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Dentist in a small Oregon town. Probably thinking about fly fishing.
Former social scientist for defense clients. Some of you may remember me from such places as Uzbekistan, Leavenworth, or MacDill.
Go Ducks!
Former social scientist for defense clients. Some of you may remember me from such places as Uzbekistan, Leavenworth, or MacDill.
Go Ducks!
Explored some new-to-me water today. Had some bites but didn't land anything. Continue to be blown away by the beauty of my home.
November 29, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Explored some new-to-me water today. Had some bites but didn't land anything. Continue to be blown away by the beauty of my home.
Another great, quiet Thanksgiving in the books and with the first winter ale in the glass, transitioning to Christmas. Hope everyone had a great day.
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Another great, quiet Thanksgiving in the books and with the first winter ale in the glass, transitioning to Christmas. Hope everyone had a great day.
As a former counterintelligence professional myself, I sure as hell don't miss the arrogance of people, usually in uniform, not knowing what the fuck they're talking about and appealing to their position to claim they're right.
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
As a former counterintelligence professional myself, I sure as hell don't miss the arrogance of people, usually in uniform, not knowing what the fuck they're talking about and appealing to their position to claim they're right.
Gray day before the rains on what is becoming one of my favorite creeks (at least during cold weather when the crowds are gone). Caught one small rainbow on a tenkara rod, lightly foul hooked in the weirdest way. And I spotted a mink.
November 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Gray day before the rains on what is becoming one of my favorite creeks (at least during cold weather when the crowds are gone). Caught one small rainbow on a tenkara rod, lightly foul hooked in the weirdest way. And I spotted a mink.
Absolutely! Here are a couple more.
November 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Absolutely! Here are a couple more.
The beadhead pettirosso nymph has been a very effective pattern for me on both tenkara and a western rods. Trying it out here without a bead and with a vicuna dubbed body with red wire ribbing.
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The beadhead pettirosso nymph has been a very effective pattern for me on both tenkara and a western rods. Trying it out here without a bead and with a vicuna dubbed body with red wire ribbing.
Came home to a package full of flies from the Tenkara Angler kebari swap. Really beautiful, inspiring flies in the puck. All of them, including the ones not pictured are wonderful.
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Came home to a package full of flies from the Tenkara Angler kebari swap. Really beautiful, inspiring flies in the puck. All of them, including the ones not pictured are wonderful.
The pettirosso nymph stays winning.
Explored some of the year round trout water to the north of me. Would have been decent tenkara water, but I did more exploring than fishing and stuck to my 3wt. Was nice to encounter only wild fish on this stocked stream.
Explored some of the year round trout water to the north of me. Would have been decent tenkara water, but I did more exploring than fishing and stuck to my 3wt. Was nice to encounter only wild fish on this stocked stream.
November 16, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The pettirosso nymph stays winning.
Explored some of the year round trout water to the north of me. Would have been decent tenkara water, but I did more exploring than fishing and stuck to my 3wt. Was nice to encounter only wild fish on this stocked stream.
Explored some of the year round trout water to the north of me. Would have been decent tenkara water, but I did more exploring than fishing and stuck to my 3wt. Was nice to encounter only wild fish on this stocked stream.
He's waiting for more.
November 14, 2025 at 4:34 AM
He's waiting for more.
Taught my cat to eat with chopsticks.
November 14, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Taught my cat to eat with chopsticks.
If you're into fly tying, check out Pheasant Tail Simplicity. I like the "keep it simple" approach. I'm a sucker for soft hackles, so I started with the very first pattern in the book.
November 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
If you're into fly tying, check out Pheasant Tail Simplicity. I like the "keep it simple" approach. I'm a sucker for soft hackles, so I started with the very first pattern in the book.
I'm going to go out before the atmospheric river tomorrow and look forward to trying this one out. I
When wet, the spun rabbit looks like a fat, juicy caddis pupa. Very cool fly pattern.
When wet, the spun rabbit looks like a fat, juicy caddis pupa. Very cool fly pattern.
October 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I'm going to go out before the atmospheric river tomorrow and look forward to trying this one out. I
When wet, the spun rabbit looks like a fat, juicy caddis pupa. Very cool fly pattern.
When wet, the spun rabbit looks like a fat, juicy caddis pupa. Very cool fly pattern.
Second time out with a western fly rod -- quick 45 minutes practice casting -- and got my first catches. The pettirosso nymph has worked for me with tenkara and western. Love it.
