, business cards and guides to promote The Fly Shop and the amazing places we represent for over a week, and we are only half way there! The ISE Sportsmen’s Show…
2013 Bulkley/Morice year in review
The entire skeena system is famous for having steelhead that are eager to take a dry fly and the 2013 season showed us just how good it can be. It was far and away the best dry fly season in…
Swinging flies for Trinity Steelhead
The Trinity River in Northern California is my home river. I have had the pleasure of swinging flies for steelhead all the way around the Pacific rim, from California up and around through the States, BC and Alaska, and down…
Low Water Steelhead Fishing
Low and behold the Bulkley River has been blessed by the grace of God a low water year. How does that translate to fishing you ask? When you figure out where they are hiding it is incredible. Fishing low water…
OLD FRIEND AND NEW WATERS
A few weeks ago, I had a chance to meet up with an old (actually he’s pretty young) friend to fish new waters. Our plan A was to go to the Thompson, but it closed after the first of November. …
FIRST DAY BLUES
Whenever I take a steelheading or any other fishing trip, I get the First Day Blues. I can prepare all I want and I will have a major fuck-up on my first day. I don’t know why this happens. I…
IT’S IN THE AIR
It is the 5th of September and we have a cold front moving through Seattle with a bit of rain. It feels like fall. Yesterday when there were a few hours of sunshine making its way through the trees, I…
The dangers of fishing, no really
Every so often in the fishing game, you are going to end up in some horrible and dangerous situations. Usually it is due to a bad decision somewhere along the way. Charging through water that manute bol couldn’t wade, rafting…
STICK ‘EM UP!
I have chosen to never take up golf. I know I would like it and I don’t need any other activity to take away my limited time on the river. My hat goes off to those who can combine golf…