could post a more detailed description of its location
for those of us unfamiliar with that area?
Thanks,
Kent Lufkin
I don't know how many of you have fished Ebey Lake, it's a small,
year-round, flyfishing-only lake on the top of Ebey Hill just east of
Arlington. Several years ago the state DNR
Hello Keith,
You might visit the list archives at
http://www.eskimo.com/~wesn/waflyfishers/index.html to check out some
of the threads you've missed in the past month. Look for recent
reports of fishing at Aenas and Coffeepot lakes.
Good luck,
Kent Lufkin
Howdy folks, I've been so busy I
of Mill Creek (but not Mays Pond itself).
Good luck,
Kent Lufkin
For what it is worth, there is a fishery for smallmouth here on Lake Whatcom
(Bellingham).
I have caught a few "accidentally" while testing flies, lines, etc. in front
of my place, but haven't gotten serious about figurin
) with several others in the middle.
If you use a pontoon boat, I'd sure appreciate your recommendations
and experiences, both positive and negative.
Thanks,
Kent Lufkin
.
No further action and it was raining hard, so I finally gave up and
decided to troll while rowing back. No sooner started out when my rod
took a huge dip and the reel started singing. Ended up with a fat 15"
holdover cutt and a smile on my face for the soggy drive home.
Kent Lufkin
Fished
?)
that Outdoor Emporium has for about $100 and wondered if anyone has
had any experience with them?
Thanks,
Kent Lufkin
$60 while Kauffman's wants about $80.
Kent Lufkin
I wish they would stop in at Pass Lake a little more often. Some folks there
get a little put off when you let them know that they are breaking the
rules!
I found a really great life preserver for fishing. It's a military surplus
life preserver
When I recenty bought a SOSpensers PFD, I was careful to make sure it
WAS Type III approved, which it clearly states on the stiched-in
label. Perhaps earlier versions hadn't yet been so approved?
Kent Lufkin
Three years on opening day in the pm I dropped into Cottage Lake in tubes
for a few
Life's waaa too short. Please take your dispute offline and
come back only when you can both make a positive contribution to the
group.
Kent Lufkin
Tony and Angela, I think most of the list members would agree that
your little dispute should be handled by direct email
Talk about spam - I just added Angela to my filter list.
Kent Lufkin
Actually, asshole had some tasty steelhead this weekend doubt if you've
ever caught one to save your life.
I could actually give a shit about Gades he's just a dork that dedicated a
web site to himself... like he's
was putting in that I'd
forgotten my fins. Kinda ruined the trip.)
Kent Lufkin
Anybody fished Lake Fontal (northeast of Duvall) recently?
Kent Lufkin
of good fishing at Rattlesnake and Alice lakes.
Streams are probably a bit high yet from snow melt, but I'll be trying all 3 forks of the Snoqualmie, the north fork of the Tolt, and the Taylor, Miller, Beckler and Tye starting around the 4th of July.
Good luck and welcome to the list.
Kent Lufkin
in the past couple
years.
Kent Lufkin
You'll have to try float tubing when you're ready for rehab. Great low
resistance knee work.
Jewelee
in Puyallup
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Go to http://www.greatlodge.com and click on the 'Great Lodge
Journal' tab on the left under the buffalo.
Kent Lufkin
Where do you find the,"Great Lodge Journal" I did a little searching on the
web and didn't find anything.
Have any of you guys seen the new,"Western Fly Fishi
the standard NW dries like stimulators and elk hair caddis
will always have a spot in my box, red flies like the humpy or
various flavors of royal coachman like the parachute, Wulff or Trude
seem to be more productive.
Kent Lufkin
A dolly and a brook trout are both char and look very similar
I've got some fly gear I'd like to part with and wonder what methods
have worked best for other list members - newspaper ad, eBay, fly
shop bulletin board, etc?
Kent Lufkin
As for the Jim Teeny tarpon segment yesterday, it was VERY impressive although I remember the hammerhead described as being 14 feet long. That dorsal fin must have stuck a couple feet out of the water.
Kent Lufkin
Justin Teegarden wrote:
>
> Anyone get the chance to watch the Fly casting champio
on their labor
and on the materials they use.
Kent Lufkin
Mike, I have used Pac(ific) Bay rods for years with very good success. I
also use quite a few other Pac Bay components. I do think that the St.
Croix SCIV makes an excellent rod especially in 5 wt and lighter. Many
people who have used them
in Woodinville for $175. Their smaller
5/6 regular arbors run about $125.
Kent Lufkin
Wondering if anyone has any experience with this company and its
products - they're out of Bellevue
Thanks,
bb
size.
