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Dentist in a small Oregon town. Probably thinking about fly fishing.
Former social scientist for defense clients. Some of you may remember me from such places as Uzbekistan, Leavenworth, or MacDill.
Go Ducks!
Former social scientist for defense clients. Some of you may remember me from such places as Uzbekistan, Leavenworth, or MacDill.
Go Ducks!
The pettirosso nymph stays winning.
Explored some of the year round trout water to the north of me. Would have been decent tenkara water, but I did more exploring than fishing and stuck to my 3wt. Was nice to encounter only wild fish on this stocked stream.
Explored some of the year round trout water to the north of me. Would have been decent tenkara water, but I did more exploring than fishing and stuck to my 3wt. Was nice to encounter only wild fish on this stocked stream.
November 16, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The pettirosso nymph stays winning.
Explored some of the year round trout water to the north of me. Would have been decent tenkara water, but I did more exploring than fishing and stuck to my 3wt. Was nice to encounter only wild fish on this stocked stream.
Explored some of the year round trout water to the north of me. Would have been decent tenkara water, but I did more exploring than fishing and stuck to my 3wt. Was nice to encounter only wild fish on this stocked stream.
He's waiting for more.
November 14, 2025 at 4:34 AM
He's waiting for more.
Taught my cat to eat with chopsticks.
November 14, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Taught my cat to eat with chopsticks.
If you're into fly tying, check out Pheasant Tail Simplicity. I like the "keep it simple" approach. I'm a sucker for soft hackles, so I started with the very first pattern in the book.
November 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
If you're into fly tying, check out Pheasant Tail Simplicity. I like the "keep it simple" approach. I'm a sucker for soft hackles, so I started with the very first pattern in the book.
I'm going to go out before the atmospheric river tomorrow and look forward to trying this one out. I
When wet, the spun rabbit looks like a fat, juicy caddis pupa. Very cool fly pattern.
When wet, the spun rabbit looks like a fat, juicy caddis pupa. Very cool fly pattern.
October 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I'm going to go out before the atmospheric river tomorrow and look forward to trying this one out. I
When wet, the spun rabbit looks like a fat, juicy caddis pupa. Very cool fly pattern.
When wet, the spun rabbit looks like a fat, juicy caddis pupa. Very cool fly pattern.
Second time out with a western fly rod -- quick 45 minutes practice casting -- and got my first catches. The pettirosso nymph has worked for me with tenkara and western. Love it.
October 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Second time out with a western fly rod -- quick 45 minutes practice casting -- and got my first catches. The pettirosso nymph has worked for me with tenkara and western. Love it.
What a beautiful fall afternoon to slip, fall on your back in a creek, drive 30 miles back towards home, realize you lost your full fly box in the fall, drive back, find it has floated downstream and is barely hanging on a stick, and recover the whole batch.
October 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
What a beautiful fall afternoon to slip, fall on your back in a creek, drive 30 miles back towards home, realize you lost your full fly box in the fall, drive back, find it has floated downstream and is barely hanging on a stick, and recover the whole batch.
Went out and saw my friends in the water today. Once again, they were all too small to make it up to shore. But for the first day with a western fly rod, I was just happy to get interest (and a ton of info from the host here).
October 14, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Went out and saw my friends in the water today. Once again, they were all too small to make it up to shore. But for the first day with a western fly rod, I was just happy to get interest (and a ton of info from the host here).
Fairly sure this one is a rainbow. I assumed cutthroat at the time, but the mouth and color looks more like a rainbow. This river has a steelhead population, and this is much lower than the cutties. It also took the fly and fought very differently.
October 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Fairly sure this one is a rainbow. I assumed cutthroat at the time, but the mouth and color looks more like a rainbow. This river has a steelhead population, and this is much lower than the cutties. It also took the fly and fought very differently.
Both of these cutthroat were caught on the backside of that fern covered boulder. It was a bitch to cast here and when landing the first one, I wrapped up in the tree on the right.
The other pool was on a tributary. Tons of fry in there.
The other pool was on a tributary. Tons of fry in there.
October 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Both of these cutthroat were caught on the backside of that fern covered boulder. It was a bitch to cast here and when landing the first one, I wrapped up in the tree on the right.
The other pool was on a tributary. Tons of fry in there.
