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Autumn winds & Wild Brown Trout

With Steelhead runs really starting to pick up on some local rivers I did the unthinkable: I went chasing 8” Wild Brown Trout in ankle deep water. I could almost hear anglers in passing cars yelling out: “You’re going the wrong way!” as I sped away from the coast. Fall is such a [...]

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Secret GPS/Google Steelhead Maps

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Last Steel of 09′

Another great Steelhead season is all but in the books for our region. With a nice little bookend we hit the olde “Catt” just one more time and I landed what will most certainly be my last Steel of 09′. Fitting she came near twilight. I wonder what 2010 will hold for [...]

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Of Big Fish and Big Rivers…

There is something so magical about fishing big rivers. After a long winter of trampling through backyards, fighting barking dogs, and yanking flies from overhanging brush it’s soothing to take a deep breath and stand waste deep in a huge rushing river. The sun and wind washing away instantly those long dark winter [...]

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April 09′ Erie Steel “2 Ways!”

As a guide I’m usually very conservative. I rarely book a trip unless I’m sure I can put my clients into fish. Chris actually says I take this to a fault. Of course, this is a playing field of partial luck and many of the calls are completely out of our hands [...]

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