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Late Fall 2011 News
Newsletter Quotes
'How do we get back to the car? Do we float around the river to the car?' - Yakima River Guest
'Are we having Rib eyes? Again?' - Steelhead Ranch Guide staff
'Are there trout in the Yakima?' - Potential Yakima River Guest
'Steelhead are NOT the fish of 1000 casts' - Steelhead Ranch Guest
'The Upper Columbia River flows and ebbs like the ocean' - UC Guest
'Have you ever fished a wooly bugger? On a sink tip?' - Guest
New Referral Program
We at The Evening Hatch would like to express our appreciation for your business by creating more "Riverside Relations".
Lets face it, all of our friends should have the opportunity to experience Fly Fishing at its best with the Evening Hatch. If you have any friends, family or co-workers that have been interested in Fly Fishing, feel free to share their e-mail address/contact info with us. Dustin (the scheduling manager) or my self (Jack) will get in touch with them regarding a trip for 2012. In return, on confirming a new trip from your referral we will give you 10% off your next fishing trip with us!
Best Regards
Jack
Newsletter Product Review
The Rage Compact - This is a new line by Airflo that was designed for dry tips. We give the line a two thumbs up for 'multi tips'. The key on this line is not to over line as so many are doing now days in all scenarios. I have a 420 Grain Rage Compact on a 13'7" Guideline Lecie and I am able to toss a dry tip as well as a 10 foot chunk of T-14. So the line is ' kindof ' a hybrid between a Compact Scandi and a Skagit. The Rage Compact tosses all tips well! The one downside for the Rage is it does not toss heavily weighted flies well.It is currently on my favorite rod and it is going to stay there!
Newsletter Tip
Swing tip - 'Tip position' on the hang down can increase the odds of an unencumbered hang down when using sink tips. To elaborate... If on the hang the fly is grabbing bottom a bit, but throughout the swing you are not, then one suggestion is as the fly comes to the hang down hold the tip of the rod out at a 90 degree and slightly raise the tip. Inmost cases this will allow a sink tip and fly to hang down without 'hanging up'....
Yakima Skwala Special - Feb 15 until Mar 31 - $245 - 'The Best Deal in the West'
Two Anglers / Flies included / BYOL - Bring your own lunch
More about the Skwala Stonefly here!
Sign up now, Call 509-773-3460 or
Fishing Reports
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Holiday Fly Shop specials
1)We have one 5 WT Z-Axis left - $435! ... Call 509.962.5959
2)The Evening Hatch Fly Shop Christmas Gift Certificates... Call 509.962.5959
Pay $50 and receive a gift cert for $55
Pay $100 and receive a gift cert for $115No limit!
The Upper
Columbia and Black Bear Lodge; Early Season is just around
the corner! March 15th - April 15th
Good Eats
If you find yourself in Sisters, Oregon, anytime, we would recommend the SKI INN for good eats and the Sister's Coffee house for awesome coffee.
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In the News
-> Here is a link to Trout TV's Facebook Page - Rich and Bob just shot an episode with us on the Upper Columbia!
-> Here is a recent article from Dick Olson about his visit to Black Bear Lodge on the UC
-> Here is another from Pat Burdick and his visit to Black Bear Lodge on the UC
-> Coming soon 'To Seasons on the Fly, The Klickitat River with The Evening Hatch
... Episode #1 - Steelhead Nymphing on the Klickitat
... Episode #2 - Klickitat Steelhead on the Swing
The Cool Factor
The Always Cool Factor
Photos of the Month Click here
Here's a little diddy...
Single spey over right shoulder. Two steps.
Lewis Woodpecker hunting for bugs. Fall colors transcend into the afternoon and as the light fades, the vibrancy is real and crisp. Nice run, littered with basketball plus size boulders and mostly subsurface. A cascade deer grazes on the new growth as the winter grass emerges like an October Caddis, just slower.
The fly swings to the hang, one strip, single spey over right shoulder, two steps. How many fish are in this run? I need to stop my tip travel sooner while forming my d-loop. I wish I had a long belly on right now. The sun has set and the fall colors don't look as sharp. Quit mending, let'r swing. Thanksgiving is going to be fun with the whole family... What should I get the kids for Christmas? What should I get for my wife?Snake roll over left shoulder; man that sucked. Oh well, let'r swing. There's a whack, let that loop go, Fish-on! Fish-off! Oh well, I found her.
Single spey over right shoulder, Two Steps.
Condit Dam...
Donations
In 2011 The Evening Hatch Donated over 15K in value to Washington and Oregon FF clubs who work for the betterment of our fisheries!
Help the Kettle
Resources are limited in this world. Why deplete them to extinction and then look back and wonder? Teach the kids to catch fish with single barbless hooks and no bait. Honestly, the Kettle river fishes quite well with a single barbless hook on a Castmaster, Blue fox spinner or a fly. If taking a fish home is needed, then have a slot limit as it does now. The Kettle river is a little gem in the corner of Washington; It would be a shame to see it's trout population decreased because a few people think that bait should be allowed again and that selective rules are elitist?
The Kettle river already has enough problems as it is; Low water in the late summer and warm water temps to name a few. The indigenous Rainbows are Columbia Native Redbands, 'pretty cool fish', that have withstood the test of time, in a great corner of the state. Let's keep it that way. Say no to the deregulation of selective rules on the Kettle River.
Email here to cast your vote - john.whalen@dfw.wa.gov
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