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December is here and, save for the fleeting days, it could as well be late October.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/swingin.jpgswinginSwinging through the tailout on a river starved for rain under an incessant sun.2021-05-29T05:32:03+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/11/11/stand-in-rain-or-clean-house/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/orleans-rain-005.jpgorleans-rain-005A light rain fell all day long and I stayed hunkered under my hood. The wind stayed at bay making for workable conditions. The fish were few - with only one half pounder to hand and the usual missed grabs. But it beats vacuuming the floor back home.2021-05-29T05:31:16+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/11/08/rain-sun-rain/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/hoopa-rain-021.jpghoopa-rain-021https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/hoopa-rain-008.jpghoopa-rain-008A new wave of rain slowly creeps over the valley later in the afternoon.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/hoopa-rain-005.jpghoopa-rain-005https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/hoopa-rain-002.jpghoopa-rain-002In quiet, soft water places like these, it's easy to loose track of time altogether while working slowly down and amongst the boulder strewn bottom.2021-05-29T05:30:47+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/11/08/diversions/2021-05-29T05:30:24+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/11/02/river-notes-november-comes-in-on-a-storm/2021-05-29T05:29:22+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/10/28/winter-approacheth/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/winter.jpgwinter2021-05-29T05:28:57+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/03/29/wind-a-fishing-report-kind-of/2021-05-29T05:27:51+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/02/25/holocene-climate-pacific-rim-sedimentation-volcanism-and-salmon-abundance/2021-05-29T05:26:33+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/10/13/lessons-on-humility-whilst-standing-in-a-steelhead-stream/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/hoopa-morn2-013.jpghoopa-morn2-013From the air, this country is all mountains and valleys as far as the eye can see.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/hoopa-morn2-011.jpghoopa-morn2-011Swinging through the promised land.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/hoopa-morn2-006.jpghoopa-morn2-006The pilgrim arrives...https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/hoopa-morn2-002.jpghoopa-morn2-002On the deep wade across I was greeted by a pod of migrating salmon who decided to turn back downstream and wait for me to pass.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/hoopa-morn2-001.jpghoopa-morn2-001A nearly identical scene - I recall one of Chatham's paintings capturing that light on the horizon and evoking such a scene.2021-05-29T05:24:09+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/10/03/swingin-in-the-rain/2021-05-29T05:22:10+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/10/02/welcome-october-rain/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/oct2.jpgoct2Rain this morning with mor due in Friday and Saturday - just the ticket for a long, productive Fall2021-05-29T05:21:29+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/09/21/equinox/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/hoopa-equinox-002.jpghoopa-equinox-002Something was different about the light today.2021-05-29T05:19:35+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/09/18/speculating-on-steelhead/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/first-color-trimmed.jpgfirst-color-trimmedMaple trees on the right show the first signs of turning color. OK, it's not New England, never will be - but it's what I got to go by.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/first-color-001.jpgfirst-color-001Late afternoon and the fog pushes over the first coastal ridge. Coastside, we spent the day under overcast, drizzling skies. Coming back at night, the place where this photo was taken was very much reduced visibility as the fog attempted to push over another ridge.2021-05-29T05:18:51+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/09/13/new-water-in-an-old-place/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/tomatoes-001.jpgtomatoes-001Diced tomatoes and a wee bit of sliced garlic tossed with olive oil, basil leaves, pepper and sea salt provides the perfect little pick-me-up on the river. https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/orleans-friday-001.jpgorleans-friday-001Looking upstream from the tailout - a smokey sky and lots of wide open flat water. I will prbably return here to better learn the water that lies behind where I'm standing.2021-05-29T05:17:58+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/09/05/a-passing-summer/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/trinity.jpgtrinityLooking upstream from the North-South run, a thickening storm at sunset paints a mid-October sky. Back home, they thought we were just goofy boys playing with fish. To those who knew, who really knew, they could tell you it had little to do with the fish…2021-05-29T05:17:04+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/09/04/intoxicants/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/hoopa-002.jpghoopa-002Air heavy with sweet, syrupy aroma of late summer black berries, still in tee-shirt, the night bugs just starting to sing, and an adult steelhead just released... add in a half dozen half pounders. Does it get much better than this?2021-05-29T05:16:20+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/08/27/a-summer-evening-spent-knee-deep/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/klam-rocks-002.jpgklam-rocks-002A truckload of rocks gathered along the river.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/klamath-evening-august27-009.jpgklamath-evening-august27-009Swinging through the honey pot of the run at just about the right time. It was here, my fly hanging on the dangle, that I was caught daydreaming by a freight train. Guess I'll need to go back.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/klamath-evening-august27-007.jpgklamath-evening-august27-007Looking upstream from halfway through the run as the sun slips behind the last hill - signaling the onset of the witching hour.2021-05-29T05:14:20+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/08/25/summer-returns-did-it-ever-leave-and-a-new-job-looms/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/julio-pic.jpgjulio-picTropical storm Julio formed off the west coast of Mexico and began to migrate north.2023-04-13T08:03:33+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/08/24/94/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dying-front.gifdying-frontAn approaching cold front washes out along the west coast - resulting in a spectacular sunset for those who happened to be outside this evening.2021-05-29T05:12:34+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/08/23/on-the-coming-of-storms/2021-05-29T05:12:08+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/08/23/a-late-august-raindrop-on-the-way/2021-05-29T05:11:22+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2021/05/28/placeholder-for-climate-obseravtions/2021-05-29T02:47:50+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2021/03/15/that-day/2021-03-16T04:07:04+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2020/11/09/weeping/2020-11-10T05:16:33+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2020/11/08/big-fish-patience-and-loss/2020-11-09T04:23:04+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2020/11/08/wait-for-me/2020-11-09T03:56:57+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2020/06/10/trailer-in-the-high-desert/2020-06-11T06:08:56+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/about/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/kontemplate_kabocha.jpegkontemplate_kabochahttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/leaves_enhanced.jpgleaves_enhancedhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/imgp0021.jpgIMGP0021https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/summer.jpegsummerGathering dried thistle in Octoberhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/flower.jpgflowerhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/bonefish.jpgbonefish2020-05-25T14:02:16+00:00weekly0.6https://floodwaters.co/2008/12/29/a-love-story-left-to-dreams/2020-05-25T14:00:19+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/02/02/a-break-from-rivers-and-reminiscings-investment-reminders/2020-05-25T14:00:04+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/02/07/the-gnocchi-experience/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/the-gnocchi-experience-014.jpgthe-gnocchi-experience-014Tucking away a few for the freezer. Plastic bag bashers take note - this is the third use of this bag, so give me a break.