http://patientangler.com/ Blog Feeds From Patientangler.com en-us Fri, 18 May 2012 11:31:31 +0000 Fri, 18 May 2012 11:31:31 +0000 hourly 1 UCMS http://patientangler.com/blog/view/7480 Www.patientangler.com Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://patientangler.com/blog/view/7480 Lava Lake opened last Saturday and it's usually really good fishing when it first opens up. Thu & I grabbed the boat and ran up on Monday morning to give it a try. It was a beautiful day with lots of sun, warm temps and a nice breeze for wind drifting across the lake. We... http://patientangler.com/blog/view/7459 Www.patientangler.com Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://patientangler.com/blog/view/7459 Antelope Flats Res., I hate to write this because, I would like to keep this quality fishery all to myself. We (Gene Gramzow and I) fished Antelope for the first time Thursday, May 10th. We had bright sunny skies, but a little breeze kept the temperature on the cool side. We'd heard... http://patientangler.com/blog/view/7399 Www.patientangler.com Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://patientangler.com/blog/view/7399 Took a day trip on Saturday and ran out to fish Antelope Flats Reservoir with the thought of catching some trout but avoiding the opening day rush to the Cascade lakes. We made a good choice because the fishing was great and there were very few anglers on the water. The... http://patientangler.com/blog/view/7324 Www.patientangler.com Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://patientangler.com/blog/view/7324 Bob has been fishing Lake Billy Chinook for Bull Trout the last few weeks and has had some really good days out there casting and stripping streamers for these really aggressive fish. Bob asked me if I wanted to go, and I jumped at the chance to cast streamers to these piscivores. ... http://patientangler.com/blog/view/7298 Www.patientangler.com Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://patientangler.com/blog/view/7298 With Monday tuning out to the best weather we've had in a while and with my overwhelming need to wet a line, I played hooky and bailed out of work at lunch to go fishing. With limited time, I stayed in town for a little urban fishing and hiked down below Benham falls to see what I could find. The... http://patientangler.com/blog/view/7257 Www.patientangler.com Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://patientangler.com/blog/view/7257 Patagonia Rock Grip Aluminum Bar Wading Boot (part 3) I put a few more miles on the new Rock Grip Aluminum Bar wading boots during my recent trip down to the North Umpqua River. The North Umpqua is one of the trickiest places to wade in the entire Northwest, so I was eager to... http://patientangler.com/blog/view/7255 Www.patientangler.com Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://patientangler.com/blog/view/7255 I've been away from home waters for about a month now and I was really getting the itch to swing a fly for steelhead, so Thu and I headed down to the North Umpqua last weekend to scratch that itch. I had checked the forecast before we left and knew we were heading into some bad... http://patientangler.com/blog/view/7228 Www.patientangler.com Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://patientangler.com/blog/view/7228 I have received a number of comments and questions about our past Blog about the new Patagonia Rock Grip Wading Boots, so here's a little more information to answer some of your questions. The most common question is about how long the aluminum bars will last before needing... http://patientangler.com/blog/view/2301 Www.patientangler.com Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://patientangler.com/blog/view/2301 Your local fly shop By Kevin Jurgens Learning the sport of fly fishing is no small feat offer the most for the least and with 100's of stores, snatch up all the market share. This works great for groceries, but not necessarily for the fly fishing industry. Your local fly shop is feeling the... http://patientangler.com/blog/view/2282 Www.patientangler.com Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://patientangler.com/blog/view/2282 http://patientangler.com/blog/view/2272 Www.patientangler.com Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://patientangler.com/blog/view/2272 Just got back from a great trip to Charleston, S.C. to visit a good friend on mine and to fly-fish for Redfish. I had never been to Charleston before and was looking forward to exploring the city as well as the Red fishing. The weather was great for us, with above... http://patientangler.com/blog/view/2175 Www.patientangler.com Mon, 9 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://patientangler.com/blog/view/2175 We just got in the DVD A Backyard in Nowhere for our rental library. The movie follows a group of friends as they travel to remote Alaska to chase pike on the fly. They have some awesome footage of big pike smashing surface flies along with a pretty entertaining story line. If you like the new... http://patientangler.com/blog/view/2157 Www.patientangler.com Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://patientangler.com/blog/view/2157 I've been testing a new boot from Patagonia call the Rock Grip Aluminum Bar Wading boot. As you can see, this new traction design has an industrial look to it with 6 aluminum bars bolted into the bottom of the boot. If you have ever caught a rock with a aluminum drift...