Another day on the creek has produced some real nice fish. I was able to get into 7 fish today, and it was fast and furious right out of the gate. I got into my first fish within just a few minutes, but he came unbuttoned. I got into another one fairly quickly, and it too came undone. Not discouraged, the third one came to the bank. I lost the next one, but was able land the two that came after that one. I then sat back to help a friend of mine that I met there today. I had also run into a fisherman ("Tom") at the creek two days ago. He was having a hard time believing me when I told him the amount of fish I was producing. So I gave Tom my web site address and had him get ahold of me if he wanted to go through the creek with me, and hopefully I could give him a few hints on what I was doing different. Tom got ahold of me the next day, and I met with him also this morning. I believe after the first ten minutes of the morning, Tom was a believer. I hope through out the day I was able to help a little bit. My buddy "Doug", that you have seen before with the big king from the coast was giving his best shot. He had a tough start, but after spotting a fish for him in a little white water pocket, Doug was hooked up, and landed a nice 7 pound buck, which I forgot to get a picture of. The fish that Doug got into was laying in about 2 feet of fast running water. This fish was moving around in the feeding lanes and being very active. At first the fish was moving around to much to get a fly to it. When I saw that it moved into a little feeding lane at the top of the run I knew Doug was going to hook up. I think it was the third cast after the fish settled, when Doug reared back and said "There he is", and the fight was on. It was a good fight, but we won in the end.. I will try to go again tomorrow, but no promises. I am getting beat up real bad by these fish everyday. I will fish until I cant walk or cast, then I will have my chiropractor fix me up, and I fish some more. Expect more updates everyday that I can get up and walk.

Good luck out there.

Flymstr;

Well the fishing on the creek today was a bit slower than it has been, but I was still able to bring a couple to the camera. The first part of the morning was very disappointing, to both me and my fishing partner. After the first hour of seeing no fish, we kept walking down stream, peering into all the small white water pockets along the way. Finally we came across two fish laying behind a rock in some fairly stiff water. It took a good twenty minutes just to figure out how to get our flies down into the seam these fish were resting in. I hooked up the first one after loading my leader down with split shot, and essentially slowing the drift down to a very slow presentation. It worked like a charm. I was hooked up, but not for too long, before the hooked returned with no fish on the end. We then worked the second fish for close to an hour. Finally Matt gave up and headed on down stream, I was not going to let this fish get the best of me, so I stayed and hammered this fish for another 20 minutes. My perseverance paid off in a big way. I hooked up and this fish tore me up. I was able to get this nice little 8 pound fish to the bank. After getting a pic, I took off to find out what Matt may have found downstream. When I did find him, he was on top of three fish at the head of a good size hole. The fish were held up against a wall of rock with a nice riffle over the top. Matt fished for some time for these fish, but there were no takers for him. While Matt was fishing the head of the hole, I looked up a bit further into the faster water, and was able to spot a nice big male sitting in the tail end of this little pocket. It was not to long before I was hooked up again, and this was a nice size male. After landing this fish, I sat back and waited for Matt to pull one out. Matt just couldn’t get the fish to cooperate with him today, so after he got hung up and lost his gear on the bottom, I stepped up to give it another shot. Again it was not long before I was on. This fish was a real nice chrome female with a good fight in her. I landed the fish, and told Matt that there was at least one more fish in the slot and that he should get in there and get em’. He stepped up and was soon hung on the bottom again, (Some days are just like that, no matter what you do, nothing goes right). He was not able to retrieve his gear, and so he was in the pits again, and it was my turn. I got up and took about 3 casts when my tip stopped, I set the hook and it was on again. I landed the fish, took the picture, released the fish, and called it a day. Here are the pic’s from today, should have more coming on a daily basis.

Good Luck out there,

Flymstr;

Today I ventured out with a friend of mine, that I had met at Eagle creek about 7 years ago. We floated a well known river here in the Portland Oregon, and the river did not disappoint. We spent the first hour or so working our way down to the fish. After arriving at the predetermined spot, we started throwing out our bobber and jig set ups. At first it was a bit different for me, not fishing with anything but a fly rod for so long, pitching a bait caster was something I thought I may have some trouble with to start, but everything went fine from the first cast. We hooked up with four nice Steelies, having to release two, because they possessed a full adipose fin, making them a (“Native fish”?)?????. which must be released immediately unharmed. I got some pics of the fish we did keep, and here they are. Also one pic from Eagle creek. Got this one on Sunday, on the creek.

Good luck out there!

