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Russell James

@yearonthefly.bsky.social

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Author/angler. In that order. They/Them/Ace. Punk stuff. Queer stuff. Autism stuff. Probably cartoons. Out of the Coast Range, Oregon. Enrolled citizen, Pamunkey Indian Tribe (VA).

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Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Jan 30

Hi. I’m Russell. They/them. I write. Mostly fiction and fly fishing articles. Sometimes music criticism. Mostly fiction tho. #booksky #flyfishing

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Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · 8d

Jawbreaker was amazing last Saturday. I’m home, now, recovering from the long trip.

Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · 14d

Eeee. #Colorado looks beautiful but acts like shit.

Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · 19d

Big system moving in tryna ruin my fall fishing here in the Rockies… hoping for the best, trying to be adaptable. #flyfishing

Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · 25d

What’s fishing in northern NM right now? #flyfishing

Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Oct 1

My autism is interesting: planning for a 23-day road trip has been feeling great, then a small change in plans that is totally manageable threw me into a brief episode this mornings. Pens and notebook soared toward the tv and I had to go lay down.

Doing better now, let’s pack the van.

Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Sep 29

Here’s a little video I made of a trip a month or so ago… Southern Oregon and Northern California on the fly. #flyfishing #oregon #california

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Golden Summer: Fly Fishing the Chetco and Smith Rivers

YouTube video by Russell’s Universe

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Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Sep 29

Big trip coming up! Can’t wait to fish some of the northern NM waters that I missed when I lived there. Stay tuned for reports and pics!

Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Sep 29

They are rock solid. I can’t tell the difference between my Korkers soles and the ones on my fancy Simms.

Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Sep 26

Great read. Simms is dead on the water, indeed. Lotsa folks around me buying Korkers and Grundens gear (OR). Got a pair of Korkers this summer to replace my old simms boots. I love em. No steal your face, tho. 🤣

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Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Sep 26

Yo…. That’s nice as hell

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Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Sep 25

Caught a bunch of these massive westslope cutthroat up on a beautiful creek in BC this summer… best day I’ve ever had fishing, honestly.

Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Sep 25

Get ‘em. Big Quilcene River, Olympic Peninsula. #flyfishing #flyfishingaddict #washington #olympicnationalpark

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Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Sep 25

Feeling like fall today…🍂🍁

Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Sep 25

Doing this when I get home…

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How to Delete Your Music from Spotify with CD Baby – Arend Lee Jessurun

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Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Sep 25

Little streams, tiny tails, picking pockets. Some call me a purist and they’re not completely wrong… #flyfishing

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Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Sep 25

When you fly fish to help your mental health but then your mental health becomes dependent on fly fishing…

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Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Sep 22

Nice work.

Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Sep 22

Can’t beat that. Gotta get to Montana next year, myself!

Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Sep 22

Beautiful. Thanks so much for showing us.

Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Sep 22

I’m gonna do better, Blsky. I promise. The thing is, I went crazy this summer and drove all around the #PNW catching fish and forgot about everything else. #flyfishing has consumed my life. It’s made me even more socially dysfunctional than before. God, I love my life so much.

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Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · May 4

Good time on the Donner and Blitzen… deep and murky, but I got an 18 incher to eat a Dali Lama. What a fight, too. This thing was an acrobat! Wild redsides! Woohoo!

Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Apr 28

Heading out to the Donner and Blitzen River tomorrow. 6 hr drive into the desert and I am STOKED. Should be some good material for an article.

Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Apr 12

Change is hard. There’s a lot of sliding backward during the process. The solution? Begin again. Always, begin again.

Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Apr 11

I’m awful at that river. I keep going back, though. I peeled a streamer at a bull trout for about 15 minutes and it just kept giving me the middle finger hahaha. I was camped at Lower Bridge– amazing campground! There’s some great wild sites around there, too.

Russell James @yearonthefly.bsky.social · Apr 10

Season is starting… lessssgooooo.