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Winter 2012 News

->Show schedule - We will be attending the following shows and doing quite a few presentations including:

Powerpoint Seminars - The Best of Central and Eastern Washington Trout and Steelhead Tying Theater - Super Muddlers, Hairwing Drake, Yakima Skwala
Steelhead River - Steelhead tactics with the swing and the nymph
Two hand rod casting basics - Skagit lines and Longer Belly lines

Presenters - Jennifer and Jack Mitchell
Tri Cities Jan 20-22 Great show / Met lot's of cool people / Great venue
Puyallup Show Jan 25-29 Great Show / Wow this one was busy / We did numerous presentations here
Yakima Show Feb 17-19
Bighorn Show in Spokane March 15-19

(Make sure to link to the respective trip when using our online reservations)

1) YAKIMA SKWALA Special - Sign up now! Feb 15 - March 31, 2011 The Best Deal in the West - $245 Per Boat 7-8 hours of prime fishing - Flies and needed equipment provided - BYOL Bring your own lunch or add $20 to the total for a provided lunch

2) The Upper Columbia and Black Bear Lodge; Early Season is just around the corner! March 15th - April 15th

3) The Olympic Peninsula for Chrome Steel.

->The Evening Hatch donated over $15,000 in 2011 to various clubs in OR and WA for the betterment of our fisheries!

-> Recently aired on 'Seasons on the Fly' Episode #1 - 'Steelhead Nymphing on the Klickitat' - Episode #2 Klickitat 'Steelhead on the Swing' - coming in 2012

->Here is a link to Trout TV's Facebook Page - Rich and Bob recently shot an episode with us on the Upper Columbia - this episode will air in the next month - To find a station near you.....Link here

->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

->We were lucky to 'click the pic' below while fishing the Yakima 7 weeks ago; apparently Santa needed a bit of R&R prior to Christmas!

Newsletter Quotes

1) I wake up in the morning and piss excellence - Will Ferrel, 'Taladega Nights'

2) If you can't fix it with chocolate, you simply haven't eaten enough -

3) Them there are Steelhead!

4) "When the people of the world finally figure out what's really most important in life, there'll be a shortage of fishin' poles...."

5) ~ Bill Gates ~

This should be posted in every school or kid's bedroom. Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this.!!! Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about eleven (11) things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.

Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it!
Rule 2 : The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss
Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: They called it opportunity.
Rule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were: So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. *This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. *Do that on your own time.
Rule 10 : Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11 : Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for on e..

 

Newsletter Product Review

 

Common Fishing Glove Materials:
Neoprene
Fleece
Gore tex
Leather
Wool
Or the combination of 1 to 3 of the above materials

Over the years of fishing during the 'cold season' I have tried many different gloves for battling the 'numb hands factor'. Why argue with nature's solution... Wool. Day in and day out when dealing with moisture, the wool glove has served me better then any other hand warming attire. Even when wet, they 'are the ticket'.

The fist model shown with the full fingers is the model that offers the least finger dexterity. All gloves that have fingers will prove to be difficult when fishing. However, the fully fingered wool is a reasonable option.

My favorite style is the fingerless option shown in the middle. The upside of this style is no constriction with the fingers and it is almost as if you don't have a pair of gloves on. The down side is the end of your fingers do not have coverage.

The third model on the right is often the choice of the angler as it allows finger dexterity and if one gets 'tooo cooold' the 'Converta-Mitt' can be pulled over and provide warmth. Fishing with this converta-mitt function is 'kinda tough'.

There you have it from us to you...Wool is #1 in our book.

 

 

Fishing Reports here

Specials at the Fly Shop

Good Eats

Huntington's Bar and Grill - Just down the hill from 'The Steelhead Ranch' in the little town of Klickitat paralleling the river is Huntington's Bar and Grill 509.369.4371 (no web address). Plain and simple, great steaks/burgers, reasonable rates and fast pool tables!

 

 

The Cool Factor

* While this video is not at all fishing related, we found it pretty cool!

