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March 21, 2019 Josh

Eight or so months since I last posted. What can I say? winter can be depressing! Perhaps the long dark…

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The River Giveth, The River Taketh Away

August 10, 2018 Josh

Since it’s been so hot in the valley I’ve been heading up highway 58 to get to the cooler waters…

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Anybody Missing a Jigged, Bead-head Pheasant Tail?

June 18, 2018 Josh

Stew and I drifted the Upper McKenzie on Saturday evening.  We didn’t get on the water til 6pm, which was…

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Soft Hackle + Crystal Minnow = Catching Cutthroat

June 9, 2018 Josh

It’s been a busy month and so while I’ve fit in fishing here and there, blogging not so much.  Family…

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The Spring Transition

May 10, 2018 Josh

I was able to escape the family and work four or five times during the last month to fish. Not…

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The Middle Fork of the Willamette

April 9, 2018 Josh

I had been looking at the weather forecast over the last couple of weeks, waiting for a break in the…

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Falling in a Boat

March 31, 2018 Josh

I drifted the McKenzie today – Deerhorn Landing to Hendricks Bridge. Swarms and swarms of black caddis everywhere.  Lots of…

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Cheap Wading Boot Studs

March 20, 2018 Josh

Anyone who is into fly fishing knows that the sport provides endless ways to gear up and spend tons of…

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Oregon Coast Winter Steelhead Trip (in Early Spring)

March 11, 2018 Josh

In the four years I’ve been fly fishing I have primarily targeted trout.  They’re a (fairly) soft entry into the…

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An Unexpected Hatch

February 25, 2018 Josh

It was raining hard when I left home at about 12:30pm and didn’t stop after I got to the creek…

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