"The Quiet Pool"

So where did the summer go? One day I'm wearing shorts and bitching about the rivers levels being too low and the water too warm and th...

We use the title of hero very liberally in this country and when that happens the true heroes get short changed. My belief is the real hero...

The following article speaks for itself and there is really nothing more I can add to it. It speaks to me and if you give a shit about the e...

August 27, 1990 the music world lost a legendary performer...I still miss him

Hatcheries are an unavoidable fact here in the Pacific Northwest. Good, bad or indifferent they have been here for over 100 years and are li...

Moon has contributed to The Quiet Pool before and his fly fishing musings are always enjoyable. This is his latest "adventure" wi...

Que? Usted dice? No habla espanol? Oh mi calidad! Actually I don't speak Spanish all that well but was in a silly mood so if by chance ...

I do not like salmon and steelhead hatcheries and I have not been shy about my dislike for them. When it comes to the demise of wild salmoni...

There are a lot of posers, frauds and down right liars in the Pacific northwest. You hear them I'm sure. The usually start out by j...

Native Fish Society, Trout Unlimited and other interested partys have petitioned ODFW to ban all sulfite based eggs cures. Research has sh...

We all know about the economic value of healthy salmon runs to our northwest rivers. Tourism, commercial and recreation dollars and the well...

Lots of debate going on at the various fishing websites here in the Pacific Northwest but, of course, it's mostly mindless whining by gu...

For various reasons we fly fishermen are held to a higher standard as far as angling ethics go and while most of us try to exhibit good ang...

Once again hatcheries are going to ride to the rescue and save us all! The California Department of Fish and Game released 16.5 million fal...

I guess I'm a typical angler. Somewhat superstitious, prone to rituals and mostly full of shit! With all of that in mind I want to tell...

Wild steelhead spawning in the river is an awesome thing to witness. When you take into account that these ocean going rainbow trout travel ...

Ever wonder how much those coastal hatchery summer steelhead cost? I can tell you they cost a hell pf a lot. We pay a premium price for our ...

Well dear readers I once again miscalculated the famous Deschutes river salmon fly hatch. This year it was way back in the early part of M...

Imagine my surprise when I found out that the coastal trout season opened on Saturday! A full week sooner than I originally thought. So tomo...

I love to fly fish for these wonderful trout on a early summer day before the water gets too warm for them. the northern. Perhaps it's...

I had the distinct honor of floating down a north coast river this week with none other than Skagit /Spey casting expert Mike McCune and it ...

This white paper, done by Bill Bakke of Native Fish Society, is a long read but an important one. If you are concerned about wild salmon, s...