Flymstr;

Silver Bullets are starting to show in the upper creek now. I have seen a slow rise in the number of fish on a daily basis. My hook up ratio to fish spotted has been almost 100%, but the landing ratio has needed a little help. I have been able to hook up with 22 fish in the last 4 days, but only four have come to the camera lens to get a pic. I am hoping that the fishing this year will be getting better on a daily basis. The fish are not to big yet, and the early ones that have been in the system for awhile do have a little color showing up on them. They still have all there fight though. I was into about a twenty pound female yesterday, that taught me the meaning of power. She tore me up and then spit me out at the last possible second, after a half mile run down river. When I finally caught up to this fish, she turned, looked at me, and promptly spit my hook back into my face. Oh well I will get her tomorrow.

Good luck out there.

Flymstr;

Ok Here is your pics and proof.

Good luck out there.

Flymstr;

Well they said the snow was over, and now they say, another 3″ on the way before Christmas. So there is no way to get to the fishing designation right now, so I have been having fun in the snow with Amanda and the dogs. Here are some pics from our back yard, and also a video of our snowman. We hollowed him out and put lights inside for effect. It looks real good in person, the video is a little grainy. Also he is singing his own personal song.

Any songs sung, and lyrics heard on this posting, do not directly reflect the views or opinions of the author.

I have plenty

Good luck out there

Flymstr;

                 To those who read this on a continuous basis, I am getting together the best of the best for 2008. Much like I did for the 2007 season when I first started this site. Give me a few days and I will have it put together. Also, it won’t include the Winter Steelhead I will catch before the end of the year, but I will still be featuring those fish as they are caught. Just a few days!!.

I will be back in a few days with fishing pics. 

                 We had some visitors from Yakutat Lodge last week. A few of our co-workers came through and stayed with us for a few days. We spent time at Multnomah Falls and along the Columbia river Gorge. We also went to the Bonneville dam and took a look at the Sturgeon and the Rainbow trout they have there in big feeding ponds. Here a some of the pics from their stay. There is Eddie and Adrianna, and also Chris Slate, “The cook”.

Good luck out there!!

See ya in a few.

Flymstr;

  Well the coast was the venue again today, and it did not let me down. Although the fishing was good today, the hooking was also good, but my landing ratio went way down today. I hooked up with two fish right off the get go, and promptly lost them both, one of them being a Steelhead. Today I had along for the ride, a fly fisherman by the name of Doug. I met Doug while fishing Eagle creek last winter. Doug moved here from Arizona last year, and is getting acquainted to fishing bigger fish. Doug has been fishing for Trout most of his life, but I will try to convert him to the “dark side”, (“Winter Steelhead Fishing”).  Doug belongs to the Clackamas Fly Fishers club, a very well established group of fly fisherman, dedicated to preserving the species, and teaching or learning the art of Fly Fishing for Steelhead and Salmon. Today Doug had a bit of a slow start. While I was hooking fish, Doug was unhooking from the bottom. After I hooked up with about 6 or 7 fish, 3 for sure being Steehead, and landing two Steelhead, and losing the rest, I left the hole to Doug. I went just below him, and hooked 2 more fish. I lost both of them, one being a very large Chinook. I then headed on down river a couple hundred yards and let Doug have to entire area. About 15 minutes later I hear a holler from upstream, and Doug is holding a massive Chinook Salmon, the biggest Doug has ever landed on a Fly rod. We got some great pics of this behemoth. Also a great shot of the one Steelhead thathung around long enough to have it’s picture taken. Another great trip to the Oregon coast, and the Trask River.

Good luck out there!!!!

Flymstr;

I took another trip to the Oregon coast today, and the results, although slower, were great. Matt and I fished the same run that Steve and I had fished 2 days before. The fish seemed to have congregated in the deeper holes, and the sun was making them alittle spooky. I was able to land 3 big Chinook, although they were all fairly dark, they still put up a great fight on the fly pole. The Silvers seem to be alittle less willing to bite, but we were able to get into a few nice ones. Here are some pics, and a Video of Matt landing a nice Silver on his fly rod. He was using some rubber eggs, they seem to work well for him today. There is also another video embedded in this video. After watching the first video, there will be a choice of related video’s. In the second video, Titled “Rock Slider”, I show the route a fish took when I hooked it. This fish took three jumps right at me, and then landed on the rock (“Three feet above the water”), slide down the rock and into the pool behind me in the rocks. Crazy fish. Enjoy.

Good luck out there!!

Flymstr;

Well as I promised, here are some pics from the last day on the Situk. These two guests of the Yakutat Lodge, were great guys to fish with. Although the one gentlemen with the ugly stick in his hand, started out alittle skeptical, he finally came around and caught a ton of fish in one day. These guys really were alot of fun to fish with, and I hope to hear from them again soon, hopefully next Silver season for sure.