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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"
Awkward Silence...Broken or Perpetuated?
As the summer season prepares to bid us adieu and in our case it seems quite hastily, I reflect upon all the memorabl... more
Post-it-Note Fly
Every once in a while a truly inspired fly pattern is developed. The Parachute Adams, the Elk Hair Caddis, the San J... more
A Guide Laments - Issue #2
This doesn't look so bad I know, but keep reading... So we know it is a part of our job, a job we have chosen to da... more
2nd Installment: Steelhead Inspired Wine
There seems to be a theme here, many fly anglers have their hands in the wine making business as we will continue t... more
Fly Anglers and their Dogs
A new photo contest from our good friend Greg Thomas at Anglers Tonic hopes to exploit the bond between man and canin... more
Film: Lost World of Mr. Hardy
For many here in the PNW, I think this movie will be of considerable interest. Spey angling steelheaders, and oth... more
The Ten Thousand Sounds of the River
Fishing creeks lately has gotten me reminiscing about the good old days when I first began fly fishing. I would spen... more
1st Annual Bug Launcher - successful!
A couple weeks ago, my dad, Mike McCoy hosted a small, by invitation only, fly casting games/competition down at his... more
A river in Alaska that is not a salmon trip!
Landed in Fairbanks on the 16th of July, drank beer and packed gear into dry bags, rod tubes, action packers, etc. B... more
Skate the Fly T.V. -- Episode #2
Holy cow, this has been in the works for along time and I am mixed with emotions from scared to excited and frighte... more
A Fought for Bone
Here's a nice fish landed yesterday. Now for the story. The day before I was supposed to fish with this guy (Ta... more
Tight Quarters - Volume 1
As a fly fishing guide, and one taking this profession seriously, I love nothing more than clients new to the sport.... more
Light Switches and Saltwater
So it isn't as though this is new but I get the feeling many have been sitting around, waiting to see if the fad of ... more
Tough Stuff
P-Line has been on the market for quite a while and hordes of gear fishermen can attest to the incredible performan... more
Recycled Beadheads
While tying nymphs for an upcoming trip I ran out of beadheads. Why I procrastinate and wait until midnight the... more
The art, skill and passion of Harry Lemire
Harry Lemire, legendary steelhead fly angler of the Pacific NW exudes his passion and reflections of decades angling... 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
Busted in Mexico
So the title doesn't quite explain the whole idea of this post. Yes, I have been busted in Mexico for not being ver... 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
Sometimes you just wanna catch a fish
This past weekend I flew down to San Francisco for my buddy's (www.reddheadflyfishing.com) birthday. We drove up to ... more
Way early but not complaining...
It is a bit early in the year to be focusing on the forks of the Snoqualmie but, when the flows are around 500 on t... more
First "Hatch" of the Year in Puget Sound
Hatches as most people consider them don't really occur in the the local saltwater of Puget Sound but for those of ... more
I Like Big Bugs
There is something about skwala stoneflies that just plain gets me excited! Maybe its because in a few select Western... more
Stroft leaders and monofilament, oh yeah!
As someone who spends a lot of time fishing in extremely varied conditions and locations locally and internationally... more
Upper Yakima...
If you're looking for some fish to take your mind off of the pitiful state of the Puget Sound Steelhead for an afte... more
Sometimes, all you get is a blowfish...
First trip of 2010 to Hawaii and what a doozie. First, weather was all over the place, super high winds one day to ... more
All Puget Sound rivers to close early, as expected
WDFW NEWS RELEASE Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091 http://w... more
Washington Steelhead, IGFA and Joan Wulff
Tell me that the most recent issue of Fly Rod and Reel hasn't printed what I am sitting here reading, oh my GOD! Aft... more
Not just 1 dead wild steelhead!!!
Here in the wonderful state of Washington, we are still allowed to kill one wild steelhead a year. I am not sure the... more
Puget Sound, all season fishery, have we said that before?
The past couple of weeks, we have been focused on hitting the saltwater, more because it is nice to fish over fish ra... more
Happy New Year
To everyone out there, have a fun, wet and memorable New Years Eve this evening. We look forward to a new year with ... more
Airlines xecs obviously don't flyfish
Had to post just one more thing here before I step on the plane. Trip after trip, it becomes quite evident to me th... more
Off to India for Golden Mahseer
Well, the day I thought would take forever to get here has arrived. I am leaving for India tomorrow for nearly 3 week... more