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/the-gnocchi-experience-012.jpgthe-gnocchi-experience-012Surveying the gnocchiscapehttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/the-gnocchi-experience-009.jpgthe-gnocchi-experience-009Ready!https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/the-gnocchi-experience-018.jpgthe-gnocchi-experience-018One by one they show themselves - ready to be scooped up.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/the-gnocchi-experience-016.jpgthe-gnocchi-experience-016Slowly they come to life and rise.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/the-gnocchi-experience-015.jpgthe-gnocchi-experience-015The gnocchi lie in wait at the bottom of the pot.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/the-gnocchi-experience-013.jpgthe-gnocchi-experience-013Couldn't resist... (Northcoast Journal)https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/the-gnocchi-experience-007.jpgthe-gnocchi-experience-007Cut prior to going into hot water.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/the-gnocchi-experience-0041.jpgthe-gnocchi-experience-0041Gnocchi dough rolled out for cutting and boiling.2020-05-25T13:59:32+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/02/08/business-as-usual/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/winter-shrimp1-003.jpgwinter-shrimp1Marabou madness - a god awful mess, but should fish OKhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/winter-shrimp-003.jpgwinter-shrimpSaving the winter shrimp for next time.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/sfkeel-0031.jpgsfkeel-0031https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/sfkeel-003.jpgsfkeel-003A quiet day...perfect water...'traditional' weather...I was "that" close to hooking fish today.2020-05-25T13:59:25+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/03/05/dealing-with-the-loss-of-a-family-member/2020-05-25T13:58:43+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/11/01/halloween-ebbings/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/streamside-shadows.jpgstreamside shadowsAs the light fades, faint wailings can be heard from the shadowy recesses of the banks.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/boatman.jpgboatmanA boat mysteriously appears and glides across the water to the streamside trees. Could it be the lost boatman of Cockrobbin 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and sun12013-09-19T05:23:20+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2013/09/03/the-bell-tolls-september/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/imgp1261-imgp1263.jpgIMGP1261-IMGP12632013-09-04T03:00:26+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2013/08/14/when-we-met-draft/2013-08-27T06:26:15+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/steelhead-flies/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/lady_caroline1.jpglady_caroline1https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/winter_gear.jpgwinter_gearhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/caroline1.jpgorange carolineMy last evening fishing a wet fly as a "first pick" fall fly. https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/skater.jpgchuggerThis Fall (2012), I committed to fishing the surface fly as the first pick go-to fly. It continues to pay off into November. Several memorable images of adult steelhead breaking silent, slick tailout water ... some say "the tug is the drug" ... I say "Once you do it on top, the rest is just a flop..." OK something like that....https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/standard.jpgstandardEarly morning Fall Standardhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/coot_utility.jpgcoot_utilityUtility fly tied with coot hacklehttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/coot_on_coot.jpgcoot_on_cootCoot hackle and wing ... early season staple for greased lineshttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/2012_caroline.jpg2012_Modified_CarolinePheasant rump, alpaca wool and tinsel.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/intruder.jpgintruderWinter swinging flies...https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/super_shrimp.jpgsuper_shrimpFinally winter takes hold, calling for big, colorful concoctions 2013-08-19T04:34:23+00:00weekly0.6https://floodwaters.co/2013/08/06/before-fish/2013-08-08T02:54:12+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2013/07/10/the-screen-door/2013-07-11T05:03:39+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2013/06/20/euphoria/2013-06-21T05:00:54+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2013/06/09/exploratory-ruminations-on-religion-love-and-time/2013-06-11T04:25:40+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2013/06/06/coast-range-valley/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bentley_ridge_round_valley.jpgBentley_Ridge_Round_Valley2013-06-07T22:17:37+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2013/05/29/swains-flat-draft-2/2013-05-31T01:33:43+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2012/11/19/easing-into-now/2013-05-30T00:42:53+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2013/02/07/evening-endings/2013-05-30T00:42:24+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2013/05/29/sketching-swains-flat/2013-05-30T00:31:38+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2013/05/22/when-the-river-went-away-part-iv-afterwards/2013-05-29T22:14:22+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2013/05/26/calls-from-the-bush/2013-05-29T22:14:07+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2012/09/25/the-26-year-fish-and-counting/2013-05-21T06:23:11+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2013/05/16/five-days/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/me_permit.jpgme_permit2013-05-17T05:23:53+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2013/04/18/exuberance/2013-04-19T02:56:59+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2013/03/03/a-touch-of-winter/2013-03-17T04:33:04+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2013/02/10/dear-elinor/2013-02-11T02:45:58+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2013/01/13/winter-day-on-the-queets/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/steelie2.jpgsteelie2https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/queets1.jpgqueets1https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/queets.jpgQueets2013-01-15T02:27:58+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2012/10/31/when-the-river-went-away-part-iii-a-gothic-halloween/2012-11-05T03:43:39+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2012/10/11/when-the-river-went-away-part-ii-the-wind/2012-10-12T06:10:50+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2012/10/08/rough-thoughts-on-the-stratigraphy-of-small-streams/2012-10-09T03:00:23+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2012/09/14/steelhead-evening/2012-09-15T03:29:51+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2012/09/05/skating/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/whole-enchilada.jpgwhole-enchiladahttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/skater.jpgskater2012-09-15T03:20:39+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2012/08/23/when-the-river-went-away-a-prelude/2012-08-24T05:57:54+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2012/07/20/analyzing-summer-a-desperate-attempt/2012-08-21T07:18:32+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2012/08/18/the-steelhead-shakes-five-months-later/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mill_ck_n-s1.jpgN-S RunUppermost N-S. Stood here a hundred times at least and it's always a treat. https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mill_ck_reward1.jpgN-S RewardFirst steelhead of the season - all before I could even catch my breath and settle into the river's rhythm.