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Finally I think it is nearing the end of the dregs of summer. It has been hot, humid, and rainless here in the valley, and I’m ready for it to be over. All this hot weather has made the local rivers very warm, shallow, and bad for fishing. But, there is still good fishing to [...]

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When I was first told about the Salmon River trip, sometime in late October, I didn’t think much of it. I said I’d consider going and see how I felt when the time got closer. I was also told that it would be an epic experience, well worth the long cold days in the water. [...]

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Spring has come early this year, and so has the urge to get my line back in the water. I’ve been an avid fisherwoman since about age 4, but only started learning to fly fish in September 2009. My line got tight less than a handful of times before the season was over. I couldn’t [...]

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12yrs old

A rod, an extension of your arm
it’s early in the morning and the fog is still gently rolling off the pond
SNAP

bad day for a certain lunar moth or other aquatic life

I feel the energy being cast on my back from the fiery sun rising over the precipitous mountain to my left,
the fall foliage becomes [...]

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Moody’s spawning is in full swing for all of this year stockies (brook, bow and browns) and I’ve been doing more observing and underwater filming than fishing as of recent.
The past couple of days the pond has been covered in milt and large spawning beds have been cleared. I caught a rainbow a week ago [...]

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