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Welcome to our blog of all things we at Emerald Water Anglers touch and care about in the fly fishing world. This has been quite a journey the past 10+ years, scrolling back we have seen some things coming and we continue to make every effort to have the pulse of where this is sport is headed both here in the PWN and globally.

EWA News — Tagged "Olympic Peninsula"

Sprinting Out of 2020...Slowing to Enjoy 2021

Sprinting Out of 2020...Slowing to Enjoy 2021

Wow, I could go on for...forget it, let’s bid 2020 adieu!So long and so on to what I hope is a beloved 2021 and ... more

Upcoming Fly Fishing Events - March 2020

Upcoming Fly Fishing Events - March 2020

Wow, spring is coming at us so fast, not even funny. Soon these snouts will be more prevalent on the Yakima as ... more

Upcoming Fly Fishing Events - February 2020

Bienvenidos, willkomen, benvenuta, ようこそ and welcome...to winter steelhead season! We are writing this as nearly ... more

G.Loomis IMX PRO Short-Spey Rod Review

G.Loomis IMX PRO Short-Spey Rod Review

From the moment you pick up the IMX Pro 7 11’11” you know this rod is different. It redefines lightweight while also... more

Steelhead Fishing is Hard...Simply Put!

What you do at work when you are bored depends on a myriad of criteria: where you head is, what your passion is, wha... more

Sol Duc River to be First Wild Salmonid Management Zone in WA

Now matter how you spin it, this is good news, my hope is that we will learn enough from this to force change on othe... more

Elwha River, Dam Removal, Hatchery and Wild Fish...headed to Court!

This is going to be an interesting year for the Elwha River and what should be one of the most prominent live experim... more

Steelhead OFF Menu, Kudos to Ray's

I am really happy to say that Ray's Boathouse Restaurant here in Seattle reconsidered their plan to put wild steelhea... more

Wild Steelhead on the Menu -- AGAIN!

Brought to light by our beloved friends at Moldy Chum, iconic Seattle waterfront restaurant Ray's Boathouse has chose... more

Wild Steelhead Retention on 8 O.P. Rivers

1. We close most of our rivers for the month of May to protect wild steelhead during their most prolific spawning se... more

No More Training Wheels

I recently took up spey casting, and in doing so I learned a great deal about why fly fishing is important to me. ... more

Frank Smethurst, first winter run steelhead

Well over a decade ago, I moved to Telluride, Colorado in my former career (if you can call it that) as a ski race c... more

Thank you spineless cowards...

Not much to say here other than I can't believe the levels some will stoop to. If you keyed one of our company sub... more