I'm more than happy with the St. Croix and would highly reccommend it
to anyone looking for a high quality, affordable rod.
Kent Lufkin
I took my friend to Kauffman's today to look at reels. They had the
Pflueger at low end then from there they jumped right to the ross
Cimmaron. So
?
Kent Lufkin
I always suggest one size heavier shooting head, especially with 30 footers;
therefore I'd use the ST9 with your rod. You'll have an easier time loading
the rod for a decent cast. I'll be mailing your package in a few minutes
and will email you the delivery confirmation number.
Keith
I'm posting this for Keith who's having trouble with his email. To
respond, try writing to Keith directly at
mailto:Keith.O'[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kent Lufkin
Just returned from a vacation in Minnesota. Although I brought my
fly fishing equipment, I fished the "other" way. So
was changing flies. He was quite shy otherwise
and ignored my best efforts to arrange an introduction.
Kent Lufkin
OK Wes, I will give in and cough up the info:
My partner and I ran out to Sandy Point (N. of Bellingham) Sunday, fishing
for the coho returning to the Lummi Tribe hatchery in the Lagoon
that one could use to portage a pontoon
boat longer distances where it's not possible to park closer to the
water?
Thanks,
Kent Lufkin
I bought a similar system from Airflow earlier this yesr and love it.
The Airflow line coasting's supposed to be more resistant to cracking
than either Rio's or SA's.
Kent Lufkin
Has anyone owned or used the new RIO VersiTip line? Seems like a good
deal cause you get the floating and 4
for a silver. Did it have a black mouth?
Kent Lufkin
I hit the Kalama this morning, and on the second cast, 7 pound
silver. ON 10 cast, 33 1/2 inch 20+ pound silver. Was Nice Fish!!!
23 inches in girth! Bright Fish!!
Took my line out to backing 4 times, Thought I foul hooked him at
first, but I
for a hundred hooks. Talk about inflation!)
Kent Lufkin
The freeze-thing is a great idea--I'll start doing that myself! In
addition, put some of those cedar blocks/chips like you do in a
closet/sweater drawer in with your stuff. I had some beautiful
sable watercolor brushes some years back
Most dyes/inks from color printers are water soluble. You might want
to experiment with some sort of non-water based clear varnish or
epoxy to make sure the neither the ink or the clear label base
doesn't dissolve.
Sounds like a good idea otherwise.
Kent Lufkin
Hey everyone. Well as I sit
Sean,
Try spraying your guides with WD40 before you start fishing - it
repels water and keeps it from building up on the guides and
freezing. You might have to keep a small can in your vest and respray
from time to time if it becomes a real problem.
Kent Lufkin
far my biggest fish ever
in volunteering to help with the heavy lifting to get the site up and keep it fresh.
Thanks,
Kent Lufkin
Is there a website in the process of being built for this group? I've heard rumors and what not but nothing concrete. Is there an interest from fellow members of having a website where we can post pics
message
window, paste the questions and answers into the message body, and
click 'send' to send it back to me offline.
Thanks in advance,
Kent Lufkin
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1. What computer platform do you use to access the Internet? [ie
amount
of floating vegetation, leaves and gunk made me wonder if the lake is
in the process 'turning over'.
In two hours on the water I had just one hit and saw one fish swirl,
making it my first shutout there this year.
Kent Lufkin
everything elase, they get passed along to the end user -
the consumer.
Kent Lufkin
If the promoters of these outdoor shows are following the trend of other big
shows, the exhibitor fees have skyrocketed. Many big shows are down to
about a third their former size because the manufacturer's no longer
rant.
Kent Lufkin
Please let me counter your response, and I'm not looking for the last line.
Fly fishing shops, like a Nordstrom store, offer higher ticket items along
with customer service...overheadis more per/sq ft. The higher ticket items
do not, normally produce big numbers of sales. Sage
e when it debuts in a few weeks.
(* To start out, let's just consider trout patterns for freshwater streams and lakes - not those for steelhead, salmon, or for searun trout fished in salt water. If this poll proves popular, we'll do new polls for those categories later.)
Thanks,
Kent Lufkin
for a recount!
Kent Lufkin
triple check to make sure I've not
forgotten some other vital piece of gear every time I pack.
Kent Lufkin
I, too, use a packrod.
I have a 4 pc. 6 wt. fiberglass Fenwick. It was my mom's and
was made in
+/- 1967. It is in beautiful shape and I like using i
Hi Steve,
A client of mine took his son on a San Juan excursion last year and
was thrilled with the guides, based in Durango CO. See his note to me
below.
