Welcome / Introductions

[catdaddy027]

Hi everybody...

My name is Chris Montgomery and have been checking out the forum for a while...I've never posted until tonight and just observed from the sidelines so to speak..I'm relatively new to the north-west, having been raised in western CO and western TX. Fly fishing was something my father and I did as a novelty between meat fishing expiditions (he fed his family on trout while in college), but a part of growing up that I have come to cherish. I still love the taste of a freshly grilled cut-throat but have adopted the catch and release spirit...Been strictly fly fishing since the early 90's... catch and release where regulated and never keep more than I can eat or provide that day. I find no greater satisfaction than that of catching and eating a noble trout on a dry fly. I went on a steelhead fishing trip in New York last year and was really turned off to the idea of pissing a fish off to bite my fly, it didn't stop me from hooking a few on the trip, but turned me off to pursuing the fish here. I love casting a dry and watching a trout rise to it...There is something cathartic and mycstical about the process. I would love to meet some of the interesting characters that post on this board and look forward to encounters on the rivers.

[Bead Head]

Hi everybody.
My name is Felipe and I live in North Vancouver BC. I've been fly fishing for about a year now and the only thing I find more addictive than fishing is fly tying. :p

[timirish]

Stehekin is home for now.
In 1983 I walked into a certain flyfishing store in bellevue and told them I was guiding on the Yakima. They said no one would pay money to fish that river and I was laughed out of the place. I set out to proove them wrong. I had help from some others specifically Warren and Jim and the Yakima River Alliance and we changed the management of that river and I did hundreds of lectures, shows, writings, a video still in print, and even a show on ESPN. I see some of you on this site enjoy that fishery now and you do know that I prooved them wrong. I went 4 years guiding the yak before I saw my first other boat in 1987, but I did occationally see a bank fisherman.
I worked at a fly shop in the seattle area for many years and guided a lot, lectured, wrote, but I was best known for my teaching of flycasting and selective trout presentation.
The last 13 years I have operated a year around lodge in Stehekin. I am retiring this fall I hope...back to E'burg !!! I will be getting back into teaching. I do miss seing all my friends out there.

[Davy]

Good to see you on here Tim and again on the river. Miss those late 80's days over there. Everyone here will benefit from your presence.

[sugaheavyd]

Hey, all! Name is Derek and I'm a novice fly fisherman at best so i'll pretty much just be lurking to learn. Western Washington fisherman hoping to move from trout fishing to steelhead in the next couple of years. Want to say this board kicks butt - nice to see a community dedicated at helping one another!

[Lett]

Hello

My name is Arnie Lusis. I have always enjoyed this site for it's spirit and content, and have met some great individuals who are members of this forum. It's a great resource as well, and after lurking on and off, it's about time I join and introduce myself.

I got into flyfishing in 1972 watching Curt Gowdy and Co on the "American Sportsman". I was a kid in Southern California who loved to fish with his Dad, but it was always too crowded, too slow or there just wasn't enough time to really enjoy the day. Watching the show, the landscape and the grace of the moving line made fly fishing look like magic to me. Still does.

As it turns out, we moved the next year to a place where I crossed two trout streams on the way to school each day. I was bit deep, and have since fished both east and west coasts wherever and whenever school and 21 years of service in the Navy let me. My first love is fishing western rivers for trout, followed by stripers in a crashing surf in New England, followed by salt water coho. Since I caught my first OP winter steelhead four years ago, I am now into spey casting (have one rod, want another), bookmark river flows and have gotten quick at hand-washing my thermal underwear. My better half can already see where this is going; luckily or unluckily for her, our two sons are just starting their lives as fishermen and they are just as into it as I am.

I am glad to finally be an "official" member of this community. It's a great group and I hope that I'll be able to help others on this site as much as they have helped me.

Arnie Lusis aka Lett

[Trophy trout.]

Hi there fellas ! My name is Biggi, I´m an Icelander and very , very sick fly-tyer and fly-angler. Hope to have a nice time on your site and get to know U all.

