The fish are showing up more and more each trip out now. My percentage of landing fish is still real bad, but I am getting a few to the bank lately. Sandy river is picking up on a daily basis, with many fish being caught between Dodge and Cedar creek hatchery. The fish at first seem to be of good size, although the ones I have been able to get have only been in the 7 pound range, if that. I am hoping for a return on my favorite creek this season, and also may do some guiding for a few special guests from out of town. Here are some pics from the last couple trips out. Hope you like em’

 

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Flymstr;

Well the weather has held for the last couples days now, and the fish are available. They were on the bite this morning right off the bat. I hooked up with 3 in the first couple hours, and put two to the bank. I was done, and Tommy was trying to land one. He had hooked up with 3 so far, but now the bite was slowing. One gentlemen on the bank near Tommy hooked up and landed a real nice hen on a pearl corky. All in all it was a good day. We hooked up with 7 fish, and I was able to bank the two. It will only get better from here on out. Here are the pics.

 

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Flymstr;

It’s time to get the season started. I went 0 for 9 till today. I missed 3, but got 2 to the bank in the end. I should be updating regular from here on out. I am going to be guiding this winter starting in Jan. (That is if I can stop fishing for a day and get my legal’s done). Also Tommy and Ed got into some nice ones last week. Here are some pics, hope to have even more tomorrow. Also a great video of Tommy fighting one out of a log jam.

 

 

 

I think I found mother natures pooper. LOL

  

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Flymstr;

Due to some badly torn ligaments and tendons in the old elbow this year, I had to cancel on the rooster fishing in Mexico this year. This would have been my first trip to fish for these absolutely beautiful fish. My time was spent here in Oregon trying to get Kings when I was not in too much pain to fish, while my buddy’s spent the week in Mexico catching some of the best fighting fish you can catch off the beach. Four wheelers are used to traverse about 5 miles of private beach where these rooster fish swim in chasing bait fish. When you see the panic reaction of the bait fish running and jumping on the surface of the breaks, you start casting in that direction. Using big plug like lures, you sling them out about 50 to 70 yards, and then start reeling like a mofo. I have been told the bite is tremendous, and the fight just as satisfying. If you don’t get the bite, then you jump on the four wheeler and keep searching the breaks for the next fish.

Here are some pics from the trip I should have been on. Nest year for sure.

 

 

  

   

 

 

 

Great place to stay when fishing for Roosters.

Hotel
EL RINCONCITO THE TOWN OF MAYTO MEXICO

 

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Flymstr;

Got some Chinook, Chums, and some Summer steel at the coast. Loving the boat this year, and hoping for a great Steelhead season. The posts should start flowing soon with Steel. Here are some pics from this month.

 

 

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Flymstr;

Hit up a nice little coastal river today with fair results. We went 4 for 7 on Chinook, and 1 for 1 on cutthroat. All in all not a bad day. The first King of the day came on the fly rod, and that was great to see.  Here are some pics from today,the rest of the fish are on video only, and hopefully more after tomorrow.

 

 

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Flymstr;

Well I had to get out and do something fishing related, so I hit up a little trout stream in the mountains. We had a fairly good day, with three bows, and one beautiful summer steel. Here are a few pics from today. We were using 8mil beads under an indicator. I am still working on the end of the year post from AK, so look for it in the next couple days. The Fall nooks are on the way with this little rain we got today and what’s forecasted for the rest of the week. So look for good fishing on the Oregon coast this week. Also some video’s of Silvers in AK. You gotta see this one.

 

 

 

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Flymstr;

Today and yesterday were both stellar days on the river. We had a bit of rain the last couple days, and the water came up about a foot and the fish turned on big time. I don’t know the total count, but I know it was 10 to the boat today, and one guy has never fished…. ( he got 11). The other gentleman never fished fly rod before and got 2 on the fly and 7 on the jig. I got some shots of the jigs today, but I am hoping the get some great underwater vids this season with the Silvers striking the jig. Here are some pics from the last couple outings.

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Flymstr;

I thought I would put up some pics of the flies and jigs that we use for the Silvers here in the Situk River near Yakutat Lodge.

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Flymstr;

What a great day, with two of the best Yakutat Lodge clients I have ever had. Thelma who used to work here in the 90’s, and her Grandson Donovan (aka:Elton) were so much fun to be with. I have been with them three times now during there stay, and every day was better than the one before. The first day we limited on Sockeye and Dolly Varden. The second time out we limited on Sockeye and caught and released pinks all day. Today was the best. We left the Dolly’s and Sockeye alone and just went for a fun day with pinks, and a chance at an early Silver. Well the day started out with Elton hooking a big bright King that barely got away. Then came the hours of good Pink fishing. We got a limit of Pinks and released many, many more. During the Pink fishing, Thelma hooked a nice 20 pounder or so King, it also got away at the last minute. Then we headed down to try our hand at some Silvers. It is really early in the season, but the last couple of days we have had some mediocre results. Then all of a sudden we were on to a big boy. The fight was really uneventful because we were in tide water and the fish stayed down bullied it’s way to the boat, but when it hit the net I could not believe the size of this Silver. It was so fat, at first I thought King. After looking for just a second I could tell that we had a huge Silver. It weighed out at 16.1 pounds, and was just a great fish to bring in. We also got one other Silver, but it was only about 3 pounds. Here are the pics from the days out, and the Silver today of course.

Good luck out there.

Flymstr;