Kent Lufkin
The outfit is called Duranglers, yes headquartered in Durango
Co just north of the Dam. They also have the closest of 2 shops
interest and support of ISW will help remind them they made the
right decision to host our new web site.
Kent Lufkin
an announcement and its address to the list.
Thanks again for your patience,
Kent Lufkin
Anybody fish Lenice or Nunnally since they opened last week?
Kent Lufkin
of the featured articles.
Kent Lufkin
Did I miss the announcement? Is the site now operational? If so, what's
the URL?
catch such
large fish. All in all, a good tour to at least a couple lakes I'll
look forward to visiting again.
Kent Lufkin
Unfortunately, the JPEG file you attached has a bad end-of-file
marker and cannot be opened. Please check the file and resend.
Thanks,
Kent Lufkin
Mike,
I hope this answers your question about Quail. This is one of 8
that looked pretty much like this on March 1st.
From: "sha
bodies or bloodworm patterns. One guy was doing pretty well using a
slime line and no indicator with a really slow retrieve.
Kent Lufkin
Okay, already. Too many good reports to ignore these lakes. I'm going on
Saturday. Anyone have any suggestions on specific patterns and colors
Perhaps more of a castration complex. Wouldn't want to be around when
she was filleting a fish (or something.)
Kent Lufkin
She also got booted from the forum at nwfishing.com. Good Lord that woman
has an ego!
Mike
Hi Mike,
Sorry I'll miss you there this weekend, but don't forget to make the
secret WAFF gesture as you introduce yourself to other anglers.
Kent Lufkin
Well gentlemen,
I am headed out the door this morning to fish Lenore with a good buddy of
mine. We plan on spending the night in Ephrata
Anybody know of any online topo maps for British Columbia similar to
those for the US at trails.com or topo.com?
Thanks,
Kent Lufkin
Hi Patrick,
I was up in that area last year. The lakes that I went to are: High-hume
(sp). Bager lk. and Cummunity lk. the last two are just north of Kamloops
dropped off pretty dramatically since.
With the north fork of the Wallace River flowing through them, I
wonder if the former planter population has become self-sustaining?
Thanks,
Kent Lufkin
Not sure how many of you might have seen this item tucked away in the
Outdoors section of Sunday's Seattle Times.
If I remember correctly, wasn't director Koenings trying to
discontinue rotenone use several months ago as a possible health
hazard to agency employees?
Kent Lufkin
State
licenses
they sell, I suspect they're going to be sadly disappointed once all
that's left in Washington lakes are trash fish.
Kent Lufkin
Sports
Rotenone program lives
Fenton Roskelley - The Spokesman-Review
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Department eventually will continue
to use
in the yard than go fishing.
In a perfect world, only worms would have to make this choice.
Kent Lufkin
Ray,
I believe the largest portion of the $100 fine was for the boy not
wearing a PDF.
Kent Lufkin
$70 fine for no sticker
$30 fine for no PFD
Doesn't that seem backwards? Safety should be more important than the state
getting some money
It is good
north
of Leavenworth on SR 2) up Chiwaukum Creek, past Chiwaukum Lake to
Larch lake at 6078 feet elevation looks to be about 10.9 miles with a
net elevation gain of 4258 feet.
Hope this helps,
Kent Lufkin
About a month or so ago an email went out about this alpine lake
in North Central
to make the site an even better resource for WAFF
subscribers.
So, without further ado, click here: http://www.waflyfishers.com and
welcome to Washington Flyfishers first web site.
Kent Lufkin
to build (and especially to maintain and update) an
inside home page.
Instead, there are really three inside home pages - one each for
Features, Mailing List, and Who We Are, with links to each from every
other page.
Kent Lufkin
Kent Lufkin wrote:
At long last, the Washington
a
bit longer to find the $300 rod, but then you'll be able to afford a
reel, line, waders and vest as well.
Kent Lufkin
Hi Darren,
The first order of business would be to join the Evergreen Fly Fishers, an
excellent fly-fishing club filled with guys that really fish a lot. I'm
copying this e-mail
Might be worth trying in Green Lake. The tiger muskies there must be
getting pretty big after feeding on triploids all spring.
Kent Lufkin
I fished tiger muskies several times in Arvana Reservoir near Denver
(actually Aurora) a few years ago. You are right about the tiger muskie's
appetite
plants in both April and May for a total
of 1,000. Since the lake has been so low, I strongly suspect that it
hasn't been planted yet.
Kent Lufkin
Hi,
I've been up there a couple of times this year. The gate does get locked
at 8, but the guy who locks it says it is OK to park outside the gate
Hi Bill,
What pattern(s) were you using at Dry Falls? What was the weather
(wind) like and what time of day were you fishing?