The other pool was on a tributary. Tons of fry in there.
Rainy Friday bluelining with the Keiryu Rod Co minimax (mostly... Got our a couple others out too).
Water is starting to rise in this Coast Range river system.
#tenkara #bluelining #flyfishing
Water is starting to rise in this Coast Range river system.
#tenkara #bluelining #flyfishing
October 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Rainy Friday bluelining with the Keiryu Rod Co minimax (mostly... Got our a couple others out too).
Water is starting to rise in this Coast Range river system.
#tenkara #bluelining #flyfishing
Water is starting to rise in this Coast Range river system.
#tenkara #bluelining #flyfishing
I didn't catch anything and broke a brand new rod. But my goodness is it nice to get these reminders of how beautiful our public lands are.
These are three separate lakes on a trail just below 6K feet near the intersection or Umpqua, Willamette, and Deschutes national forests.
These are three separate lakes on a trail just below 6K feet near the intersection or Umpqua, Willamette, and Deschutes national forests.
October 6, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I didn't catch anything and broke a brand new rod. But my goodness is it nice to get these reminders of how beautiful our public lands are.
These are three separate lakes on a trail just below 6K feet near the intersection or Umpqua, Willamette, and Deschutes national forests.
These are three separate lakes on a trail just below 6K feet near the intersection or Umpqua, Willamette, and Deschutes national forests.
One of the benefits of fishing is that it gets me away from news and my phone. But I forgot to carry it today, so I couldn't get pictures of the North Umpqua looking beautiful or the gorgeous wild rainbow that eagerly took a pettirosso fly.
October 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
One of the benefits of fishing is that it gets me away from news and my phone. But I forgot to carry it today, so I couldn't get pictures of the North Umpqua looking beautiful or the gorgeous wild rainbow that eagerly took a pettirosso fly.
Screwing around the other night. Size 12 and size 8. Male pheasant, Marabou, and wooly bugger hackle.
October 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Screwing around the other night. Size 12 and size 8. Male pheasant, Marabou, and wooly bugger hackle.
Found my way to a mysterious lake high up in the Southern Oregon Coast Range and got into some small coastal cutthroat that are isolated from the rest of the watershed by a waterfall. They couldn't resist partridge soft hackle.
September 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Found my way to a mysterious lake high up in the Southern Oregon Coast Range and got into some small coastal cutthroat that are isolated from the rest of the watershed by a waterfall. They couldn't resist partridge soft hackle.
Absolute unit of a mushroom.
September 22, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Absolute unit of a mushroom.
In my efforts to make sure this beautiful creature that I wasn't trying or ready to catch, one of those treble hooks went all the way through my thumb. Deep. Thankfully some old guys in the park had some metal cutters and I was able to get it out.
September 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
In my efforts to make sure this beautiful creature that I wasn't trying or ready to catch, one of those treble hooks went all the way through my thumb. Deep. Thankfully some old guys in the park had some metal cutters and I was able to get it out.
I feel like I might be well enough to do something else tomorrow...
September 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I feel like I might be well enough to do something else tomorrow...
I like these itsy bitsy size 16 micro buggers things.
September 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I like these itsy bitsy size 16 micro buggers things.
Keeping my hands busy while COVID has me grounded. These are for a kebari exchange and this is the first fly I caught a fish on.
September 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Keeping my hands busy while COVID has me grounded. These are for a kebari exchange and this is the first fly I caught a fish on.
Oregon is kind of okay. Not pictured: caught my fifth species in five days, but they weren't having flies.
In fact, didn't see any fish until stopping at a site that is frequently stocked by dumbass trout that were eating sticks off the surface.
In fact, didn't see any fish until stopping at a site that is frequently stocked by dumbass trout that were eating sticks off the surface.
September 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Oregon is kind of okay. Not pictured: caught my fifth species in five days, but they weren't having flies.
In fact, didn't see any fish until stopping at a site that is frequently stocked by dumbass trout that were eating sticks off the surface.
In fact, didn't see any fish until stopping at a site that is frequently stocked by dumbass trout that were eating sticks off the surface.
Shad? In September? In a southern Oregon river? On a tenkara rod? Apparently!
September 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Shad? In September? In a southern Oregon river? On a tenkara rod? Apparently!