The Dawn Patrol

Fly Fishing in Puget Sound

"Muster the troops and organize the Dawn Patrol!"
Capt. Trouthole, Thee Commander West Seattle Fly Fishing Auxiliary.

AHW and myself hit the beach early yesterday morning. The outgoing tide formed a rip about 200ft off-shore, concentrating the bait and salmon well out of casting range.
After nearly two hours Thee Commander ordered a tactical retreat.
"We're capered out boys, and these fishes aint shinin' on our loores so lets get thee skunkin over with and fish another morn!"
And so the Dawn Patrol melted back into the treeline knowing that they would return to fish another day.
The End

RIP Steve Irwin

Advetnurer, herpetologist, friend of the animals Steve Erwin dies stingray attack.

These guys know how to party

Those Idaho boys are getting it done in the Gem State and abroad.
Reminds the old timers around here of the good 'ol days.

Thee Trouts Await

Basalt River RR Bridge

The light is changing
The moon's out longer
Fall is upon us
Load the truck.

This just in...

Good news from North Idaho, dirtbag landowner charged for being an asshole.

Classic Flytimes

Dry Falls Lake

I found this old report on WFF. It's posted October 1, 2001 and it's probably the first fishing report I ever posted online.

I arrived at Dry Falls Friday just in time to hit the evening chironomid storm. It was the thickest hatch I have ever seen. During its peak, almost exactly at sunset, the rising trout brought the lake to a boil. Unfortunately I never got dialed into the right pattern, and only caught a couple of very nice rainbows.
Saturday was very kind to me. About mid morning I figured out that they were rising to adult chironomids that were trapped in the surface film. I convinced them to rise to a #14 Lady McConnell and #16 callibaetis cripple. As the sun got hot and high I broke for lunch.
After lunch I switched to a full sinking line and a #10 waterboatman. I would cast the line out as far as I could then troll out the rest allowing it plenty of time to get down. Then with short, rapid strips I would bring it in. This was the most succesful tactic of the day providing a lot of fun until the evening hatch.
Again the hatch was extremely prolific. However I only managed to land a couple of fish. When it was floating well and I could see it a #14 or #16 racoon was a good pattern, but mostly it sits right in the film(or below it) and is hard to see. Perhaps something like a parachute pupa would be a good pattern. I know for sure that they were not interested in a Lady McConnell.

Pass Lake Brownie

Brown Trout

Jiggly Minnows