Of late I find that quirky, off the beaten path fly fishing stories are a tad more interesting than yet another tale of stalking fish in freestones – here’s a nifty read from Tale covering fly fishing for sea trout in Scandinavia.
Image via the linked post.
An interesting read from the Wild Steelhead Coalition –A Vision of Abundance for Washington Coast and Olympic Peninsula Steelhead; a very wise (and damned successful) mentor from years ago coached consistently about the value of envisioning a target or goal worthy of pursuit.
Will all the players in the ever-evolving disaster that is West Coast steelhead management alter long-established and problematic behaviors to restore steelhead? The past several decades would suggest odds of that happening are akin to a snowball’s chance in hell, but there’s always the potential for change.
Image via the linked post.
Today’s snowpack snow water equivalent map above (current as of this morning) looks pretty damn dismal for most of the West; northern WA and central WY have the best snowpack loads of the group, and the rest of the West runs from pretty damn skinny to dismally low.
We just drove from Southwest Montana down through Southern Idaho, Utah, Southwest Colorado, and across central NM – much of that country was shockingly dry for mid-May…
Looking at the three month precipitation and temperature forecasts from NOAA climatology gurus suggests the late spring / early summer window is going to be warmer than average and dry (next two images below), so what water is up high will be coming out on the front end of the season.
Prepare for low flows and a robust fire season this year…
One glimmer of hope in the longer range forecast is the rising odds of a weak La Nina in Q3 and Q4 of the year – that cycle tends to push cooler weather and more moisture across the northern tier of the country…
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Recipe here; we’ve been a bit out of pocket during a damn busy, return to reality week post a delightful trip to Montana and the Northern Rockies – back to the normal routine next week.
Image via the linked post at Garden and Gun.
My lovely wife and I happened to be driving along the Henry’s Fork south of West Yellowstone last week when she received a pre-release message from Orvis about the recent passing, and legacy, of Leigh Perkins.
His story is a great one, and should be an inspiration for all who want to carve their own niche in the world today (and yet so few do); click through and read Leigh’s if you need some inspiration to get off your butt, get something done, and start carving your niche today.
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