Northwest Fishing Reports

Actually I take the blame for not thinking about the issue. The kid ran the post and I responded. I knew he was a kid, I just wasn't sure how old he was. I was pretty close with my guess because I had read his other posts and seen some videos he had posted. I have children myself. I just didn't thi...

I totally get your point! But, is it your fault, the kids fault or the parents fault? The kid contacted you first, shouldn't he know to talk to Mom and Pop's first? How are you to know the age of the fingers typing a response to your add? I do not make it a practice to ask a respondents age when em...

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Joe, for $899 would that include the optional pedestal with swivel seat? I have a friend with the Green 285. He rows, no electric motor. I has stood while fly casting, he said he was reluctant at first but feels the boat is very stable when standing. Same height as yourself. When comparing the overa...

Sharing your experience, earned Cannon a thumbs up in the warranty and customer satisfaction department. Hopefully this is a rare occurrence for the double rod holder. Being aware of the strain produced from having one rod in the dr holder, is enough for me to constantly wonder if over years of stre...

I am envisioning the washer your describing. At first I was thinking lock washer but that would be inappropriate, when considering the hex head notch provided in the dr base housing is to lock the head so it will not turn while tightening the knob from the opposite side. I don't think that is a wash...

I was leaving a disclaimer at the bottom of my post, incase another picture with additional parts were include. Some possible conclusions come to mind based on provided picture,and divulged information or description of the event. If what your saying is that the piece in your hand is the missing, no...

In the second picture, showing where the rod holder would normally be. The gears that fix the rod holder in the desired horizontal position, over half are badly damaged! The damage appears to be caused by a friction rub of some sort. Like the rod holder was not tightened down properly, for a long pe...

Quad, Classic Accessories out of Kent, wa makes the Wilderness single man pontoon for Costco. The number, in this case a Wilderness 13, refers to the model year of manufacture. Think drysupafly, his was a Wilderness 15? 2015 model year. Each year the model number changes to identify for warranty pur...

Your right, weighting the back hook, having flexible backing between the hooks, might make the rear hook sink faster, and bend downward. Like in a reverse "C" shape!

Ian, is that a weighted bead or plastic bead tied onto the leading hook? I guess that your short front hook shank would not allow for added weight tied in under the wabbit strip.

Keep in mind as the dates for the Lake Chelan meet up are considered. One date mentioned was April 30th, that coincides and competes with the last weekend in April, which has been the annual trout opening day in Washington State since the beginning of time. This may help or hurt the overall turnout,...

The fan idea is a good one! I was hanging the flies from the wood window sill above the sink I washed the flies. There is a window there, allowing the sun's heat to come in direct contact with the flies. At the time, it was in the 80's inside the house for the Coho season (hot summer 2015). The flie...

One thing is for sure, little fish will hit the same 3 or 4" Rapala that a larger fish being targeted do. I suppose in that situation, the hook size could be increased to deter the smaller mouth of the smaller trout to keep from being hooked. Then again, a 3/0 or 4/0 salmon hook and a 4" plastic squ...

Thanks for the patterns! I have been tinkering around with rabbit material as well. My goal has been to create a fly that when underwater, actually swims. I tie a small "shank" (a severed tip of a south bend baitholder hook that costs $0.99) onto backing, then attach a trailer hook at the end. Wrap...

One type leach to consider is a............thinking...........balance leach(?). Two varities, one has a bobby pin clipped off at a desired length and tied onto the hook shank so it overhangs the hook eye. That acts as a buoyancy compensator, fly rides horizontal when attached to a line that is in a ...

This sounds like the power cable insulation was rubbed through somewhere along its length, and the unprotected cable inside was touching/grounding on metal! Since the downrigger cable was attached to the battery, there was current running through it. As mentioned, if a inline fuse was installed, it ...

The state park is uplake 7-8 miles from the blue roofed condos, the city park is at the end of the lake in town, and Mills Bay is about 5 miles uplake on the Manson side of the lake. When we decide for sure which location it is we will post a map. Where does 25 mile creek fit in the mix? Is 25 mile...

Is that date firm, Mike? Getting set to make my reservations at the state park...thanks! I am officially making this a FIRM DATE. Saturday, May 14th. Location - we are still looking into the State Park vs. the City Park. Stay tuned... Are the State and City Parks near one another? I am only familia...

At the $54 pledge level, what is received is: 1 zombait, 1 powerpack, 1 battery charger, and a look cool zombat stuff pack. Cause, what's more important than cool~ Unfortunately, the current production Zombait is to large for Salmon sized herring. Unless using Horse Herring (how large is a horse her...