Thanks,
Kent Lufkin
started at chopaka on fri. 6/15, had good luck on chrons from 10:30 til noon
then waited for the mayfly hatch which started fitfully at 2 ended
.
Good luck,
Kent Lufkin
Hi I am a new member, my name is Mike Sullivan, I mostly fish lakes and once in a while rivers, but will be fishing the humpy run on the Snohomish this September every chance I get!
On another note I am planning to fish Lenice this weekend and am wondering if anyone has
and 72 degrees at 15 feet.
Has anybody fished nearby Castle Lake south of Coulee City?
Kent Lufkin
?
Kent Lufkin
Ran in to a MT biologist checking a smolt trap and he mentioned that
Rock Creek is second only to one of the Missouri tribs (prickly
pear?) in terms of whirling disease load.
a crane than a fly rod.
I'll take my 4wt any day.
Kent Lufkin
Several months ago I read an article or 2 on the newest and best thing to
come along for catch release fishing. They called it circle hooks and one
of the articles rated the various brands that had come onto the market at
that time
and
it remains my favorite small trout rod in my continually growing
collection of Loomis, Orvis, Sage, and Thomas Thomas rods.
What makes the St. Croix an even better value is that it costs about
half of the otherwise comparable top name brands. I only wish it came
in a 4-piece version.
Kent Lufkin
Title: Lake Philippa - The good, the bad, and the
ugly
First, the good news: A friend
and I hiked in for the day on Friday to find absolutely wonderful
fishing at Lake Philippa. We released approximately 30 RBs
from 9 to 13 inches as we paddled our float tubes down the east side
of the lake
in Woodinville is also a St. Croix dealer but they have even
fewer rods in stock than Avid Angler
Kent Lufkin
Keith,
Could you please forward here the complete report mentioned below regarding
the Yellowstone, Clark Fork and Madison trip. I am headed over soon. Plus,
can you recommend where locally
Title: Re: email
Jim,
Go here to unsubscribe:
http://www.waflyfishers.com/pages/how.html
Kent Lufkin
please take
us off your email list
purchases as well. If you pay
off your balance every month, their currently hefty APR of 21.74% on
unpaid balances is immaterial.
Kent Lufkin
Great tip, Mike; particularly to the extent REI has a membership rebate at
the end of the year. So, a little bit of a discount, at least!
Richard Embry
Hey guys, can we please get back to posting fishing-related content
on this list?
I get involved with way too much hair-splitting from my clients to
want to have to put up with it on a fishing email list too.
Thanks,
Kent Lufkin
Back to symantics, BUT, if you ever attend a BOD meeting
easily imagine that a
half day spent with a guide might make a couple of subsequent days
spent alone much more productive.
Thanks for your tip on the Little Wood. Looks like we might be
repeating the same vacation next year.
Kent Lufkin
I hope I am reading too much into your comment on Silver
likely than RBs to
rise to a dry fly. As many a successful stillwater fisher knows, a
dry fly cast close to shore can tempt even the most bugger-wary fish
to rise, including RBs. I'm not sure that a taste for dry flies
necessarily makes a fish dumb, CT or RB.
Kent Lufkin
My personal experience
fly shop every time.
Kent Lufkin
While in Spokane, I stopped by a couple of the flyshops and chatted
a bit. They are a bit miffed, or I should say pissed, at the big
name manufacturers who have allowed Sports Warehouse to discount the
very same merchandise that the flyshops are forced to hold
Have you looked at the Reddington large arbor series reels?
Kent Lufkin
Hi Everyone
I just bought a 13' Reddington 8/9 wt spey rod and I'm going
to put a Windcutter with interchangeable tips on it. My
questiondoes Okuma (sp?) make a reel big enough to
handle the 9 wt Windcutter?
I have
.
It's that simple.
Kent Lufkin
, Dunn Lumber, and others over the years as
clients.
Kent Lufkin
Actually Kent, on a Okuma reel a fly shop would only make about $5. Okuma is
not a price protected product and it's margins are pitiful, this is why you
won't find it in a flyshop, 99% of all products in flyshops are price
protected
(and someone please jump in to correct me if I've
misunderstood this), what does the USCG Type III designation for some
PDF's mean and why is this the 'approved' type of PDF that WDFW
accepts, or are other designations also acceptable?
Thanks,
Kent Lufkin
far in the future, we'll all look back and
remember the 'good old days' when there were 'only' 25 cars at the
Lake Lenice parking lot.
