Fishing

The Malheur Field Station was my next stop after a great trip on the Deschutes last week. I was not the greatest advocate of bird watching prior to visiting the Malheur Field Station. Frankly, it was a bunch of buildings … Continue reading →

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We had a tremendous flurry of caddis, sulphurs and March Brown spinners just before dark. Every fish in the vicinity was up grazing on the surface. Each fish was apparently making their own assessment of the proceedings as they seemed to each be feeding on different insects. I discovered at dark that I was fishing without a fly, likely lost in a previous encounter, and yielded the few remaining risers to Stew who promptly hooked up with a PIG! This brown had two well healed, parallel and blueish scars, seen above just above Stew's index and middle fingers. We imagined that they had been caused by a run-in with the talons of one of the hawks that frequent the area. FYI for Curly, Stew walked home from there.

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Commission This is Bullshit! I was supposed to put a down payment on this with my royalties and finally take it to Silvey. This baby was going to take me to #1 The post KP’s Dreams Dashed by Sig. Tyer Commission Losses Mount appeared first on Marinated in Awesomeness.

The International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades, better known as ICAST, has been recognized by Trade Show Executive and the Trade Show News Network as one of the fastest-growing trade shows by attendance in the U.S. Produced by the American Sportfishing Association (ASA), ICAST is the world’s largest sportfishing trade show annually drawing close to [...]

Despite a miserable finish at Lake Eufaula, I'm still moving on up in the AOY standings. I finished 55th - just a few ounces away from a $10,000 check - and I can tell you that is not fun at all. I now sit in 36th place with two events remaining. The goal is to sneak into that top 15, which will require a couple of very strong tournaments.

After a quick scan of the 2013 FLW Tour Angler of the Year standings race it's readily apparent that the top of the leaderboard is currently dominated by plenty of the usual suspects - Brent Ehrler, Bryan Thrift, Andy Morgan, Jason Powroznik and Koby Kreiger. However, if you look closely, there is one name that seems to leap right off the page: Drew Benton, Panama City, Fla. - sixth place overall.

Had unsolicited drop by yesterday.  Got the follow up note after sending him packing.  Note is right out of scamming 101.  Didn’t know the Nigeria internet scams can show up at your door? Zach, I did not mean to blindside you today. I was on my way back from my plastic bin supplier and decided to pop in and chat with you a bit. I do know some things that could be of interest to you: Chris came to my place a few weeks ago and wanted to see if there was anything he might do for me. I gave him a tour of our warehouse where he observed our fly inventory and materials process center. His comment was I had no idea I need to get my mind around all of this. What you have versus what I have been told you have is way different. I have since heard from him and he indicated he was working on another project and would not be available to work with me. I have 100,000 dozen flies in my warehouse! I have a factory in Thailand with 60 tyers that are pretty good. From what I suspect and I am unwilling to put it is writing but would be willing to discuss it with you in person. I may be able to be of assistance to you. Please give me a call at your earliest convenience. I will invite you to come to Woodland and set down and talk about where we might find some common ground. I also have access to some pretty serious capital if needed. Wayne Richey The post When Sharks in the Flyfishing Business Smell Blood in the Water appeared first on Marinated in Awesomeness.

Don’t forget your waders. Photo: Cameron Miller Headed on a fishing trip to Alaska, the Bahamas or British Columbia any time soon?  Great – we have trip planners and packing lists that can help you prepare. If you’d headed to one of our lodges, these documents were put together with you in mind.  If you’re visiting some of our friends in the industry instead, no worries!  Grab them anyhow – we hope there’s something in there you find useful. Alaska Alaska Fly Fishing Trip Packing List Alaska West Trip Planner Bahamas Bahamas Bonefishing Trip Packing List Andros South Trip Planner British Columbia British Columbia Fly Fishing Trip Packing List BC West Trip Planner More on Preparing for Your Trip Bonefishing Trip Prep Roundup Tim Rajeff on Casting Practice 13 Things to Bring on Your Fishing Trip