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/caroline11.jpgMouche du SoirI love the low swept wing and short body of a more classic low-water style spey fly. This is tied with pheasant rump for the wing and hackle and my always trusty alpaca wool for body. Sleek - just like the fish it was built to catch.2012-08-19T17:40:50+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2012/08/12/quick-river-note-reconciling-summer-and-fall/2012-08-13T03:37:13+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2012/08/05/rio-del-higo/2012-08-06T01:25:52+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2012/05/20/permit-part-2-wilt-or-persist/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/flats2.jpgWilt or PersistThe wind drops off to nothing and we are instant voyeurs into a world only hinted at under wind and wave. 2012-05-21T03:56:35+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2012/05/18/tarpon-jump-1/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tarpon1.jpgtarpon1Had to take one out of the water for a photohttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tarpon_baitfish.jpgBaitfishTiny baitfish the tarpon were feeding on - and, yes, they were ultra-selective!https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tarpon_revive.jpgRevivingReviving a tarpon for releasehttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tarpon2.jpgTarponPushing 100 - pounds, enough for a quick photo, revive and releasehttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tarpon3.jpgtarpon1Smaller tarponhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tarpon_hole.jpgtarpon_hole2012-05-19T03:52:57+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2012/05/18/permit-part-1/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/permit_under1.jpgpermit_under12012-05-19T02:49:43+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2012/02/21/dial-tones/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/vd_steelie_02212012.jpgVD_Steelie_02212012https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/van_duzen_lwr.jpgVan_Duzen_lwr2012-03-18T03:46:08+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2012/01/29/a-private-steelhead-room/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/panther_gap_sunrise1.jpgsunrise2012-01-30T03:35:39+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2012/01/02/a-new-year-new-rod-new-fish/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/inew117678.jpgInew11768New Meiser 11768 touching water for the first time.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/steelie4.jpgsteelie4Photos rarely do justice to fish size. Regardless, I was shaking in my skin.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/steelie3.jpgsteelie3Shiny new fish, new rod and a new year!https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/steelie2.jpgsteelie2Few greater thrills than wild winter steelhead on a swung fly.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/steelie1.jpgsteelie1Early morning in the rain. First fish of the day. https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/redwood_ck.jpgCoastal_streamMorning wind and showers giving way to winter sunshine.2012-01-03T05:10:14+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/12/23/post-solstice-note/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/frosty_day.jpgfrosty_dayNight after night the frost accumulates here ... never seeing the sun2011-12-29T08:09:46+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/12/25/250-meters-of-hope/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/frozen_margin.jpgFrozen_marginThe frozen edge of the river.2011-12-31T08:08:01+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/11/12/another-best/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/lsac.jpglsachttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/rb_side.jpgRB_side2011-12-25T03:46:29+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/12/18/countdown-to-winter-solstice/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/klam_12-18.jpg'Tis the season'Tis the season - a different kind of light, color, and flash. Tinsel anyone?https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/imgp0026-imgp0027.jpgULTHCast-swing-step-repeat. The days are so short now, that I could only fish one run thoroughly before morning quickly become evening and it was time to leave.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/imgp0021.jpgChristmas decorationsDuped by the ever-effective purple bunny leech. Show this fish in September or December and I bet many could name the river. 2011-12-19T06:10:00+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/10/29/uppermost-van-fleet-pilgramage-of-sorts/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/eyese.jpgEyeseWorking through Eyese in late afternoon ... fish were on the bite...2011-12-16T04:36:59+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/11/17/18-days-of-river/2011-12-16T04:27:48+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/12/13/anadromy-and-plate-margins/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/waples-figure.jpgWaples figurehttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/pacificringoffire-x600.jpgpacificringoffire-x6002011-12-14T03:54:41+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/11/06/early-november-trout-fishing/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/grassy_bank1.jpggrassy_bankAfternoon light as the temperature begins to plummet ... out of practice for cooler weather!https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/baetis.jpgbaetisBaetis and PMDs shared the water today for a few precious afternoon hours.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/cast.jpgcastSpent the better part of the afternoon right here doing the same thing over and over again and loving every bit of it. The big fish was below the fence post seen on the bank, back in the pocket - fun challenge!https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/geese.jpggeeseA very busy river today!!!!https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/rainbow.jpgrainbowCaught in the act of sipping in passing baetis - or was it PMDs????https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/riser.jpgriserI spent the afternoon working a decent fish back in the corner here - right on the seam where a good cast had to hold the fly for as long as possible back in there ... managed to raise the fish after a long while and finally duped the fish shown here.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/fall_river.jpgfall_river2011-11-09T01:46:43+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/10/27/estuary-at-sunset/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ajestuary.jpgAJ@estuary2011-10-28T03:29:09+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/05/09/first-summer-river/2011-10-27T05:16:08+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/10/04/25-years-of-mill-creek/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mill-cr-n-s-lwr.jpgmill-cr-N-S-lwrLowermost North-South where it turns the corner and heads over to East-West. Many a day... many a fish... https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mill-cr-n-s_upper.jpgMill-Cr-N-S_upperUpper North-South, though some might call it middle North-South. 