Cowlitz River float - Washington Fly Fishing Forum
Aug 18, 2020 · Hello All, I was planning on floating the Cowlitz this weekend, Barrier to Blue creek. I see the flows are up quite a bit. Any input on floating it at this level? Hazards to watch out for, etc? …
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How good are Rio or SA fly lines? - Washington Fly Fishing Forum
Jun 24, 2022 · ^^^ What Argent said. I have both Rio and SA and prefer the SA, at least for floating lines, technical dry fly presentation.
Tippets on Spey Lines | Washington Fly Fishing Forum
Oct 27, 2011 · In my mind, FLY fishing is determined/defined by presenting a fly with, a fly rod, and a fly line (weather it be sinking, floating, t-10, t-100, etc), and can still be cast "well".
Cowlitz Drift Question...Where to put in, take...
Jan 23, 2010 · Just looking to get some information about floating the Cowlitz river; never floated it but would like to in the next month or so. Questions: What river level? Launches? Takes outs? Hazards? …
How to fish emergers/nymphs in a lake? | Washington Fly Fishing Forum
Jun 12, 2009 · Ok, so I'm a bit lost when it comes to fishing emerger patterns and nymphs in still water. Should I be using a floating line, just let it sit? Strip very slowly? Varying types of retrieve? I got the …
Planing my first float on the Cowlitz | Washington Fly Fishing Forum
Mar 11, 2015 · You really can't get into too much trouble anywhere on the Cow when it comes to floating it. There are a couple of shallow tailouts, but that's about it. As for camping, I'm not sure how much …
Fly line (Cheap vs expensive) - Washington Fly Fishing Forum
Apr 16, 2020 · Cold temps seem to make some lines unusably coiled, is it better to go with a braided or mono core? Braided maybe? Big flies a longer more weight forward taper? Probably. I guess I …
Drifting the Bogie/Sol Duc/Calawah - Washington Fly Fishing Forum
Feb 19, 2019 · I just spent 4 days floating on 3 different Oregon coast rivers. To call it a grind would be an understatement. Fishing is sloooooooooow. We got 2 fish Thursday, then one on each …
anchor and rope for raft - Washington Fly Fishing Forum
Jan 11, 2009 · Rather, let the anchor rope run, pull over to shore, walk upstream, wade out and retrieve your floating anchor rope. Then walk above your anchor, and retrieve your anchor by pulling …