Flyfishing & Tying Journal

12/08/2025

https://ftjangler.com/blogs/fly-fishing/fly-fishing-for-small-stream-coho-in-southeast-alaska-gary-lewis

You can’t walk across the river on the backs of salmon, but you might trip over the pinks. Brian Cathcart teased this coho out of pocket water with a front-heavy coho streamer. photo by Gary Lewis I had a sense if we looked upriver, we might see a bear and I told a couple of the guys to go take a ...

07/06/2025

https://salmontroutsteelheader.com/blogs/articles/fishing-with-elke-on-the-deschutes-terry-j-wiest

Elke is primarily a fly fisherman, as are most of his clients. My intent was to start off with float and jig, then move into fly fishing after I hooked a fish. The author, Terry Wiest, and guide Elke Littleleaf with a beautiful Deschutes steelhead. The Deschutes has to be one of the rivers that ever...

14/05/2025

https://ftjangler.com/blogs/fly-tying/wrapped-fur-strip-body-the-fly-tiers-benchside-reference-page-142

Wrapped Fur-strip Body Cross-cut rabbit strips are used with this technique (as shown in the main sequence below) to produce streamer patterns such as the Bunny Leech. Using longitudinally cut strips (presented in the alternate photos) will produce a sparser body with a broader silhouette underwater...

29/04/2025

https://ftjangler.com/blogs/fly-fishing/two-hand-fly-rods-for-giant-rainbows-in-alaska-joe-warren

There are many places in the world to fly fish for rainbow trout of exceptional size. Rainbow trout 30 plus inches and reaching 20 pounds! But if you dissect that into “native” rainbows, it sets the bar to only a handful of places in the world with Alaska being likely at the top of the list. Geo...

03/02/2025

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Wild Broodstock: Change in the Right DirectionThe future of salmon and steelhead is at risk, but wild broodstock programs offer a powerful solution. By using...

15/01/2025

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10/01/2025

The Steelhead Expo 2025 will take place January 10-12, 2025, at the Hells Canyon Grand Hotel in Lewiston, Idaho. This event will feature seminars, live demonstrations, and a variety of vendors specializing in steelhead fishing gear and techniques. Expert speakers, including Duane Inglin, Brian Blimka, Bill Herzog, and Toby Wyatt, will share valuable insights on fishing strategies. Expo hours are Friday from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Saturday from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM, and Sunday from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Tickets are available online, with weekend passes priced at $30 in advance and $35 at the door. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit steelheadexpo.com.

18/12/2024

https://amatobooks.com/blogs/see-inside/a-dreadful-accident-excerpt-from-the-book-salmon-fever-rivers-end

A DREADFUL ACCIDENT - Sept. 9, 1891 DMA One of those dreadful occurrences which shock an entire community, took place in the upper part of town yesterday evening, resulting in the death of lit­tle Hazel Hanthorn, aged 6, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Hanthorn, and Charles Strom, a well known reside...

12/12/2024

https://ftjangler.com/blogs/fly-fishing/spey-fishing-for-winter-steelhead-dave-kilhefner-1

Water-time is easy to write about, but in real life it is hard to do. To get more river time I was forced to let my gym membership go. It’s hard to become a better fly angler, but sacrifices had to be made. When the water levels are normal to low, steelhead movement usually begins in the afternoon...

05/12/2024

https://ftjangler.com/blogs/fly-fishing/guerilla-fly-rod-tactics-michael-gorman

You may disagree with some of my aggressive strategies in a competitive steelhead environment. And, yes, if you are a ma­ture adult, you may be inclined to groan and roll your eyes oc­casionally as you course through these pages. Irreverent and offensive attempts at humor are in the mix, too. In a...

11/11/2024

https://ftjangler.com/blogs/fly-fishing/a-trout-fisherman-in-hanoi-gary-lewis

While I fished with the fly rod, my wife angled with a cane pole and a book in the other hand. A fish ripped the rod right out of her grasp and tore off into the lake. Now this wife of mine has caught oversize sturgeon, striped marlin and halibut so she is not unacquainted with big fish. But she had...