2011-10-27T05:11:02+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/10/08/steelhead-flies-by-the-season/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/late_autumn_wallet.jpglate_autumn_walletFlies for Autumn - small flies in rear for shallow water, clear water and cold, clear mornings for stubborn fish. Bigger flies in front for lively fish in bigger water ready to inhale https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/late_autumn_wallet21.jpglate_autumn_wallet2Steelhead flies for overcast days in mid-October to early November2011-10-09T04:39:15+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/09/29/reflections-on-the-common-carp-cyprinus-carpio/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/columbia_carp.jpgcolumbia_carphttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/carp_imposter.jpgcarp_imposterhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/carp-in-habitat.jpgcarp-in-habitatCarp in more turbid water and its head in the weeds happily muching away. Not really a fishable fish, but fun to watch.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/carp_flats.jpgcarp_flatsEndless shallow sand flats perfect for wading and sight fishing. This is the stuff that will haunt my dreams over long, rainy winters...https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/tailing_carp.jpgtailing_carpTailing carp in calf-deep water on a still morning. This is what it's all about.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/carp1.jpgcarp1https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/carp_release.jpgcarp_releasehttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/carp_face.jpgcarp_facehttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/grasslands.jpggrasslandsTravel to the carp waters traverses the wide open grasslands.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/carp.jpgcarp2011-09-30T04:38:34+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/09/24/the-pizza-diary/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sopressata.jpgsopressataSopressata.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/preparations1.jpgpreparations1Preparing a couple of summer utility pizzas. Roasted tomato-garlic sauce, red onion, garlic and bell pepper marinated in olive oil and pepper, kale marinated in lemon juice and sea salt, fresh zuchini, basil, moaazarella, provolone and topped with fresh oregano and parmesan after coming out of the oven. You will not find a better pizza in town.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/crusts.jpgcrustsSummer utility pizzashttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/thin_crumb.jpgthin_crumbCrumb structure on a thinner crust summer utility pizza.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/roasted-tomatoes.jpgroasted tomatoesRoasted tomatoes (and a head of garlic) for saucehttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/preparations.jpgpreparationsSimple pizzas - no sauce, just a little cheese, garlix, mozz, parm, bell pep and onion.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sauced.jpgsaucedhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/roasted_tomato_sauce1.jpgroasted_tomato_sauceRoasted tomato-garlic sauce - the essence of summerhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/crumb.jpgcrumbGood crumb on a thicker crust pizza.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/roasted_tomato_sauce.jpgroasted_tomato_sauceRoasted tomato-garlic sauce ready to land on its new home, and eventually find its way into my belly.2011-09-25T00:52:26+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/09/18/a-tough-go-for-an-afternoon/2011-09-19T04:46:19+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/09/11/the-ebb-and-flow-by-the-moon/2011-09-12T04:16:47+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/09/05/there-it-is-by-the-clock/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bats.jpgbatsBats catch the camera flash at darkhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/spider_classico.jpgspider_classicoDrag through the film and see the water boil ... about as simple a tie as any, and probably the most effective...https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/k.jpgK2011-09-06T04:16:01+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/08/19/ready-set-go/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/utility_fly1.jpgUtility Flyhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/utility_fly.jpgutility_flyDurable, dependable, and deceptive ... if they made a generic brand spey fly, there'd be a white blox with simple black letters saying "Steelhead Flies" Use with Cautionhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/long_utility_fly1.jpglong_utility_flyReady to swing the long hackles over a known adult lie on the third pass through at darkhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/long_utility_fly.jpglong_utility_fly2011-08-20T03:39:08+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/07/17/giant-spring-creeks-in-afternoon-part-i/2011-07-18T04:28:19+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/03/13/hard-drinkin-whiskey-bar/2011-05-01T01:22:10+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/04/30/celebrating-spring-with-food/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/shroom_tart1.jpgshroom_tartMushroom-leek tart, arugula-kabocha salad and the clutter of a kitchen at work. https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/shroom_tart.jpgshroom_tarthttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/black_trumpet2.jpgblack_trumpet2A whole band blares out the tunes of spring time, good food and the coming of summer.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/black_trumpet1.jpgblack_trumpet1Black trumpet blowing it's song through the woodshttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/faulkner_prairie.jpgSpring hillsVelvetine landscapes of spring time2011-05-01T01:19:46+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/04/02/tiny-experimental-poem/2011-04-02T19:47:26+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/03/07/winter-into-spring-a-corrolary-tale/2011-03-15T02:16:27+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/03/07/just-great-days-on-the-river/2011-03-08T06:11:33+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/03/06/in-between/2011-03-06T20:59:36+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/02/28/mothers-poise/2011-03-01T05:44:09+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/10/25/painting-halloweens-coming/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/tailoutcopy.jpgBigwater TailoutFishing the wide water2011-02-09T05:34:05+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/10/29/not-listening/2011-02-09T05:33:19+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/11/09/south-fork/2011-02-09T05:32:30+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/11/15/still-fall-day/2011-02-09T05:31:50+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2010/02/04/winter-solitude/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/orleansrainbow12.jpgRiver Rainbow2011-02-09T05:31:02+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/12/01/caught-in-now/2011-02-09T05:30:13+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/11/06/the-essence-of-fall-2009-%e2%80%93-celebrating-fall-chinook-salmon/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/purple.jpgpurpleTying steelhead flies lets us escape into a fantastical world of intuition, hopes and raw ideas. Who invented calendars and watches and such that strive to pull us away from the real, into a place dictated by reason, logic and plans? 