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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 "Emerald Water Anglers"

More on Invasive Species

WDFW conducting boat checks to stop aquatic invasive species OLYMPIA - People hauling boats to and from Washington w... more

Catch Magazine: Puget Sound Photo Essay

Catch Magazine issue #18 went live today and included along with a number of other visually stunning pieces is a pho... more

Simms to Reintroduce Felt Boots in 3 Models

I could heave a huge rock at Simms right now and still want to but the fact of the matter is they are listening to t... more

Old Dams Out, New Ones Coming In...?

So I am in a very privileged position to have a number of different agencies keeping me informed on what otherwise mi... more

EWA Staff Cook-Off--Awesome Event!

For the first half of my guiding career I worked for services who went to great lengths to put the food they served c... more

Great Fishing in the Sound

All I have to say is thank god for SRC's! It has been a wonderful season out here on the beaches so far and while a... more

Food For Thought

Check out this video filmed by Shark Diver Magazine of Sailfish getting after a school of bait. Gets me pumped for m... more

Not "Really" Fly Fishing

Big, heavy lead eye flies, thirty foot sections of T-14 that are impossible to cast, 10-12 wt fast action rods, cho... more

WTF?

Ok this is really getting out of hand! I think my fly tying space is alive. Seriously... what is wrong with me. ... more

Patagonia looking at Dams for Power

From Midcurrent today came a brief piece with some great links to some issues that may affect some of the better regi... more

Fishing Tackel?

I thought that I might share something that I noticed this while walking to the PCC store near my house. If you're a... more

Tying Flies at FFF

Puget Sound Baitfish Pattern Tying Video Just back from the FFF show in E-burg. Dave and I did a little impromptu tyi... more

For the Love of Fish...

Anyone reading this or any other blog from our industry is in the same boat to some degree, we love to fly fish. Man... more

Impacts of Hatchery Steelhead on Wild Steelhead in the Skagit Watershed

This is a fairly regional topic but a hot one for sure. Wild Steelhead Coalition is hosting an event on May 4th at 6... more

EWA Featured Photographer -- Blake McHenry

I met Blake years ago when he mailed me an application and resume to work for us. I was immediately drawn to a number... more

The Magic of the Sound

I turned a friend of mine on to the Salt today on various beaches around Puget Sound. When the bite is on there are v... more

Eastern WA Steelhead Closures

Upper Columbia River above Priest Rapids Dam and tributaries close to steelhead fishing April 1 Action: Close... more

UP's and down's of our fishing world...

There is a ton going on in the angling community and while some of it is very vivid and in our face here, others may ... more

Skagit River and Seattle City Light

I just received this letter from Seattle City Light and am pleased with the actions they have chosen to take along th... more

This is Fly Hats

Git one now if yous wants one 'cause they ain't gonna las too long!! This is Fly Pro Style Limited Edition twenty ... more

Skate the Fly T.V. Episode #5 -- Chris Santella

Episode #5 now live on the web and all I will say is I don't remember much after the first few minutes of the podca... more

See the Pink Spots

See the short flick here! Ted's Dolly Movie A Emerald Water Anglers photo shoot. more

Spun Ostrich Tube Fly

Click the link to view the new video: Spun Ostrich Tube Fly This is a simple tube fly utilizing the ProTubes flex... more

Redington CPX Spey Rods: Definite Bang for the Buck!

Since August of 2010 I have been casting and fishing with the new(ish) Redington CPX 12'9" 7 wt and 13'3" 8 wt rods.... more

Tube Flies, Pro Style and Custom Fly Lessons!

Pro Tubes Reverse Marabou Tube Fly Click on the link to watch the new video! I recently got a bunch of Flexitubes f... more

Getting wet on the O.P.

I picked my brother in law up at the airport at 9:50 pm. He was on a flight in from LA where he spent the day with hi... more

Homegrown geniuses

This doesn't really have anything to do with Fly fishing, or does it? 56 beers in 60 seconds more

Green, Puyallup, White and Carbon to close EARLY -- no surprise here

With the state of our steelhead in the Puget Sound area, it is of no surprise that the following rivers are closing e... more

An ode to bent rods...

Sitting here going through thousands of unedited photos from all over the world I was struck by the number of times I... more

EWA Featured Photographer -- Alex Collier

Our next guide staff member to share some of their photography passions is Alex Collier, our backcountry creek and al... more

New Year Fishing

In the recent issue of The Fly Fish Journal there is an article written by Jim Hepworth where he says that "guides te... more

Skate the Fly T.V. Episode 4 -- Brian O'Keefe

Yep, we are still at it, hopefully getting a bit better but likely not. This episode we have the pleasure of chattin... more

Deschutes River Road Trip

Here's the thing about road trips: they rock. Here's the thing about fishing trips: they're awesome. That's why ... more

Christmas on the Wenatchee

My Brother-in law and I have formed a very enjoyable Christmas tradition. Fishing. For the last three years, after me... more

Preparing for a Christmas miracle.

In honor of the big fella. Happy holidays to you and yours. more

EWA Featured Photographer -- Chris Ringlee

We have always felt one of the most important elements of fly fish guiding is not only knowledge of your sport and th... more

Training Guides to Blog, What Fun!

These days, being a fly fishing guide is not as much about a long beard with left-over pizza, a giant chew in your ch... more

Skate The Fly -- Goes Big Time!

So it may have been evident for some time to some people that this was going to happen and to the rest it might be a ... more

Too Much Time at Home= Fly Tying Videos!

Dragon Leech Steelhead Fly (click here for video) I have not been fishing enough lately! Due to a number of factor... more

Driving Alongside Rivers...

I have grown up my entire life either on or in a river, swearing I wasn't on/in it, as of late dreaming of them and i... more

Happy Holiday Steelheading!

Here is wishing everyone in the world a happy and safe Thanksgiving weekend and a reminder that the fish don't know... more

Nymph Guy vs Swing Guy

For those who enjoy stirring the soup as I do and can laugh about, this is pretty funny. For those who take their st... more

Oprah and Fly Fishing - from Skate the Fly

There is a commonality amongst us EWA and related folk. Sometimes it is hard to find, other times it is getting hi... 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

Grande Ronde River, OR -- Mucho Bonito, Poquito Pescado

For over a decade, I have always looked forward to at least a week on either the John Day or the Grande Ronde Rivers ... more

Puget Sound in THIS IS FLY!

Most recent issue of This is Fly has a piece on Puget Sound featured in it. Check it out by clicking the picture ab... more

Skate the Fly T.V. -- Episode #3

Skate the Fly T.V. -- Episode #3

In this episode, Dylan Rose and I welcome our good and long time friend Coach Duff or Terry as we love to call him to... more

Bolivia -- HOLY CRAP -- Must Go Back!

Bolivia -- HOLY CRAP -- Must Go Back!

First I will apologize for the giant delinquency in our blog posting to the 7 of you who read this. While 16 of us h... more

Fall Steelheading...Oh Yeah!

Fall Steelheading...Oh Yeah!

As fall arrives in our region, some anglers begin to feel a bit anxious, almost hormonal in a way. It's the change i... more

Online Magazines

This is as good as it gets and is the future of our industry. Not only blogging but virtual magazines that encapsula... more