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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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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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After hearing so much about this river and the rather large steelhead that winter in it I have to admit my interest was piqued.  What fly junkie wouldn’t be?  Most discussions did bring up a number of issues that would leave a solitary female flyfisher cold:  the stench of rotting post-spawn fish; elbow-to-elbow combat fishing; [...]

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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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