2011-02-09T05:29:31+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/11/25/the-copenhagen-sages-of-weymouth/2011-02-09T05:28:42+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/12/13/seeking-a-perfect-silence/2011-02-09T05:28:05+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/12/19/girl-crying-in-grass/2011-02-09T05:27:14+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2010/01/24/old-paths/2011-02-09T05:26:40+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2010/04/30/the-subtle-approach-of-spring-on-a-wet-and-chilly-coastline/2011-02-09T05:26:03+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2010/06/07/gothic-summer/2011-02-09T05:25:24+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2010/07/01/a-little-fava-dab-will-do/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/fava_lava1.jpgfava_lava...and carefully worked into a wonderful spread that also doubles as an evening mosquito repellent if eaten in ample quantities for lunch.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/peeled_fava.jpgpeeled_favaOne-by-one the outer covering of the fava is removed.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/raw_ingredients1.jpgraw ingredientsFresh basil, red sicilian garlic and olive oil. Oh yeah, and favas, too!https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/fava_lava.jpgfava_lavaAll gently ground into a wonderful spread. If eaten in ample quantities in the morning, it doubles as an effective mosquito repellent come evening.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/peeled_favas.jpgpeeled favashttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/raw_ingredients.jpgraw ingredientshttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/cozy_favas.jpgcozy_favasFava bean season is rapidly waning ... natures perfect bean cozy in their fleecy shell2011-02-09T05:24:48+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2010/08/07/brothers-of-the-wind/2011-02-09T05:23:58+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2010/08/22/time-again/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/wind-whipped-hellhole.jpgwind-whipped hellholeArguably some of the best steelhead fly fishing on the planet this time of year ... all whipped to a frustrating froth by a wind that refused to easu up at sunset.2011-02-09T05:23:26+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2010/09/19/septembers-pause/2011-02-09T05:22:38+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2010/10/14/experimental-a/2011-02-09T05:22:00+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2010/10/24/experimental-b-fieldbrook/2011-02-09T05:21:18+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2010/10/29/the-way-summer-turns-to-fall/2011-03-09T04:08:57+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2011/01/16/celebrating-emerald-water/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/steel31.jpgsteel3Mirror to another dimensionhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/steel3.jpgsteel3Mirrors to another dimensionhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/steel1.jpgThe ghosts of winterWild winter steelhead on a swinging fly. https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/emerald.jpgThe academics of greenWe can debate perfection, but that's just it - even perfect water can get better. https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/honeydew.jpgHomeEven from far away, the calling of sweet water can usually be felt. With this view, there was no question.2011-02-09T05:19:51+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2010/11/09/the-way-fall-remembers-summer-rev-1/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/trin_hoopa1.jpgTrin_Hoopahttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/trin_hoopa.jpgTrin_Hoopa2011-02-09T05:19:00+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2010/10/26/an-australian-summer/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/long-flats-mini_500x375.jpglong flats mini_500x3752010-10-30T03:20:04+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2010/08/30/quick-river-note-from-sunday-august-29/2010-09-01T03:07:57+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2010/06/29/the-hex-is-on/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/upper_fall_shasta.jpgupper_fall_shastahttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hex_dun.jpgHex_Dunhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/flying-hex.jpgFlying Hexhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hex_fly.jpgHex_flyhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hex_spinner.jpghex_spinnerHex spinner for future fly tying reference.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/more_spinners.jpgMore_spinnersSpinners adhere to pieces of floating vegetation. In isolated areas, fish seem to feed on them into the morning.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hex_shucks.jpgHex_shucksThe morning aftermath... cruising along the water littered with thousands upon thousands of floating shucks.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/shasta_sunset3.jpgshasta_sunset3Still too early. Note that there are no bugs on the water yet. It starts over the course of about five minutes - literally like a switch getting turned on. Too fast and furious to put down the rod and pick up a camera.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/fall_hex_party.jpgfall_hex_partyDo not expect to have the river to yourself. Just anchow up and wait. It will happen.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hex_on_water.jpgHex_on_waterEarly on, a bug here and there will be quickly snatched up by patrolling birds.2010-07-01T00:30:22+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2010/01/06/wild-river-at-night/2010-01-07T05:43:37+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2010/01/06/transitions/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/201001070430.gifEarly January scenario2010-01-07T05:08:02+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/05/20/the-soft-beat-of-a-desert-at-night/2010-05-27T10:55:42+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/10/21/emerald-velvet/2009-12-14T04:40:22+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/11/22/ramaria/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/ramaria.jpgramaria2009-11-23T06:23:59+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/11/21/last-call/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/lastmarket.jpglastmarketLast Farmer's Market this morning - wet streets shining in the fresh morning sun - gathering it all up for the long haul of winter ahead....2023-11-11T07:35:03+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/11/14/1116/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/east-west.jpgeast-westLooking down through East-West as the fog parts to a sunny fall day.2009-11-15T01:30:41+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/11/11/quick-note-from-the-valley/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/flydujour.jpgflydujourPurple angora and pink yak hair was working today.2009-11-12T02:39:17+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/11/02/just-one-chance/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sltck.jpgsltckComing at the end of the day, this fish tore into the backing, went down the run, over the riffle and, count luck on my side, was released. https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/trinmorn.jpgtrinmornMorning fog giving way to sunshine on a tributary river. I stopped here to rig up and discern the mojo - I ended up moving on to bigger water.2009-11-07T07:27:24+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/10/30/making-treats/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/shrimp.jpgshrimphttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/simple.jpgsimplePink Tibetan Yak hair wing - a halloween costume for sure - simple, giant flieshttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/estuary2.jpgestuary2Same hasty theme with rump wings on top this time. No points here for head finishing or such, but mission accomplished regardless.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/estuary1.jpgestuary1A hasty tie on a 3/0 hook - going for simple but full movement to swing in the tidal riffle that reveals itslef late in the outgoing tide.2009-10-31T04:25:28+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/10/11/sparkling-october/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/imgp0007.jpgsteelie...and even a fish or two can't resist the movement of subtly colored pulsing feathers.