[John]

Hey Guys
Im not really "new" to the boards i just never post, enjoy reading comments and wishing i had more time to fish. And im also trying to figure why my name isnt up on the members list, hopefully this works!

John

[jonrue]

I'm originally from Alaska, but I've been going to school in Eastern washington for two years. The resident youngun' of this site, Zen piscator, has been kind enough to introduce me to Eastern Washington A-runners whille consistently outfishing me.
I started fishing in Ak when I was about twelve and got serious about it at seventeen. The rest is history.

[thewaker]

Hello, been lurking awhile and decided to get busy and get in on the action. I live in Bend Oregon and love to steelhead fish with a fly rod. The lower Deschutes and N. Umpqua are where I can usually be found in the summer months. I think this discussion board is a hoot and can also be quite informative.Once again a big Hello out to all the others out there with the same fishing disease as I have been aflicted with.

Fish on!!
Mark(aka thewaker):beer2:

[Allison]

Hi, I'm Allison. I've been spincasting (selective gear) for a couple of years, and just made the big leap to FF. I like to fish high lakes, and am a member of the Hi-Lakers, and regularly attend Trail Blazer meetings. I've been hiking since I was a little kid, and have been drawn to fishing, initially as an excuse to hang out at high lakes, but it seems to be taking on a life of its own. I'm a little overwhelmed by the amount there is to learn with FF. With spincasting, I always just pitched the lure into the water and hauled them in if I got one on the line. I never thought of fish as something to be "stalked" :D but am starting to see the light of day on that. I just caught my first fish on fly gear a few days ago, and am intrigued with all it takes to bring a fish in on fly gear.

I'm getting some instruction in casting and tying, and hope to be a "real" fly fisher in good time.

I'm always looking for partners in crime, especially of the female persuasion, if for no other reason that there don't seem to be a lot of other girls who like to fish and/or bash the brush. I also think my casting might benefit from seeing the way other girls do it. That said, I usually end up fishing with guys and there is nothing wrong with that either.:cool:

In any case, this looks like a great forum and I look forward to becoming part of the community.

[Mountain Rook]

Greetings Everybody,
I would like to say thanks in advance for any and all help.
I have been reading over the post's for the last couple days and it looks like there is a lot of knowledge on the board.
I'm brand new to Fly Fishing, I just bought my first rod & reel combo and Pontoon Boat. The rod & reel is a Martin Mountain Brook, the Pontoon Boat is a Colorado 9ft tubes.
I look forward to be part of the group.
Thanks Jim

[grizzly]

hi all, I'm Dan, I grew up in silicon valley of CAlif, and didn't start fishing much until I moved to Oregon as a freshman in h.s. and remember how excited I was at the thought of moving to OR. I grew up fishing the upper Rogue r. and started fly fishing in my soph year for steelhead. When the college bell rang I didn't know any better and went back home to CA to be with family. Living in CA without a boat for almost 22yrs, my life of fishing had been what seemed in an everlasting dorment! Getting back to OR a few times for the spring chinook runs. Finally getting a boat in 2002, i was able to fish the ocean 2 yrs and moved to AK in May of '04.

I caught my first king on a fly fishing the kasilof in June of '05, not knowing the next day I would hook 20. It was unreal. This year, will be my first at spending much more time fishing for big bows and dollies on the upper kenai. I have thought about moving to WA but will know more later. Good fishin to all you guys in WA. I look forward to learning & thanks for this attractive website

[Robison]

Hi Guys,
Status has changed from lurker to member. Name is Thad Robison aka Thud.
Currently reside in SLC Utah but have lived in Idaho, Oklahoma, Montana and Vancouver BC.
Recently joined the Trout Bums at AEG as Assistant Marketing Director and Director of Shows where we have been touring the TBD Vol I – Patagonia across the country. It has been awesome as we have had sold out shows at nearly every venue we have toured.
I also own an expedition company for fly fishing in Chile near Puerto Montt.
I’ve been a fly chucker for over half my life and have traveled round the globe with fly rod in hand.
This is a great forum and I look forward to getting to know the place.

[fish on!]

