Spring 2011 News
Newsletter Bug
Coming soon to a riffle near you!
Guestspeak
Read what some of our guests have had to say about fishing with us recently
Short Story
Here is a little 'diddy' called 'A March Brown Afternoon'
Newsletter Special
Call 509.962.5959 - Great performance at a great price!
Redington
•Medium-Fast Action
•Fresh updated color and trim package
•Alignment dots for easy rod set up
•Weights available from 4wt to 9wt for multiple fishing needs
•Durable anodized aluminum reel seat, ideal for all fresh and saltwater applications
•Updated trim details added to all rods, rod bags and rod cases with new Redington branding
•Outfits come with rod/reel case, and Crosswater reel pre-spooled with RIO Mainstream fly lineAvailable sizes
Crosswater 580-2 8'0" 5 9' 5x $119.95
Crosswater 586-2 8'6" 5 9' 5x $119.95
Crosswater 590-2 9'0" 5 9' 5x $119.95
Crosswater 690-2 9'0" 6 9' 5x $119.95
Crosswater 890-2 9'0" 8 9' 1x $119.95
Crosswater 990-2 9'0" 9 9' 1x $119.952 piece outfits are $119.95 / 4 piece outfits $139.95
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i Fish Lake Special
Pick your lake - Beda, Lenice, Merry, Nunnaly, Cooper, Lenore
2 people - $200
3 people - $275
4 people - $350
Includes 6 Flies per angler, Guide Knowledge and 4 hours on the water with Guide
Bring your own - Rods/Reels/Lines/Boats/lunch
Itinerary - Meet at the Fly Shop @7AM
Depart to chosen lakeA great special for learning one of our basin lakes from an expert
T-Shirt of the Month
No explanation needed...
Klickitat River and 'The Steelhead Ranch'
Should be an awesome year on the Klickitat. We all know that our Spring has been long and cold. Lots of snow in the mountains. Typically this bodes well for the Klickitat as the snow melt throughout the summer is 'mas bueno' than the glacial till melt. To make a long story short, we should have cleaner then normal water conditions throughout the hot months.
We will offer day trips on The Klickitat from June 1 - Nov 30
Our overnight programs at The Steelhead Ranch program will operate
June 1 - June 20
August 15 - Nov 30
Open Dates at 'The Ranch' for Sept/Oct -
Sept 9-11
Sept 11-13
Sept 13-16Oct 8-9
Oct 17-19
Oct 20-23
The Upper Columbia
Check out the recent article in The OFF's monthly about fishing the UC this spring with The Evening Hatch
We currently have openings in July and Sept - Call 509.773.3460
The Cool Factor
Casting for Recovery May 2011 School - Evening Hatch guide, Jennifer Mitchell will be one of the instructors.
Sandy Spey Clave Evening Hatch Guide Jennifer Mitchell will be a featured instructor at the Clave, along with many other awesome instructors. Lots of great rod manufactures - Meiser, CF Burkheimer, Scott, Sage, etc... Should be a fun time - May 13-15th
Bob Clay and Family...
A Steelhead Family - Official HD video 3.1 from Andrew Hardingham on Vimeo.
The Always Cool Factor
Check this trucker hat out!
Newsletter Quotes
-> Never leave fish to find fish. Unkown author
-> If you can't speak friendly to the fellow angler, don't say anything at all - jack
-> There is no greater fan of fly fishing than the worm - Patrick McManus 1979
-> Often, I have been exhausted on trout streams, uncomfortable, wet, cold, briar scarred, sunburned, mosquito-bitten, but never, with a fly rod in my hand, have I been in a place that was less than beautiful." - Charles Kuralt 1990
-> Some people can cast really far and other people can cast really far and catch fish - Keven Samuelson, Evening Hatch Senior Guide
Movie Review
True Grit ***.75 You know I can't actually put my thumb on why this one was really cool. Some great acting, a witty script, a believable story line for the times and not glamorized, all come to mind. Jeff Bridges takes on a big role here, filling the late great John Wayne's shoes. Matt Damon is the other 'Good Guy' in the film. Both end up protecting a stubborn young lady (Hailee Steinfeld) who is out to avenge her father's murder.
Like Dandellion Dust ***.25 This serious drama is 'spot on' acting. The plot is familiar however, as the adoptive parents of a young boy are up against the wall when they are positioned to lose the youngster back to the biological parents some 6 years after the adoption. The movie elicits many emotions that are on both sides of the spectrum. The script is worthy and the cast plays it out well.
The Crazies **.75 I am definitely not a SciFi/Horror guy and the premise of this movie is not appealing at all to my general preference in movies. Somehow I ended up watching this film and I am here to tell you I was on the edge of my seat. The basic plot is centered around the 'plague/infection' catastrophe and all that goes along with it. The overall special effects were good, the script a bit week, but all in all entertaining. The movie is a remake of a Romero film from 1973.
What some women think about their husband's fishing adventures...
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