"The Quiet Pool"

I've written a lot about this river in the three years that "The Quiet Pool" has been in existence but I can never seem to ade...

As I browse this so called world wide web I am constantly amazed at some of the things I read. The internet is a vast source of information ...

For those of us that love this magical river this is a day to celebrate. For those of you that have never visited the Metolius you owe it to...

There is not another conservation organization in this country that has done more for cold water fisheries than Trout Unlimited. Formed alon...

Wild Steelhead Smolt HATCHERY SMOLT CITY (Sung to the tune of Surf City) I got a 9 foot graphite 4 weight and I call my Burkie Hatchery Smol...

Here it is the first day of summer and I'm bored to tears! Cutthroat trout fishing sucks! It's too early for Deschutes steelhead and...

This entry is a continuation of what I posted yesterday. I thought of all these clever concepts while on the river today not catching any fi...

Here I sit early in the AM in anticipation of another fishing trip to the north coast in pursuit of coastal cutthroat trout. You may remembe...

I know you are probably tired of looking at my ugly mug so meet April Vokey of Flygal April is the real deal in fly fishing and, in case you...

I won! After a long and protracted battle I can finally claim victory! After many months of misery and the outpouring of a lot of money I ca...

The following was written by my friend and fellow blogger/fly fisherman Erik Helm from Wisconsin . You can find Erik's blog at The Cla...

I am walking alone along the deep green canyons of a lush coastal rain forest and while I should have felt joy at being here and enjoying th...

I gleaned this wealth of wisdom from a popular Pacific Northwest Fishing Forum and just could not resist a retort. The following quote is fr...

What a fun bunch the people at ODFW (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife) are. These crazy guys seem to just make up native fish managem...

Courtesy of The Red Shed Fly Shop "TREAT OTHER ANGLERS AS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED" "RESPECT OTHER ANGLER'S FISHING S...

Today is opening day of the 2009 coastal and high lakes trout season here in Oregon. Despite the obvious defeat we suffered last fall at t...

The day that I have long dreaded will become a reality this Saturday. Anglers will be allowed to harvest two wild coastal cutthroat trout be...

I've written many times on this blog about the Metolius river and the area around it. I've written about what a truly magical place ...

A few years ago I decided that for my birthday I would treat myself and a friend to a few days in Maupin, Oregon for some fly fishing on the...

Gleaned this from CF Burkheimer's website. It amazes me that in light of all the evidence of the damage that dams do to a watershed that...

Here are a few of my favorites....enjoy The Song Of Wandering Aengus By William Butler Yeats I went out to the hazel wood, Because a...

For something different that I would comment briefly on a few things that are going on in my angling life. It is very early in the morning a...

Last Steelhead of the Winter Are those of you that are wild fish friendly doing all you can to help save them? I know I'm not and there ...

I want to share with you a great fishing story written by my friend Moon. Moon is one of those larger than life characters we meet along the...

Lately I've gotten a few comments from "Mr.Anonymous" about the old spring chinook allocation battle between the sports angler...