Hey,

My name is Devin. I'm a 25 yr old from Marysville. Although I'm new to fly fishing, I've been fishing since I could hold a rod. If anyone has any useful info for beginners I'm all ears.
I love to catch most any kind of fish and whenever I can. My wife Sarah is also wanting to learn the art of fly fishing, so the more I can learn, the more I'll be fishing.

Fish on! :D

[dwfireoff]

Hello, Thank you all for creating, posting, and providing all the information on this site and forum. I am a new member here, not a new fly fisherman,,that I have been doing for 30 plus years. I will try and share info as I can and post when I can as well.
Doug

[FlyfishnakedInc]

Hello i'm new to the site and have been looking for some good local groups to be connected with also looking for some fishing partners to fish with. Hard around here to find people who want to fish so i end up solo most of the time.I tie my own have been for 23 years. Looking forward to the comraderie and the tips anyway just dropping a line . good fishing all

[Mark Ritari]

My name is mark ritari. I have been fly fishing for as long as i can remember. My parents have a place in island park, ID. Right in the middle of prime fly fishing territory. we dont go there nearly enough, but when we do i try to make the most of it. Right now im living in TriCities WA, and plan to go transfer to UofMontana in missoula next year. id be lying if i said flyfishing wasnt part of the reason im going there instead of somewhere closer.

[Monte Blackburn]

Hello everyone. My name is Monte, and my wife and I live in Wenatchee. I have fished all of my life, but I have been fly fishing for 10 years now. One of the most heartbreaking things about this area, in my opinion, is looking at the Wenatchee River and knowing it cannot be fished. It is such a beautiful river. I practice my casting on lakes, but my love is fishing rivers. I am a member of Wenatchee Valley Fly Fishers, a club here in Central Washington. At one meeting I met Steve Probasco, the editor –in- chief for Northwest Fly Fishing magazine. He treated us to a slide show on the Yakima River (he wrote a book on the river, a must read) and told me of a guide/ friend named Tim Irish. So if Tim is on this board, we all are in great company. There are so many forces and groups against fishermen and against fishing as a pleasure sport. Most of them have the financial backing to pay for lobbyists in Washington DC, and Olympia. I appeal to everyone to join a fly fishing club or group that has a voice in the Olympia politics. :ray1: I wish everyone tightlines and big fish!

[Nick Riggs]

For some reason, I feel obligated to introduce myself, so... My name is Nick, I grew up gear fishing but graduated up to fly fishing about a year ago. I taught myself how to tie flies about a 3 years ago, but was too poor to afford any fly fishing gear (I was only 14). I found my first setup in an old abandoned garage (Yes it was abandoned, I didn't steal it), caught a beautiful little rainbow 15 minutes into my first outing. The fish catching tapered off from there, I haven't caught anything in so long... but, I am now obsessed with this site, flyfishing, fly tying, and fly tying, and have enough money to fish regularly. Thank god.

[James St. Clair]

Hi everyone, my name is James and I live in Leavenworth Washington. I am a fisheries biologist for the Department of fish and wildlife. I graduated from CWU in 2004 in biology and have been working as a biologist for 2 years now. Before CWU I lived in Issaquah and worked at Creekside Angling Company for about 2 years. While in Ellensburg at CWU I worked for the Evening Hatch. I have been fishing since I can remember. I have done all sorts of fly fishing, including Lake, River, Puget Sound, Florida Keys, etc. I have also been tying flies for about 12 years now and have developed some pretty awesome patterns. My first job out of college was for a private contractor through the fish and wildlife. Part of my job was hook and line sampling and pumping the stomachs of trout caught in the Yakima river. I got to analyze the stomach contents of each trout caught, which helped me design some flies of my own that work wonders, and also limit the thousands of "must have patterns" for the Yakima. I try and fish the Yakima at least once a week until June 1st, where I switch to the smaller creeks of the Central cascades. This is my absolute favorite fishing. I am here to learn as well as share my knowledge. Hopefully we will see each other out on the water!

Tight lines!