Kent Lufkin
Bass have been in Chopaka for at least 15 years. During the early days of
the DFW making lakes ffing only, bucket biologists would dump spiny rays
person at Meydenbauer Center,
she looked through all their bookings for 1st quarter next year and
there were no fishing type shows booked at all.
Kent Lufkin
Are we sure we are not confusing this with the FFF show that has been held
at the Maydenbauer center in the last few years. Our fly club
generated.
Flyfishing is often dismissed as an elitist sport. To the extent
that we attempt to exclude others less experienced than ourselves, we
help to reinforce that criticism.
As Ray Kroc said: None of us is as good as all of
us.
Kent Lufkin
I have noticed over the last year that
the reports
Perfect translation!
Kent Lufkin
Heres how I generally interpret reports:
Caught a few - Got skunked
Did Great! - Caught a few
Most on Dries - One on dry
Was in the upper insert river name here - Stay outta my spot in
the lower Insert river name here
Saw the insert river name here on the way
is only about a third that size. I ducked
backcasts all day long and even watched two guys get their lines
tangled up, just like combat fishing at Hoodsport or the Kenai.
Looks like I wasn't the only person those guys had told.
Kent Lufkin
By example, a friend of mine and I took a prominent List
It isn't so much a question of trust as just not wanting to see all
my fishing buddies at my favorite spot at the same time. Come to
think of it, I've never run across any of my buddies at my favorite
spots. It's always someone else that's there catching MY fish ;-)
Kent Lufkin
Also, anyone
and make a push to update the web site?
Kent Lufkin
Kent,
Thanks for the report on the small, unnamed lake in eastern wa. I had been
planning on going back this fall, thinking that it might be a nice change of
pace. It is good to know in advance that I should not be expecting any
solitude from
.
On the other hand, restricting the list smacks to me as just another
form of elitism, the same kind of smug, 'I'm-better-than-you-are'
attitude that others think characterize we flyfishers in general.
What do you think?
Kent Lufkin
answer to my question.
Kent Lufkin
could affect that result?
Might using a loose, loop-type knot allow more of a 'hinging' action
where the tippet joins the fly and make for a more pronounced change
in that rising and falling angle?
Kent Lufkin
Generally concur.
For dry flies, think of that picture you've seen many times before
fish depends on the status of the treasury and how badly I
need/want to get out on the water.
During spring and summer, I manage to get away for a day every couple
weeks; maybe a day a month during fall and winter.
Kent Lufkin
the newest issue of PC Magazine also has a digicam
feature, this one online at http://www.pcmag.com/article/0,2997,s%253D1590%2526a%253D17485,00.asp
Finally, below is an article from a recent Wall Street Journal
column on digicam web sites.
Kent Lufkin
November 5, 2001
E-World
Web Sites Offer
really cold, I wear all the above but switch from the
breathables to the neoprene waders.
Wonder what's worked for other subscribers?
Kent Lufkin
a link to download the complete rule
change proposal as a PDF document.
Kent Lufkin
To interested anglers, clubs, news
organizations, resource agencies:
For public comment!
See attached information on proposed
changes to the Washington Sportfishing Regulations. Feel free
to distribute and post
. For instance,
that same 3 mb file can be scaled down to 4 x 3 inches at 72 dpi and
it'll be only about 20kb when you 'save as' another JPEG file.
Hope this helps,
Kent Lufkin
.
Kent Lufkin
I don't fish often enough for wear to be a big problem. I wear
neoprene socks *inside* to keep my feet warmer in cold water (and
fill out those monster stocking feet.)
Kent Lufkin
There's been a couple of suggestions to wear neoprene socks for keeping feet
warm and reducing wear on stocking
different boxes for drys,
nymphs, streamers, etc. When the flies in a vest box run low, I stock
up from one of the larger ones. When the flies in the larger boxes
start to run low, it's time to tie some more.
Kent Lufkin
launch bay for what
seemed like 10 minutes, pulling line out at will. I finally released
the fish of the day, a measured 20 inch hog that put a grin on my
face for the drive home.
Kent Lufkin
' flies
than what I was there to do in the first place - fishing.
I've come to believe that more than any other single factor, success
in fishing is directly proportional to the amount of time one's line
is actually in/on the water.
Kent Lufkin
, and other time consuming patterns.
My name is Kent Lufkin and I'm a recovering fly-tie-aholic.
My eyesight and patience are in short enough supply to tie anything
much smaller than a size 14 or requiring more than 3 or 4 separate
materials (besides hook and thread.) I rarely lose flies anymore
Hill's Discount Flies
http://www.hillsdiscountflies.com
Kent Lufkin
Someone mentioned buying flies by the dozen for a great price, but I deleted
the mail. Could you repost or reply? Thanks!
Jay
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