October 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Second time out with a western fly rod -- quick 45 minutes practice casting -- and got my first catches. The pettirosso nymph has worked for me with tenkara and western. Love it.
What a beautiful fall afternoon to slip, fall on your back in a creek, drive 30 miles back towards home, realize you lost your full fly box in the fall, drive back, find it has floated downstream and is barely hanging on a stick, and recover the whole batch.
October 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
What a beautiful fall afternoon to slip, fall on your back in a creek, drive 30 miles back towards home, realize you lost your full fly box in the fall, drive back, find it has floated downstream and is barely hanging on a stick, and recover the whole batch.
Went out and saw my friends in the water today. Once again, they were all too small to make it up to shore. But for the first day with a western fly rod, I was just happy to get interest (and a ton of info from the host here).
October 14, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Went out and saw my friends in the water today. Once again, they were all too small to make it up to shore. But for the first day with a western fly rod, I was just happy to get interest (and a ton of info from the host here).
Fairly sure this one is a rainbow. I assumed cutthroat at the time, but the mouth and color looks more like a rainbow. This river has a steelhead population, and this is much lower than the cutties. It also took the fly and fought very differently.
October 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Fairly sure this one is a rainbow. I assumed cutthroat at the time, but the mouth and color looks more like a rainbow. This river has a steelhead population, and this is much lower than the cutties. It also took the fly and fought very differently.
Both of these cutthroat were caught on the backside of that fern covered boulder. It was a bitch to cast here and when landing the first one, I wrapped up in the tree on the right.
The other pool was on a tributary. Tons of fry in there.
The other pool was on a tributary. Tons of fry in there.
October 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Both of these cutthroat were caught on the backside of that fern covered boulder. It was a bitch to cast here and when landing the first one, I wrapped up in the tree on the right.
The other pool was on a tributary. Tons of fry in there.
The other pool was on a tributary. Tons of fry in there.
Rainy Friday bluelining with the Keiryu Rod Co minimax (mostly... Got our a couple others out too).
Water is starting to rise in this Coast Range river system.
#tenkara #bluelining #flyfishing
Water is starting to rise in this Coast Range river system.
#tenkara #bluelining #flyfishing
October 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Rainy Friday bluelining with the Keiryu Rod Co minimax (mostly... Got our a couple others out too).
Water is starting to rise in this Coast Range river system.
#tenkara #bluelining #flyfishing
Water is starting to rise in this Coast Range river system.
#tenkara #bluelining #flyfishing
I didn't catch anything and broke a brand new rod. But my goodness is it nice to get these reminders of how beautiful our public lands are.
These are three separate lakes on a trail just below 6K feet near the intersection or Umpqua, Willamette, and Deschutes national forests.
These are three separate lakes on a trail just below 6K feet near the intersection or Umpqua, Willamette, and Deschutes national forests.
October 6, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I didn't catch anything and broke a brand new rod. But my goodness is it nice to get these reminders of how beautiful our public lands are.
These are three separate lakes on a trail just below 6K feet near the intersection or Umpqua, Willamette, and Deschutes national forests.
These are three separate lakes on a trail just below 6K feet near the intersection or Umpqua, Willamette, and Deschutes national forests.
One of the benefits of fishing is that it gets me away from news and my phone. But I forgot to carry it today, so I couldn't get pictures of the North Umpqua looking beautiful or the gorgeous wild rainbow that eagerly took a pettirosso fly.
October 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
One of the benefits of fishing is that it gets me away from news and my phone. But I forgot to carry it today, so I couldn't get pictures of the North Umpqua looking beautiful or the gorgeous wild rainbow that eagerly took a pettirosso fly.
Screwing around the other night. Size 12 and size 8. Male pheasant, Marabou, and wooly bugger hackle.
October 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Screwing around the other night. Size 12 and size 8. Male pheasant, Marabou, and wooly bugger hackle.
Found my way to a mysterious lake high up in the Southern Oregon Coast Range and got into some small coastal cutthroat that are isolated from the rest of the watershed by a waterfall. They couldn't resist partridge soft hackle.
September 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Found my way to a mysterious lake high up in the Southern Oregon Coast Range and got into some small coastal cutthroat that are isolated from the rest of the watershed by a waterfall. They couldn't resist partridge soft hackle.
Absolute unit of a mushroom.
September 22, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Absolute unit of a mushroom.