Bugli

 

* BugLifeFlyFishing.com New Fly Fishing Apparel and Accessories Company - Check it out!

The Always Cool Factor

Catch Magazine

This is Fly

Flyfishergirl

Seasons on the Fly

Wallshotz

Guide staff

Rory O'connor - While Rory will still be guiding for us 60-90 days a year he is actually adding to his professional repertoire as a Real Estate Broker. Rory spent 4 years with us and 5 years as a charter boat captain in Sitka. His is a great asset to us as we move forward and we are sure he will be a great asset to Keller Williams as well. If you are ever in need of Real Estate services in the North end, give him a jingle; He comes highly recommended!

Jennifer Mitchell - After 3 years as the top agent in Klickitat county, Jennifer has opened her own brokerage and so her title now is Owner/Broker as opposed to Managing Broker.

How to Lock Your Car and Why?

I locked my car. As I walked away I heard my car door unlock. I went back and locked my car again, three times. Each time, as soon as I started to walk away, I would hear it unlock again!!
Naturally alarmed, I looked around and there were two guys sitting in a car in the fire lane next to the store. They were obviously watching me intently, and there was no doubt they were somehow involved in this very weird situation.
I quickly chucked the errand I was on, jumped in my car and sped away. I went straight to the police station, told them what had happened, and found out I was part of a new, and very successful, scheme being used to gain entry into cars.
Two weeks later, my friend's son had a similar happening.... While traveling, my friend's son stopped at a roadside rest to use the bathroom. When he came out to his car less than 4-5 minutes later, someone had gotten into his car and stolen his cell phone, laptop computer, GPS navigator, briefcase.....you name it. He called the police and since there were no signs of his car being broken into, the police told him he had been a victim of the latest robbery tactic -- there is a device that robbers are using now to clone your security code when you lock your doors on your car using your key-chain locking device..

They sit a distance away and watch for their next victim. They know you are going inside of the store, restaurant, or bathroom and that they now have a few minutes to steal and run. The police officer said to manually lock your car door-by hitting the lock button inside the car -- that way if there is someone sitting in a parking lot watching for their next victim, it will not be you.

When you hit the lock button on your car upon exiting, it does not send the security code, but if you walk away and use the door lock on your key chain, it sends the code through the airwaves where it can be instantly stolen. This is very real.

Be wisely aware of what you just read and please pass this note on.
Look how many times we all lock our doors with our remote just to be sure we remembered to lock them -- and bingo, someone has our code...and whatever was in our car.
(Snopes Approved. Please share with everyone you know!!)

Movie Review

National Lampoon's
Christmas Vacation1/2 Rated PG-13

 

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The Change Up 1/2 Rated R

 

 

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Larry Crowne 1/2Rated PG-13

 

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WarriorPG-13

Starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo-This classic came out in 1989 and for the past 5 years we have made it a tradition to watch it at least once during the holiday season. This classic comedy is 'somewhat family oriented' and is obviously an inspiration for our modern day comics.

Starring Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds and Olivia Wilde - Jenn and I laughed our butts off in this modern day comedy where two grown men who have been friends from childhood 'wish their lives were the others' and after a night of drinks and a magic fountain they end up in each other's body; You can only imagine the rest. Well maybe not; we suggest you watch and see. There are a few un-needed vulgar comedic stunts that could have been left out, regardless, we found it fun. Rated R for definite adult language, humor and nudity....This is certainly not for the kids.

Starring Tom Hanks and Julia Robert. We found the movie to be fun, pleasant and refreshing. The reviews on this movie have been all over the board, mostly 'Not so Good'. Tom Hanks makes his second directorial debut in this romantic comedy and although the movie does not 'lift you off your feet' it fall within the "pleasant factor'

This is a must see, but you have to watch it. There is no 'browsing' this movie or you will miss the subtleties and the depth of the movie. Nick Nolte, Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton star in this Drama/Action and their acting is great. The supporting cast is also very strong in this tale of a dysfunctional family and the ramifications and rewards gathered in the attempt to 'align the pain'