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Let’s help clean up our rivers.

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No, I’m not bait fishing with my bamboo fly rods.  I’ve made a commitment to take a small step in helping clean up our rivers.  Each time I get out fishing, I make sure I pick up some trash I find along the river.  It’s usually a Styrofoam bait cup or a beer can.  I pick it up, put it in my vest, and haul it out with me to dispose of in the appropriate waste container after I’m done fishing.  If we all do a little, we can make a big difference.

Let's help clean up our rivers. Pick up something each time you're on the river.

Let’s help clean up our rivers. Pick up something each time you’re on the river.

 

 

 

Bamboo Rods on the Deschutes River

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Mary Ann and I got the chance to camp for a few days on the Deschutes River last week.  She spent 3 days searching for steelhead…she hooked two steelhead…lost both of them!  I spent my time with my 8′  3″  5 wt bamboo rod tempting trout.  I didn’t get many but did manage to pick up a few nice rainbows on stonefly nymphs. Here are a few photos of our time on the Deschutes.

Our campsite at Grassy Camp.

Our campsite at Grassy Camp.

Fighting a nice fish.

Fighting a nice fish.

A nice rainbow that took a #6 orange and brown Jimmy Leggs Nymph Pattern.

A nice rainbow that took a #6 orange and brown Jimmy Leggs Nymph Pattern.

Bamboo Switch Rods on the Salmon River, Idaho

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I’ve been out on the Salmon River this week with my 10′  6″  5 wt hollow-built switch rod trying to entice some of the larger fish that might be lying to ambush a fly presented in ‘just-the-right-way’ to them.  I’ve been swinging weighted streamers on intermediate leaders through the deeper runs.  I’ve also been trying skating an assortment of large dry flies on the surface with furled switch rod leaders from Cutthroat Leaders through the calmer water.  Here are a couple  of the fish I was able to get to the bank for photos.

A nice Bull Trout that took a #6 Black Wooley Bugger with a weighted gold conehead.

A nice Bull Trout that took a #6 Black Wooley Bugger with a weighted gold conehead.

A beautiful native Cutthroat Trout that took a #12 foam bodied Black Caddis skated across the surface of a shallow run.

A beautiful native Cutthroat Trout that took a #12 foam bodied Black Caddis skated across the surface of a shallow run.

The Pumpkinator – An October Caddis Dry

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We’ve started seeing a few October Caddis showing up here in Stanley and I wanted to come up with a new dry fly imitation that would float well and could be easily seen in fast water.  Here is what I came up with that a number of fish have been interested in….The Pumpkinator!

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The Pumpkinator

The Pumpkinator

The Pumpkinator

Hook:  #12 – 2X long

Thread:  Red

Body:  Orange Ice Dub

Rib:  Gold Tinsel

Overbody:  Orange Foam

Underwing:  Orange Crystal Flash

Overwing:  Light Tan Sparkle Yarn

Legs:  Orange and Black Rubber Legs

Hackle:  Brown

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.