Monthly Archives: August 2015

Bamboo Rods on Noname Creek.

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Earlier this week we got the chance to hit Noname Creek (sorry, I’m sworn to secrecy) about 2 hours from Stanley in search for some hungry Cutthroats with our good friends, Noel and Sue, from Australia.  Noel has one of my 8′  3″  Signature Series 5 wt fly rods so that was his weapon of choice.  Sue doesn’t fly fish but came along to enjoy the day on the stream and lend a hand with a net when needed.  Mary Ann and I each took 7′  0″  4 wt rods.  The trout were happy to take just about any dry fly we put their way and we were successful landing many nice fish.  Here are a few photos from our day.

Noname Creek

Noname Creek

Noel and I ready for battle.

Noel and I ready for battle.

Noel landing a nice Cutthroat.

Noel landing a nice Cutthroat.

A nice bend in my bamboo rod.-

A nice bend in my bamboo rod.-

Mary Ann with a nice Cuttie.

Mary Ann with a nice Cuttie.

A "Calendar Photo" of one of our catches.

A “Calendar Photo” of one of our catches.

Great Guys in the Fly Fishing Industry

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I attended the 2015 IFFF Fair in Bend, Oregon last week, and I wanted to highlight 3 great guys in the fly fishing industry who were also there.  Mike Morin owns Cutthroat Leaders.  Mike makes and sells furled leaders that are a tremendous match for bamboo fly rods, and I use his leaders as often as I can.  Mike Avery is Snake River Net Company.  He is a great craftsman and makes and sells custom nets and fly boxes.  John Noble is Scaly Designs.  John is a skilled artist and crafts wonderful and unique rod tubes and fly fishing art. I recommend them highly.  Here are a few photos from their booths at the show this past week.

Cutthroat Leaders - Great furled leaders for fly fishing.

Cutthroat Leaders – Great furled leaders for fly fishing.

Snake River Net Co. - Custom nets and fly boxes.

Snake River Net Co. – Custom nets and fly boxes.

Scaly Designs - Beautiful and unique fly rod tubes and fly fishing art.

Scaly Designs – Beautiful and unique fly rod tubes and fly fishing art.

2015 International Federation of Fly Fishers Fair in Bend, Oregon

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I’m excited to be at the 2015 annual fair of the International Federation of Fly Fishers in Bend Oregon this week.  I’m teaching a class in “an Introduction to Bamboo Fly Rod Building” on Tuesday, and will have a booth at the vendor fair on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.  There is so much to do, so please stop by if you’re in the area.

2015 IFFF Fair in Bend, Oregon

Native Cutthroats on the Yankee Fork!

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I went hunting for native cutthroats on the Yankee Fork with my good friend, Peter, from Northern California.  Peter is responsible for getting me into bamboo fly rods many years ago.  When he put a Leonard Duracane in my hands and told me to fish it for the day, I was hooked.  Aside from several salmon smolts, hatchery rainbows, and whitefish, I did manage to find a few native cutthroats as well.  Here are some shots from our day.

Peter and I getting ready to hit the Yankee Fork.

Peter and I getting ready to hit the Yankee Fork.

The Yankee Fork.

The Yankee Fork.

A nice 10" native cutthroat that took a #16 black ant pattern.

A nice 10″ native cutthroat that took a #16 black ant pattern.

A beautiful 14" native cutthroat that took a #14 Yellow Sally Nymph.

A beautiful 14″ native cutthroat that took a #14 Yellow Sally Nymph.

 

First Fish on a Bamboo Fly Rod.

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I got one of my bamboo fly rods in the hands of one of our good friends, John, from Colorado recently.  John is relatively new to fly fishing, but he didn’t have any difficulty picking his first fish swinging a black wooly bugger on my 8′  3″  5 wt rod.  Here is John in action:

Swinging a bugger on the Salmon River.

Swinging a bugger on the Salmon River.

Fish On!

Fish On!

A happy angler.

A happy angler.