James

[FlyGirl]

Hey ya'll I am Rachael. I am originally from NE Washington....Kettle Falls....Country i know!!! I came over to the Seattle area about 7 years ago on a softball scholarship and fell in love with everything Seattle has to offer...well except for the traffic. Anyways, I have fished most my life but just started fly fishing last year. I finally got all my gear and look forward to getting in a lot more fishing this year. Still learning and love it more and more each time i am able to get out on the water.

[Bradf0rd]

Howdy, I'm Brad. I'm 23 and I've been living in Ellensburg since 1993. I've had the Yakima in my backyard for 10+ years and just now started to learn to fly fish. I'd always wanted to, but my dad grew up spin casting so that's how I grew up and I can still be found sitting back, watching the rod tip with a beer in hand when it's just a lazy summer day. That or I'l chasing the Chinooks with my Ugly Stik at Vantage. I've been fly fishing for a little over a year now and I think I've finally gotten all the gear I need for starters. I will be graduating from CWU this August and hopefully will find a job in this area, otherwise I'll be looking on these boards for the hows and wheres to fish on the West Side or Inland Empire. While I do fish the Yak from time to time, my favorite thing to do is hike into the small creeks or the high-lakes or desert-lakes with my float tube.

[chaseherring]

Hello everyone, my name is Chase, I am 21 and I have been a member for a while but not had time to post an intro. I am currently stationed at Fort Lewis, and fish every chance I get. I have been flyfishing a couple of years now, but still just getting the hang of it, especially since I grew up in Oklahoma. This site is awesome, you guys were a great help in buying my new rod, and learning where to fish in my new home. I really only fish for trout right now, but I would love to someday venture in the steelhead/salmon realm. You might run into me on the Yak or Snoqualmie, but with deployments I have lived here over a year and those are the only two I have made it to. But when I am away, all I do is long to be out on a river or lake in the summer sun.
RLTW
Chase

[Kevin J. Burnham]

So Timbo !! When do we get to see some pictures of the fish from the north country !!! Yes please get back to Eburg I need a place to crash after a hard night of brew !!!!

[Jeff White]

Name: Jeff
Location: East Wenatchee
Why I am here: Just joined the forum in the last week. Very informative, and I am impressed. About 15 years ago I started fishing heavy while in college. My roomie's and I bought a boat, and would head out to the many lakes around Cheney and Spokane. After we got a little bored of that we thought fly fishing looked cool so we headed to the White Elephant and set ourselves up. We din't have a clue about what we were doing, but we had a blast (the beer might have had something to do with that). We all graduated, and since I was heading to South Carolina I gave one of the fellas all my gear. I though I would certainly see him again. Oop, didn't run into him again for about 10 years, and my gear had gone the way of a yard sale. Always loved fishing, but starting a family, getting a real job (teaching), and bike racing were in the way. So, this past winter I though t it would be a great time to pick fly fishing back up. The kids all had their sports, dance, music, and school things. And my wife had her hobbies, and due to age and other commitments the bikes were gathering dust, what better time to hit the water. For Christmas I received a new rod, and the works. For my birthday a vest, and a few more goodies, and also the registration for a Wenatchee Valley Fly Fishers course through the college. Here I am, ready to go. I'll wait until the end of the course, then hit it hard around the area this summer, can't wait! I am looking for a tube and some waders (cheap, I think I have exceeded my budget) then I should be set.
Thank you in advance for the great tips, I have already learned a great deal!

[grande]

New to the site 4/06...Fish mostly in the Yakima and Eastern lakes and streams. Some in the Methow area and up the Okanagan. Don't have much to share as I am not into that all that much on the internet. Anyway, anyone heard rumors of the Wenatchee opening to fishing again in the near future? Lots of chat around town about it.

[Buckshot]

Hey,

New to the area, new to the fishing up here and new to fly fishing. After a little research I realized that for many years I have been carryingang attempting to use a #8 rod on which is mounted a #5 reel that is strung with cloths line!!!

It can only get better; right?

