 |
* | Search | Catalog | Trips & Schools | Bargains | SALE ENDED |
| Our Waters | Order Info | Steelheadquarters | Events | |||
Spring Run-off |
 |
Topics  Spring Run-off Saracione Trout Reels Alaska Fly Directory Waderflex Jeans Skin Protection Big Rooster All pictures are Mouse-over. |
|
Tactics For Spring Steelhead During
Spring Run-off Adapt, go home or go extinct... |
|
 |
 |
| Western Oregon has a heavy snow pack and spring run-off seems like it might last most of the summer. I fished last week and commented to my client that it was a very nice day for February. With torrential rain and temperatures in the low fifties, it seemed like the middle of the winter. The river was high, rising and off color. Water temperature was in the mid-forties. I had dressed too light below the water line and wading was uncomfortable. I rigged my Sage 8129-4 Z-AXIS with a type-6 sinking tip and a big black and blue tube fly with lots of multi-colored flash and handed it to my customer. He invited me to fish behind him. I rarely turn down such an invitation. His first fish came to the fly about eight o'clock in the morning, the second a half hour later. Both came unpinned after some thrashing and head shaking. One was large. He stuck another fish just before lunch. It also came unhooked. Then we ate lunch. By this time the river was up nearly a foot higher than when we launched the boat. The next fish grabbed the fly in three feet of water, eight feet from the willows. At the time, the river was very brown and had lots of black specks of decaying leaves and woody debris roiling around in it. This fish came to the hand easily after a short fight. It had obviously been travelling all day and was tired, a phenomenon often involving high water. It was a hatchery summer steelhead and was bonked and dressed for dinner. A few minutes later a bait fishing guide floated past us advertising that the fishing conditions really sucked and that he wished the river would drop and clear. I thought to myself, "My client had hooked four steelhead and the river was nearly devoid of traffic...conditions were perfect". | |
|
Just in time for Fathers Day, these rare and hard to get Saracione Trout Reels are in stock in limited numbers! We're betting that dear old dad doesn't have one of these! Saracione MK IV Reel
3" |
||||
 |
 |
|||
|
This model must be ordered either right or left
hand wind, and is not convertible. Please
indicate whether you wish a fly line to be installed on your
reel. Backing line is free with fly line installation. |
||||
|
Diameter: 3" |
Capacity: WF4F + 75 yards #20 |
|||
| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| SARA3.00R | Saracione Mark IV Reel, Right-hand Wind | 3" | $750 | |
| SARA3.00L |
Saracione Mark IV Reel, Left-hand Wind |
3" | $750 | |
|
Saracione MK IV Reel 3 1/4" |
||||
 |
 |
|||
|
This model must be ordered either right or left hand
wind, and is not convertible. Please indicate
whether you wish a fly line to be installed on your reel. Backing
line is free with fly line installation. |
||||
|
Diameter: 3 1/4" |
Capacity: WF6F + 100 yards #20 |
|||
| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| SARA3.25R | Saracione Mark IV Reel, Right-hand Wind | 3 1/4" | $750 | |
| SARA3.25L |
Saracione Mark IV Reel, Left-hand Wind |
3 1/4" | $750 | |
| Alaska Fly Directory |
 |
Alaska has 47,000 miles of ocean coastline, more than all the other states combined. The interior abounds with as many miles of shoreline on lakes and streams. Alaska is a coldwater fly angler's dream. Many angler migrate to Alaska during the summer months to partake in the bounty of the "last frontier". On this page is the most complete selection of proven Alaska flies to be found anywhere. They are made from the finest materials available. |
|
Alaska River Flows Alaska Weather |
Click any of the flies below to purchase, or for more information. Good luck on your Alaska fishing trip. |
Simms Waderflex
Jeans
|
 |
|||
| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| CSN1081720 | Simms Waderflex Jeans | S | $99.95 | SALE ENDED |
| CSN1081730 | Simms Waderflex Jeans | M | $99.95 | SALE ENDED |
| CSN1081740 | Simms Waderflex Jeans | L | $99.95 | SALE ENDED |
| CSN1081750 | Simms Waderflex Jeans | XL | $99.95 | SALE ENDED |
| CSN1081760 | Simms Waderflex Jeans | XXL | $99.95 | SALE ENDED |
| Skin Protection From The Sun |
| Lip Protection | Sunblock | Aftersun Moisturizer |
| Even Tough
Guys Get Chapped Lips & Sun Burnt Skin Think you're tough? Wait 'til the tropical sun makes your lips look like two strips of fried bacon. Extreme Elements Lip Protector can prevent "bacon lips". Not only for the tropics or vacation, lip protection is a factor anywhere the sun shines or the wind blows. What is sunblock? |
|
 |
A sunblock physically blocks the sun's UV radiation of the skin, both UVA and UVB. Examples of sunblocks are clothing, umbrellas, and trees. Chemical sunblocks scatter, reflect, and physically block UV radiation. Sunblocks lesson or prevent sunburn. Sunburn is thought to be a major cause of skin cancer. Whether or not preventing skin cancer is your major concern, we all know that sunburn is uncomfortable and peeling skin isn't regarded as pretty. In most of us, our skin develops its own UV inhibitors over a period of time. We tan. It is |
| when we drastically change amounts of sunlight that we are at the most risk of getting sunburnt, such as moving indoors to outdoors or changing elevations from high to low or latitudes from temperate to tropical. The Extreme Elements Products on this page are proven to us in the field. | |
|
|
Extreme Elements Lip Protector SPF30 UVA/UVB Sun Protection Waterproof PABA-Free Net wt. .14oz/4g Handy Adjustable Stick (cord not included) |
|||
| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| BL LB 01 | Extreme Elements, Lip Protector SPF30 | .14 oz. | $3.50 | SALE ENDED |
|
|
Extreme Elements Sunblock Lotion SPF45 UVA/UVB Sun Protection Waterproof PABA-Free |
|||
| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| BL SUN 04 | Extreme Elements, Sunblock Lotion SPF45 | 4 oz. | $9.95 | SALE ENDED |
| BL SUN 05 | Extreme Elements, Sunblock Lotion SPF45 | 1.5 oz. | $5.95 | SALE ENDED |
|
|
Aloe Gator, After Sun Moisturizer Relieve dryness from sun and wind exposure with this rich, soothing Green Stuff gel made with 99.5% Pure Aloe Vera and other moisturizing ingredients. Includes Vitamins A and E and other moisturizers to naturally heal and help prevent peeling. Is alcohol-free so it won't dry out your skin. Use daily to help maintain healthier, smoother skin. Made in USA. |
|||
| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| 101452 | Aloe Gator, Aftersun Moisturizer | 4 oz. | $3.95 | SALE ENDED |
|
Big Rooster Got this picture emailed to us last night from Brian O'Keefe: www.brianokeefephotos.com The version below has been cropped for the internet. The original shows Lance standing in the surf with the backdrop of the Sea of Cortez and the starkness of Baja California Sur. It is such an incredible fish, we knew you' want a peek. The picture came with the caption below. |
 |
|
Hi All |
The Fly Fishing Shop, Welches, OR
1(800)
266-3971
Fish long & prosper,
Mark & Patty