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/imgp0003.jpgriffleA giant riffle slows down and deepens against a backdrop of early fall foliage.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/imgp0008.jpgSlow waterChest deep slow water, long casts and a few surprise fish.2009-10-12T03:29:02+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/08/16/almost/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/imgp0025.jpgalmost Spey thirtyBiding time tying a few utility fles.2009-08-17T04:19:15+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/06/11/summers-bounty/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/cape-halibut2.jpgcape halibut2https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/cape-halibut1.jpgcape halibuthttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/cape-halibut.jpghalibut2009-06-25T16:20:53+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/05/02/one-last-time/2009-05-03T02:45:53+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/04/20/the-forgotten-american-dream-patience/2009-04-23T08:48:51+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/04/12/visiting-my-therapist-and-losing-the-last-bit-of-composure/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/speel-0011.jpgspeel-0011Sandstone bluffs of the Wildcat Group provided the sounding board (read: echo) for the cursing and swearing that could be head along the river this afternoon. Note the small hole near the center of the bluff - a drain hole for the railroad tunnel that passes through.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/speel-001.jpgspeel-001Sandstone of the Wildcat Group provides a soundboard (i.e., echo) for the cursing and swearing that could be heard along the river. The small hole in the center of the photo is actually a drain hole for the railroad tunnel that passes through the outcrop.2009-04-14T06:21:59+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/04/05/spring-wildflowers/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/table-mtn-wildflowers-136.jpgtable-mtn-wildflowers-136https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/table-mtn-wildflowers-113.jpgtable-mtn-wildflowers-113https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/table-mtn-wildflowers-097.jpgtable-mtn-wildflowers-097https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/table-mtn-wildflowers-076.jpgtable-mtn-wildflowers-076https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/table-mtn-wildflowers-071.jpgtable-mtn-wildflowers-071https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/table-mtn-wildflowers-069.jpgtable-mtn-wildflowers-069https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/table-mtn-wildflowers-066.jpgtable-mtn-wildflowers-066https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/table-mtn-wildflowers-058.jpgtable-mtn-wildflowers-058https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/table-mtn-wildflowers-055.jpgtable-mtn-wildflowers-055https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/table-mtn-wildflowers-053.jpgtable-mtn-wildflowers-0532009-04-07T03:28:32+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/04/02/springtime-on-the-river/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/imgp0009.jpgimgp0009This was about as close to the water as I got here. Didn't feel the urge to wet a line - too many other things to be consumed in.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/imgp0001.jpgimgp0001The first day of April and the beginning of a quarter mile long riffle through verdant oak woodlands. Who cares if the fishing is so-so this afternoon!https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/imgp0010.jpgimgp0010It appears that much of the riparian forest here is undergoing a radical change in vegetation communities. The lack of regular, high flows is probably precluding the estblishment of seedlings. The result - the remaining trees are growing older with little replacement.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/imgp0007.jpgimgp0007This used to be a more active floodplain. Now it has given way to a lush, grassy, semi-wooded setting.2009-04-03T02:37:58+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/03/30/thirty-minutes-of-timeless-water/2009-03-31T14:03:54+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/03/26/spring-bike-rides/2009-03-27T22:23:04+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/microvignettes/the-grain-of-the-universe/2009-03-17T02:54:59+00:00weekly0.6https://floodwaters.co/microvignettes/coming-home/2009-03-17T02:52:37+00:00weekly0.6https://floodwaters.co/2009/03/13/a-season-gone-by/2009-03-14T05:47:54+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/09/02/day-1-on-the-job/2025-04-19T05:42:04+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/02/23/skins/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/pheasant-skins-0051.jpgpheasant-skins-0051Choice rump feathers at the base of the tail.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/pheasant-skins-005.jpgpheasant-skins-005Choice rump feathers at the base of the tail.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/pheasant-skins-001.jpgpheasant-skins-0012009-03-25T00:31:09+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/02/16/living-the-dream/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/sfk-confluence.jpgsfkQuiet winter river hiding its secretshttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/006.jpgStream in Winter2009-02-16T09:00:52+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/02/15/quick-update/2009-02-15T07:28:21+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/02/13/elbow-weather/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/200902130630.gif2009_02_13_0630Need I say more?2009-02-13T07:29:59+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/02/05/what-is-it/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/0041.jpgLifeImitating no particular creature, pieces of fur and feather wrapped around a hook explode to life when in moving water. 2009-02-11T04:38:00+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/02/09/thoughts-on-tying-steelhead-flies-with-coot/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/coot-005.jpgcoot-005Tied with flank feather.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/coot-002.jpgcoot-wingTied with feathers from near front of wing.2009-02-28T06:46:18+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/01/30/basic-tying-bright-with-hope/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/013.jpg013https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/003.jpg003https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/0011.jpg0011Basic pheasant rump theme with a little purple angora and paired red hackle tips thrown into the mix.2009-02-19T19:24:37+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/01/31/finding-the-soul-of-a-mid-winter-river-or-caught-naked-in-the-sunshine/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/005.jpg005Amid bright sun and green waterhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/002.jpg002Searching for ghosts2009-02-02T04:33:37+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/01/18/lost-coast-geology-walk/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/lost-coast-january-09-033.jpglost-coast-january-09-033Artist's cabins on the beach.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/lost-coast-january-09-032.jpglost-coast-january-09-032Heading home - view north to Punta Gorda lighthouse.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/lost-coast-january-09-031.jpglost-coast-january-09-031On the trail home.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/lost-coast-january-09-030.jpglost-coast-january-09-030View back to the south - nice to be walking on sloid ground rather than the boulder-strewn beach below.