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This One’s Dedicated to “The Champ”

[caption id="attachment_4290" align="alignright" width="444" caption="Did I really just land this fish? I think I want to touch myself."][/caption] Low on flies, I call Zach to plead for a few to re-stock the box. “Anything will do” is all I tell him. I feel like such a junkie. You see, its ...

(#4 Most Memorable Post) The Mole with Too Much Time on His Hands

4th most memorable post - Enjoy Since releasing the Bad Ass stickers we have had a barrage of requests for a steelhead extension.  Trout fisherman have even emailed saying the trout they are catching surpass the 26 inch mark on a regular basis.  That said I have yet to see documented ...

Mole Volunteers in Hope of Swag

Technically I’m a contract fly tier for a competitor and have volunteered my services as a double agent, spy, infiltrator, or a mole. The truth of the matter is much simpler. You see, I dig Idylwilde, oh and Brian Silvey gives me a lot of work.  The other truth is ...

Silvey Does Extreme Testing on John Day

[caption id="attachment_2055" align="alignleft" width="213" caption="Desert beauty on the John Day"][/caption] The John Day has started to really pick up with the late arrival of summer. The flows are perfect, river temps are primo and the bass are crazily attacking surface patterns in the morning and sub-surface patterns when the sun gets ...