Recent content by TheKnigit

I know I am a little bit late, but I am not sure that my experience will help a whole lot anyways. The last time that I hunted Miller Island was before the draw and it was simply first com first serve. We would line up at 0'dark thirty and wait for the kiosk to open in the parking lot. You...

The water is probably not drift-able at the moment, but you might consider Tenmile Creek outside of Lakeside if you don't mind the drive. During winter steelhead season it is a super easy float. There are a couple of rocks, but for the most part it is a sand bottom and a decent river to learn on...

Orvis has a similar pattern on their website, under salt water flies and streamers, that is named "Surf Candy". It is a little different, but the same basic concept.

This is my first time hunting them. I am super stoked. Time to pull the muzzleloader out of the safe and make sure it is ready to go.

I hope the draw odds smiled on everyone this year. I am headed to the Steens to chase antelope finally!

If you ever make it to the southern Cascades for a trip shoot me a message. I am not sure if I will be able to go, but I would love to make a couple of trips like that this summer.

I have had a huge amount of success free drifting worms in creeks. Especially if there are brook trout around. I typically try and use as little weight as possible. Using no weight if I can still cast where I want to in most cases. I haven't really tried drifting anything else other flies. Which...

I have done some backpacking/day packing into the southern Cascades. I would assume that the set ups are similar. If it is just an out and back day trip, and you have them room and weight to spare, night crawlers are always a my "old faithful" stand by. Especially if I have any of my kids with...

Well good luck! I have a couple of high alpine lakes that I will typically fly fish from a boat in. If you have a trolling motor, and someone willing to run it for you, then you can fly fish out of the bow. Troll along the bank in the evening, say in about 15'-20' ish of water. Then cast back...

In my opinion both the length, and rod material, will effect casting of any sort. I really enjoy shorter glass rods for small creek trout fishing, but getting length out of your cast or mending with them can be a little difficult.

#2 can be a hard one to break sometimes. Especially if you are used to casting a tackle rod. It is really awkward to watch, but try and watch the tip of your rod as you pull the rod back and forth. Make sure you are careful not to drop your rod tip to much on your back cast, and your mainline...

There are several raft launches, campgrounds, and pullouts all along the North. Most have some halfway decent bank access trail without needing to swan dive off of a hill. Make sure you check the regulations before you go. There are some special regulations if you are in the fly boundary above...

You might look at your casting before revisiting the knots that you are tying. There can be a couple of reasons to lose a fly. 1. Fly was to large for the tippet/leader. 2. You are starting your forward cast to soon. Are you hearing a snap or crack sound like a whip when you are casting? 3...

Looks like a decent day. I kind of miss fishing Saunders. I have been told by the folks operating the steelhead program at Eel Lake that they will take some of the spawned out steelhead and plant them in the surrounding lakes once they have hit whatever their quota and buffer margin are.

Good luck! Let us know how it goes.