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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
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
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!
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!
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
