It has been a while since I have posted anything here so I will just post the pictures of my fishing adventures from June until now. Enjoy!
Ashley and I decided to head east for memorial day weekend to soak up some sun instead of growing more moss in Western Washington. We ended up fly fishing Banks Lake for carp and Dry Falls Lake for trout. The following pictures tell the storyy. Enjoy!
Woke up to some fresh snow this morning, which is a rarity here in western washington and decided to go catch a few of our native fish. Managed a few gorgeous sea run cutthroat trout and lost a few others, the scenery and chance to drive the truck in the snow was definitely a bonus.
Trouts!
Until next time, tight lines everyone!
Decided to drive out to the beach this morning and give the outgoing tide a shot.
Passed some cool scenery on the way. One of the many streams that sea run cutthroat use to spawn in the area.
First fish to hand.
The last fish of the day was a decent fish of about 16″.
12th man trout!
Until next time, tight lines and GO HAWKS!
Well fall is coming to an end and I have not taken many pictures while out fishing lately but I have a couple to share. So here we go.
My friend Aaron and I took my drift boat out and did a float for coho in early November. We ended up roping some chromers.
A little hen chum from a local stream.
With the end of fall and the beginning of winter approaching fast that means one thing and one thing only. Its winter steelhead season! Stay tuned and tight lines.
Small coastal river in the fall.
October chrome coho only a few miles from the pacific ocean.
Erik with a big coho in the salt!
Salty silvers are the best.
Well the previous week or so we followed the pink run closer to their home river and we were rewarded with a few fish. It is definitely not the prettiest place in Washington to fly fish but sometimes you go where the fish are.
As the day faded into night we continued to catch and release pink salmon under the city lights. I decided to tie on a glow in the dark clouser and give it a try which resulted in a fish on the first cast.
James scored on this nice coho as well before we had to head in for the evening.
Tight Lines Everyone!
Over the last several weeks a couple of my buddies and I have been fly fishing for humpies around the sound. The run so far at this point is not looking quite as strong as they predicted but there are still plenty of fish to be caught. Below are a few of the fish that we decided to snap a picture of.
Besides the pink salmon I scored a bonus ratfish while anchored on a Puget sound flat.
See ya on the water!
Well last week a few of my buddies and I headed for the coast to do some fly fishing for silvers. We arrived to some marginal weather but we were able to get out and catch some fish.
We mostly bucktailed but when we got into a large school of fish we would often cast on them and hook up. We even had a few double headers.
James seemed to have the hot fly the first day but we all manged plenty of fish.
Although I think Erik caught the slab of the trip.
We caught a bunch of humpies as a bycatch which amazed me because we were trolling so fast. Some of them were quite large.
Just the numbers of fish up there are staggering especially when your used to fishing Puget Sound. It was a lot of fun seeing so many fish and catching quite a few.
We even managed a few sea bass on the way back in.
Evan managed the biggest sea bass of the trip. It was a monster and one of the largest I have seen on a fly.
Anyway we had a good trip with sunny weather and plenty of fish to be caught. I look forward to my next adventure up on the olympic peninsula, it is always a learning experience. Can’t wait to get back out on the water again. Tight lines everyone.
I just returned from a week of fly fishing in the Florida Keys with the guys at the Bahia Honda Sportsman Club. First off the weather for the week was absolutely terrible with the exception of the day we arrived and the day we left of course. The guides and staff at the Bahia Honda Sporting Club were simply amazing. Despite the weather Gordon, the owner and my guide for the week did everything in his power to get us out on the water and on fish whenever the weather permitted. Also the food that was served was the best I have ever eaten in my life, from steak to all the various kinds of local sea food. Not only was everyone there professional, more importantly they were likable and willing to do anything to make our stay enjoyable. From our first day there my girlfriend Ashley and I felt as if we had been friends with them forever, they were just so fun to talk to and likable.
As far as the fishing goes it was kind of tough because of the weather which forced us to fish around some of the bridges due to low visibility and extreme wind. Despite the less than ideal weather I still managed to hook 23 tarpon between 80 and 150 pounds on the trip.
The first evening we decided to take the girls and Gordon’s son out on the boat with us and fishing was absolutely amazing! The worm hatch was on and there were tarpon finning and rolling everywhere. At one point Gordon and I had a double header going on and fish were eating on almost every cast. It was a great decision to bring the girls and Gordon’s son as well, we laughed and had a great time, plus we were all able to enjoy the nice weather before the terrible weather including tropical storm Andrea.
Even Ashley got to fight a tarpon for a while before it spit the hook.
The first evening was off the charts, I hooked 12 and Gordon hooked 5 in two hours and I even landed my first tarpon on a fly.
We fished SAGE 10wt fly rods the whole time usually with a clear intermediate line or clear floater. I had one large tarpon get attacked by about a 14′ hammerhead and needless to say the shark won.
Then the weather came in and we were lucky to get a couple hours of fishing in each evening. Lightning storms, wind and rain were the norm for the remainder of the trip.
One of the afternoons during a storm I was out casting off the dock and managed to catch my first barracuda and on a fly no less. It was a small one but a first and still a lot of fun to see.
Anyway we had a blast, caught a bunch of fish and met some new friends. If anyone is interested in fly fishing for tarpon in the Florida Keys I would highly recommend checking out the Bahia Honda Sportsman Club. They flat out catch fish and treat there guests like royalty.
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