OK, the the serious snowstorm that was centered in the Northwest has finally passed beyond Oregon. We have 19 1/2 inches of snow here at the house. Fortunately, my morning commute to my workshop is only about 120 feet, and I have a great heating system in the workshop.
My good friend, John Kreft, has a wonderful WEB page and blog dedicated to fly tying. He’s an awesome fly tier and has some great information, both historical and for tying, about flies and fly fishing. He recently posted a great blog entry about fly fishing items for the upcoming Christmas holidays. So, check out his latest post, as well as all the good content at:
http://www.johnkreft.com/2016-christmas-list-for-fly-fishers-and-fly-tyers/
John Kreft and RiverKeeper Flies
I just put the finishing touches on a batch of beautiful figured English Walnut reel seats for my bamboo fly rods. You never quite know how they will look from the starting blocks of walnut when you turn them down on the lathe and then apply the finish. Here is the “before” and “after” look.
Figured English Walnut Blanks Ready to be Turned on the Lathe
And the finished product
Mary Ann and I took advantage of the great weather this week and hit the Crooked River yesterday for some November Fly Fishing…yep, here in central Oregon we get to fly fish year around! She took out her 8′ 0″ 5 wt Spring Creek Series rod and I choose a 7′ 6″ 5 wt Freestone Series rod for the day. The white fish are spawning in the river now so small orange egg patterns were the go-to fly for the day. We caught an equal ratio of whitefish to rainbows, and lost track of how many fish came to the net. Here are a couple of photos of our day.
A couple of anglers happy to get on the river with our bamboo fly rods.
Fish On! A 14 inch rainbow.
A nice 12 inch rainbow that came to my net.
Mary Ann and I got the chance to fish the Rogue River in Southern Oregon last week for a few days. We had a great time at Morrison’s Lodge where they have a great fly fishing operation…and a wonderful lodge also. We got out with one of their great guides, Stuart Warren, one day and threw for half pounders with our 10′ 6″ bamboo trout spey rods. Here is a little of our action:
Casting my bamboo trout spey rod.
Fish On!
A nice half pounder with my guide, Stuart.