This is a neat tip from Jordan Young-Treadway @treadwatersfly on how to tame your Skagit head and sink tip while swapping a fly without reeling in any line at all. If you’re working through a run and want to make sure that you start again at the same distance, this trick lets you easily swap flies without reeling in your line. Without tying off to your rod like Jordan shows here your fly line will float away and tug on your tippet, making swapping flies more difficult. Happy fishing!
Tag: spey
Sunny swing days on the river #spring
New year #fishporn
It’s that time of the year when fishing options can be scarce around the country, but steelhead and bull trout are starting to fill our northwest rivers. So whether you’re on the west coast or elsewhere, get out there and #seekandexplore some new water.
Here are a few images from recent outings.
Where’s the Vitamin D? Summer in the PNW [video]
Some fly fishing action from the Pacific Northwest this past summer.
Glorious springer on the fly
As spring turns into summer it brings snow melt and springers (spring chinook). What a great time of year to be out on the river.
DRYFT S14 Adrenaline waders and Primo jackets are in stock and shipping immediately.
- SALE
MTN Made to Wade Hoodie │ Black Camo
Original price was: $67.00.$54.00Current price is: $54.00. - SALE
SEEKR Wading Pants
Original price was: $299.00.$249.00Current price is: $249.00. - SALE
S14 Wader – Women’s
Original price was: $399.00.$299.00Current price is: $299.00. -
Fluffapuff Insulated Jacket
$159.00 - SALE
Primo Rain Jacket
Original price was: $349.00.$279.00Current price is: $279.00. -
S14 Adrenaline Wader – Men’s
$399.00 -
Primo Zip GD Wader
$599.00
Salty bull
Some pleasant bycatch while out chasing Searun Cutties.
Sometimes the bycatch is just as much fun as the target.
Winter steelheading on the spey (gallery)
Winter steelheading with the spey rod is all about the experience. Making the cast. Mending the line. Slight modifications to the swing to slow the fly down, get the presentation just right. Sometimes you hook up, mostly you don’t. Aside from some bull trout, this day we went fishless.
Friday fishing photos
The DRYFT waders crew has been out hitting the rivers a few times since they opened a couple weeks ago on the first of June. Targeting summer steelhead, we’ve seen mostly resident rainbows and a few anadromous bull trout. This past week we got out and caught a pretty big incidental bull. Here are some photos.
Photo selection: Bull trout, rain, and DRYFT Waders
Conditions were less than optimal for fishing on Saturday. Freezing rain, wind, and waves made fishing a bit difficult to say the least. The use of a light switch rod made handling the wind better, but completely numb hands (nothing like forgetting the gloves at home) were really starting to get in the way of a fun time. Luckily, a few fish showed up to play so the adrenaline rush kept us out long enough to snap a few pics.
The first fish of the day.
Wind and waves
Putting a bend in the 5wt Switch on a healthy bull trout.
DRYFT Waders and bull trout. A winning combination.
Score.