Later

Jerry

[Fawkes]

I'm Todd, 30-something years old, and live in the Seattle area... South Bellevue... okay, it's Renton.:D I've fished for many years, but not seriously, and recently picked up fly fishing.

[SteveA]

The name is Steve and I live in Kent/Covington area. Been flyfishing the area for about 10 years now. Exclusively a trout flyfisherman for no particular reason other than I've been lazy. Got a couple of secret spots, one of which only my son has ever been to and he was blindfolded. :) Glad to have the season kicking off and looking forward to a great one. See you on the water.

[Bumcast]

Hi, I’m Bumcast and am a recovering lurker.
Just wanted to drop in and get the good oil on WA and surrounds. I’m travelling from New Zealand to Seattle in July, then over to Bozeman for the FFF Conclave and on through Montana for six weeks.
Cheers
Carl

[Zen Piscator]

Carl....hola. Im one of Paul's buddies stateside. He will show me underpant coffee this year :thumb:

[lesfishing]

Hello,

I am new member to this webside, I do have several friends who are members and like everything about it.

Originally from Krakow Poland, I moved to US in 1981 & lived all over Us since.

I live curently in North Bend Washington.

I picked my fly rod for the first time in 1986 and never stoped since.
I mainly fish for All type of trout.

Like to fish high alpine lakes, low land lakes & streams. I fish rods from 2 weight - 5 weight.My favor rods are T&T light presentation model.I also build my first fly rod out of Old SAGE blank & love it.

Last 3 years or so, I started fishing samller more remote streams & creeks.
Other favor thinsk to do is to tie flies and taking cool fishing pictures.

My profession is: I am profesional Bike fitter & Team rider for team Excel Sports. I race bikes full time all over the US this year will me my second time racing in World Championships in Austria.

Thanks,

[Bumcast]

Carl....hola. Im one of Paul's buddies stateside. He will show me underpant coffee this year :thumb:
:cool: Will PM you - Stay clear of the coffee...

[MosesLakeGuzman]

Ben Holten I live in Moses Lake. I own a waterfowl guide service, North Flight Waterfowl, and I am a Realtor at Windermere. I grew up small mouth fishing on the Yak and Columbia in the Tri-Cities, I fly fished a lot while going to college at EWU, and I have been enjoying the fly fishing opportunities here in Moses Lake.

[ihrigch]

my name is Caleb, I started flyfishing when I was in high school but I have been stationed overseas for the last 4 years so now I am trying to get back into it. I just moved to spokane and I am looking for some good places to check out in the area.

[Aztec Angler]

Hi Folks...

This looks like a great fly fishing forum. I'm looking forward to getting acquainted with everyone. I love fly fishing and I love to talk about it.

I mostly fly fish for trout and I love small mountain streams. My favorite small streams are in the Durango, Colorado area. I am eager to try some Washington streams here. So... can anyone recommend a remote creek for me to try?

I teach fly fishing classes at our local community college, which is very rewarding. I am also the owner of Aztec Anglers (http://www.aztecanglers.com). This is a fly fishing guide service on the San Juan River in New Mexico. I also own The Full Creel Fly Shop (http://www.thefullcreel.com).

I love everything about fly fishing but most of all I love the peace and serenity associated with most fly fishing destinations. Its not always just about the fish…

Henry David Thoreau said it best when he wrote; "Many men go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after"

Thanks,
Steve :beer1:

[Jonathan Gardner]

New user - life long resident of the Spokane area.

[nemo]

hi to all! i'm kristi and im new in this forum. I joined to learn more about fly-fishing..Hope to chat with you more often guys. Great people in this great forum :)

cheers!
-->kristi

[Chris Puma]

hi everyone. i'm chris. i live on capitol hill in seattle. just moved here from boston. i'm partially responsible for all your traffic nightmares on i-5. i will be working for the construction company putting in the new HOV lanes near everett. i'm a civil engineer. anyways, if anyone wants to go fishing definitely drop me a pm or hit me up on aim. don't know my way around these rivers but i was a fly fishing instructor in massachusetts. fish are fish, right? unless they are steelhead appartently. my aim: color infusion .