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/lost-coast-january-09-028.jpglost-coast-january-09-028https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/lost-coast-january-09-027.jpglost-coast-january-09-027Trail view.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/lost-coast-january-09-026.jpglost-coast-january-09-026Just in time to avoid wet legs.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/lost-coast-january-09-025.jpglost-coast-january-09-025Mike timing the waves to get around a tight spot on the beach.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/lost-coast-january-09-024.jpglost-coast-january-09-024Campers at the mouth of Cooskie Creek.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/lost-coast-january-09-023.jpglost-coast-january-09-023Much of the walk is tough going along the beach.2009-01-22T05:19:56+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/01/21/a-goal-not-beyond/2009-01-22T05:18:21+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/01/16/preparing-for-the-new-spey-rhythm-on-the-eel/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/009.jpg009https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/006.jpg0062009-01-17T05:05:19+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/01/13/searching-for-the-rhythm-of-the-eel/2009-01-14T04:42:53+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/01/08/experimenting-with-holes/2009-01-09T06:48:57+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2009/01/01/cyber-chef-ing-a-traditional-gnocchi/2009-01-04T13:58:13+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/microvignettes/the-things-we-see/2008-12-30T02:26:07+00:00weekly0.6https://floodwaters.co/microvignettes/windstorm/2008-12-30T02:25:02+00:00weekly0.6https://floodwaters.co/tropics-and-trout/2008-12-30T02:18:54+00:00weekly0.6https://floodwaters.co/tropics-and-trout/the-yucatan/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/release.jpgreleaseA tarpon is releasedhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/baby-tarpon-in-hand.jpgbaby-tarpon-in-handAnonymous angler https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/airborne.jpgairborneAlong the mangroves the tarpon are on the prowl for stray flies cast by errant anglershttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/osama.jpgosamaOsama bin Tarpon is rumoured to be in hiding herehttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/gulf-coast-i.jpggulf-coast-iAlong the west coast, near Isla Arena, the waters of the Gulf of Mexico gently fade into the mangrove labyrinthhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/storm.jpgstormCarlos poles frantically to outrun the approaching stormhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/scales.jpgscalesAerial view of the Yucatan - from this vantage point, the light reflecting off the flat waters of the gulf almost looks like the side of a great fish - almosthttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/0049.jpg0049The moment: a fish is struck and explodes in a showery aerial display (may have to click on this again once it opens in another window to get it full size to see the fish)2008-12-30T02:18:27+00:00weekly0.6https://floodwaters.co/tropics-and-trout/snake-river/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/hfork-from-camp.jpghfork-from-campFinally, it gets too dark and the October chill sets in hard - time to head back to camphttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/hfork-riser.jpghfork-riserIf you wait just right, you might be rewarded with a fish gently rising to sip in the passing bugshttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/hfork-baetis.jpghfork-baetisThe Baetis are no bigger than my pinky nailhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/baetis-carpet.jpgbaetis-carpetBaetis speckle the water's surfacehttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/hfork-baetis-at-sunset.jpghfork-baetis-at-sunsetBaetis emerge onto the slick surface waters to dry their wings before flying off to matehttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/grand-tetons-at-sunset.jpggrand-tetons-at-sunsetThe Tetons catch the last of the setting sunhttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/tstorm-approaching-h-fork.jpgtstorm-approaching-h-forkAn evening thunderstorm looms off to the south2008-12-30T02:17:57+00:00weekly0.6https://floodwaters.co/tropics-and-trout/kiritibati/2008-12-30T02:17:12+00:00weekly0.6https://floodwaters.co/2008/11/16/brief-river-note/2008-11-17T05:20:33+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/11/16/night-terrors/2008-11-16T07:11:47+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/11/14/descent-to-a-wild-coast/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/neartop2.jpgneartop2Near the top - the mouth of Kinsey Creek is down there - somewhere. You can really see the earth's curvature from up here. Time to head home.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/neartop1.jpgneartop1near the tophttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/climb5.jpgclimb5Suddenly a turn is rounded on the trail and the ocean seems a long ways straight down.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/climb4.jpgclimb4WAAAYYYY down there!https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/waterfall.jpgwaterfallA waterfall in the upper reaches of Kinsay Creek - someday I'll get there - but not today.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/climb3.jpgclimb3Huffin and a puffin and looking south - the Big Flat surf break is barely visible in the upper left.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/climb2.jpgclimb2A little bit higher - I swear the trail got steeper since the morning!https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/climb1.jpgclimb1The TRUDGE upwards and back home begins.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/randall5.jpgrandall5Below is bedrock that was formerly under the ocean and worked into a flat surface by the waves and rolling cobbles (seen on top of the bedrock). Then somewhere around 3,000 years ago a giant earthquake thrust it up out of the ocean. Subsequently material from the adjacent hillslopes now covers it all as noted by the smaller, angular material at the top.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/randall1.jpgrandall1At the site. How fast is this place washing into the ocean? What forces are at work here? Life in a geomorphologists playground...2008-11-15T00:46:18+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/11/05/among-the-stones/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/t-dad-005.jpgt-dad-005Sloppily tied with poor form, yet these things are irresistable when worked slowly just over the bottom.2008-11-07T03:04:07+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/10/04/roasted-tomatoes/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/soft0071.jpgsoft0071Mixing very soft coot with slightly stiffer pheasant rump to see how it responds as a "do all" fly for varying current and swing speeds.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/roasted-tomatoes-007.jpgroasted-tomatoes-007The chard and beet gratin was angelically smooth with a hint of nutmeg. I worked in some parmesan but it's not very assertive in the mix.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/roasted-tomatoes-006.jpgroasted-tomatoes-006These fall easily out of their skin into a waiting bowl of basil and roasted garlic. The mixture is gently kneaded and placed into serving sized bags for mid-winter nourishment.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/roasted-tomatoes-005.jpgroasted-tomatoes-005https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/roasted-tomatoes-004.jpgroasted-tomatoes-004After a bit, the tomatoes and garlic are roasted, the chard blanched and the work begins.