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New Patagonia Ultralight Wading Boots

Patientangler.com — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The New 2013 Patagonia Ultralight Wading Boots. These comfortable felt soled wading boots are extremely light and flexible while providing stability, durability and foot protection. They have a vastly improved lace system and are available in sizes 5 - 14. The Patient Angler

Fishing the Deschutes near Lava Island Falls

Patientangler.com — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

I fished the Deschutes River in the Dillon Falls / Lava Island area again the other day. It was a nice sunny day and I was looking forward to spending the afternoon on the river. As I walked up the river trail that runs along the river, I came to a spot where there was shallow area in the...

Korkers Studded Rubber iterchangeable outsole

Patientangler.com — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

With the growing popularity of Korkers Wading Boots and their interchangeable outsoles system, I thought I would highlight the Studded Rubber Soles that I like to use for my winter traction needs. These rubber soles have 14 - 3/8-inch durable carbide studs that give you the ultimate traction in...

Fishing the Deschutes near Lava Island Falls

Patientangler.com — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The other day was so sunny and nice that I had to get out and fish somewhere. I only had the afternoon, so I grabbed my box of streamer flies and a 6wt rod with a streamer line on it and headed out to the Deschutes River just upstream from town to see if I could find a few fish. I hiked...

Marlin On The Fly In Mexico

Patientangler.com — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Just got back from a trip down to sunny Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. It actually wasn't as sunny and warm as usual with the tail of the cold front that swept across the west coast passing over the Baja peninsula. It was still a lot warmer than at home, but a jacket was needed during the chilly early...

Fish Skull Sculpin Helmet

Patientangler.com — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

We've got a new tying product in from the guys at Fish Skull called the Sculpin Helmet. They are weighter cone heads shaped like a sculpin head, with eye holes for included stick-on 3D eyes and a heavier weighted bottom so it will always ride eyes up. You can get creative with a number of...

Steelhead Trip to the Grande Ronde River

Patientangler.com — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Thu and I ran up to the Grande Ronde River last week for our annual steelhead trip. The river had been low all summer and fishing reports for the early season were not good, but a week before our trip the rain finally came and gave the river a much needed blast of fresh water to bring fish up...

Steelhead fishing Warm Springs / Trout Creek

Patientangler.com — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000

I picked up a new drift boat last week and figured I had the lowest shot at sinking it on the Warm Springs to Trout Creek float so a couple friends and I headed down Saturday morning hoping to break it in with a few steelhead. We ended up hooking two fish, this hatchery that my friend Jason landed...

Davis Lake for trout

Patientangler.com — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000

I took my boat up to Davis Lake to check out some reports I had received from a few customers about some big Rainbows being caught in the Odell Creek end of the lake. I launched the boat and cruised around the lower end of the lake just looking for Bass and Trout for a couple of hours. I...

Senyo's Intruder Wire & Crazy Leggs

Patientangler.com — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000

BOSS LEFT TOWN SUPER SALE!!! Ok just kidding about the sale but we did get some sweet new materials in this week. First up is Senyo's Intruder wire, think Toothy Critter but in steelhead colors. Toothy Critter has been our favorite for attaching the hook on stinger style flies but at a buck a foot...

Steelhead Fishing The North Santiam

Patientangler.com — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Jimmy and I got back last night from a couple days on the North Santiam River. The river is running low and clear with a flow of 1,300cfs and a temperature of 55 degrees. We had lots of sunshine, warm daytime temps and cool nights for sleeping. Fishing at last light, the golden hour. ...

Fishing steelhead on the North Santiam River

Patientangler.com — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Had a great weekend on the North Santiam. Weather was great with mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures. The river was in good shape running clear and around 1,600cfs. Fishing was a little slower this week for us, as we only managed to land two steelhead. This nice bright fish was the...

Fishing Crane Prairie

Patientangler.com — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Fished Crane Prairie on Thursday, personal opinion, "it's turning on". Saw many shucks, emerging chironomids and what seemed liked the beginning of a algae bloom' (could be pollen), the water clarity was only about 3 feet, all good signs. Landed 6 Cranebow to 19 inches, broad, deep, healthy...

Fishing Grindstone Lakes

Patientangler.com — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000

I just got back from a couple days of amazing fishing at Grindstone Lakes. Russ & Tonimarie Scott took over the operation of this exceptional pay for play fishery this season and were kind enough to invite me to experience the lodge and fishing under their new management. We had great warm...

Fishing Crystal Creek & Williamson River

Patientangler.com — Fri, 1 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Just got back from a great weekend fishing the waters of the Klamath Falls area. It was my Birthday weekend and we decided to spend it chasing big wild Rainbows in Southern Oregon. We lucked-out and the weather stayed nice and dry all weekend for us until we were all packed...

Fly Fishing Lava Lake opening weekend

Patientangler.com — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

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...

Antelope Flats Fishing Report

Patientangler.com — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

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...

Fly Fishing Antelope Flats Reservoir

Patientangler.com — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000

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...

Fly Fishing For Bull Trout on Lake Billy Chinook

Patientangler.com — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000

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. ...

Fishing the Deschutes River

Patientangler.com — Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000

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...

Patagonia Rock Grip Wading Boots #3

Patientangler.com — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

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...

North Umpqua Winter Steelhead

Patientangler.com — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

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...

Patagonia Rock Grip Wading Boots #2

Patientangler.com — Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

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...

Your Local Fly Shop

Patientangler.com — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

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...

Redfish on the fly in South Carolina

Patientangler.com — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Fly Fishing for Redfish in Charleston, S.C.

Patientangler.com — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

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...

"A Backyard in Nowhere" DVD Review

Patientangler.com — Mon, 9 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

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...

Patagonia Rock Grip Wading Boots

Patientangler.com — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

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...