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/roasted-tomatoes-003.jpgroasted-tomatoes-003https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/roasted-tomatoes-002.jpgroasted-tomatoes-002https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/roasted-tomatoes-001.jpgroasted-tomatoes-0012008-11-06T07:10:35+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/10/12/suicide-dogs/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/back-to-basics-004.jpgback-to-basics-004Moving back towards the basics. Forgoing the married wings and collar. Coot, pheasant rump, alpaca and a tail of woodduck with flat tinsel and counterwrapped oval tinsel to hold all in place.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/hoopa-morn-008.jpghoopa-morn-008Sunrise = good + bad. Good: end to numb fingers. Bad: bite winding down.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/hatchery-fish.jpghatchery-fishOnce again, doing my part to mitigate the effects of excessive hatchery production.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/hoopa-morn-004.jpghoopa-morn-004A steamy morning despite the numb fingers.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/hoopa-morn-013.jpghoopa-morn-013The early birds were out this morning.2008-11-06T07:06:47+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/10/26/girl-sitting-on-rock/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/summer-2008-032.jpgsummer-2008-032https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/summer.jpgsummer2008-10-29T02:57:50+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/08/23/meanwhile-back-in-the-kitchen/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/preparing-the-chard-011.jpgpreparing-the-chard-011https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/preparing-the-chard-006.jpgpreparing-the-chard-006https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/preparing-the-chard-002.jpgpreparing-the-chard-002https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/preparing-the-chard-003.jpgpreparing-the-chard-0032008-10-28T00:11:00+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/08/23/pursuing-the-perfect-gratin/2008-10-28T00:10:37+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/08/24/chard-gratin-for-lunch-hold-the-halibut/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/misc-flies-003.jpgmisc-flies-003A slice of chard gratin before an afternoon nap is a surefire way to take the seasickness edge off.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/misc-flies-002.jpgmisc-flies-0022008-10-28T00:10:13+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/09/01/lunch-special-broccoli-polonaise/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/broccoli-polonaise-003.jpgbroccoli-polonaise-003Served with garlic bread... the broccoli is probably too dry - but that's the stuff for future experiments!https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/broccoli-polonaise-001.jpgbroccoli-polonaise-001Lunch is served - the poblano peppers on the left needed to be roasted today or else - perhaps for a future poblano-wrapped halibut dinner.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/brpccoli-gatinee-001.jpgbrpccoli-gatinee-001Out of the over to cool - might be a little dry.2008-10-28T00:09:39+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/10/19/kale/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/kale-003.jpgkale-003Kale, apples, black-eyed peas and onion2008-10-28T00:08:27+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/09/25/addiction/2008-10-28T00:05:03+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/10/26/in-the-lair-of-a-sea-monster/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/sea-monster-010.jpgsea-monster-010The house-sized boulder stands as a sentinel at the top of the run, watching over a place of continuing mystery and intrigue.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/sea-monster-008.jpgsea-monster-008Laying out the long cast for the long slow swing only to come up empty handed, shivering and mumbling...2008-10-27T01:54:16+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/10/17/windstorm/2008-10-22T03:52:46+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/10/21/the-wonderful-life-of-cobblestones/2008-10-22T03:39:53+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/10/18/old-new-water-revisited/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/wild-sh-005.jpgwild-sh-005Not smoky like last month's visit.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/wild-sh-003.jpgwild-sh-003Long intervals between grabs were well worth it.2008-10-19T12:35:20+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/10/17/finding-grace/2008-10-18T05:45:14+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/10/17/prototype-christmas-gift/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/prototypeii.jpgprototypeiihttps://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/prototypei.jpgprototypei2008-10-18T03:37:47+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/10/12/river-sunrises-and-bagels-i-forget/2008-10-13T23:57:17+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/10/08/steelhead-birthplace-a-geologic-poem-working-draft/2008-10-09T06:09:46+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/09/28/ripples-in-the-void/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/weitchpec-evening-004.jpgweitchpec-evening-004The last bit of light fades away from a day marred with tragedy, misfortune and unadulterated mishaps.2008-09-29T05:24:22+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/09/25/its-on/2008-09-26T05:05:35+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/09/19/shuddering-cursing-shaking-my-head-a-perfect-afternoon/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/new-reel-006.jpgnew-reel-006My new Spey Company reel provides a solid, workman-like click to outbound fish. The clicking reel on two lost adult steelhead provided a bit of soothing solace to a day marred with frustration.2008-09-21T04:55:02+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/09/11/a-watery-decision/2008-09-12T06:19:59+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/09/09/the-sky-in-motion-movies-digital-images-of-the-sky/2008-09-10T00:16:21+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/09/04/estuaries-tides-and-the-hottest-fish-on-the-planet/2008-09-05T04:51:03+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/08/31/saturday-night-wind-party/2008-08-31T16:37:31+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/08/28/memories-of-kiribati/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/flat-aerial-2.jpgflat-aerial-2View out over the lagoon showing the maze of land, sand and water. If you look closely in the foreground you can see a jeep trail that we used to acess these interior portions of the lagoon.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/flats-aerial.jpgflats-aerialFlying over the largest coral atoll in the world and looking towards the lagoon opening on the wouthwestern side.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/andy-and-sam1.jpgandy-and-sam1https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/bonefishsm.jpgbonefishsmYours truly aspiring for the cover GQ magazine.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/peter-castingsm.jpgpeter-castingsmThis sums up the moment - a fish is spotted and a cast is made.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/2d-world-sm.jpg2d-world-smI really liked this photo because it captured the always changing vistas on the vast expanses of white sand flats.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/2006_0507wedding-xmasisland0295.jpg2006_0507wedding-xmasisland0295Andy and me all smiles - somewhere near the equator.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/andy-and-sam.jpgandy-and-sam2008-08-30T18:30:04+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.co/2008/08/23/tying-with-coot-the-spey-experiment/https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/coot-fly.jpgcoot-flyI wrapped the hackle three times over the alpaca wool body to help it stand up.https://floodwaters.co/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/coot-skin.jpgcoot-skinThe goods2008-08-26T04:32:42+00:00monthlyhttps://floodwaters.codaily1.02026-03-07T05:58:12+00:00