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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
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
Skagit's closing go on an' get it
Just a touch farther! 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
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
Homegrown geniuses
This doesn't really have anything to do with Fly fishing, or does it? 56 beers in 60 seconds 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
Dodging Snowflakes and Normalcy
Even though my back was turned to the gentleman posing the question as I stood organizing the gear in my car on the f... 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
New Flies, Beautiful Flies, Steelhead Flies.
I like to swing for steelhead for many reasons, but one of my favorite reasons is simply because it allows me to fish... 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
Rainy January
It's been a few weeks now since I have seen a fish. Not too surprising but I did get the urge to wet wade a creek and... 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
Posers and Frauds, Get Real or Get Out!
What a joyous title to a blog post huh!?! I guess it was bound to happen, way too long with way too much happy and f... 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
How to Tell if the Steelhead Angler Fishing Near You is a Witch
Witches have existed in one form or another since the dawn of mankind. There is a delicate, precarious balance bet... 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
Not Necessarily a Fishing Story, but Still a Good One.
Forwarded to me from a client of ours, this is one post my daughter loved sitting on my lap as I posted. She now wan... 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
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
Excerpt from an angling mother.
This morning my mom, Susan, sent me the following email: "The Powder is roaring, irrigation water being let out of P... 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
Urban Fly-Fish Guiding
My wife works for a big financial firm and when we go to holiday events with her co-workers, I dress up and look ev... 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
Western Cascade mountain creek......rainbows?
Let the record show that I began this post by saying the following: I think Cutthroats are awesome. The rich, gol... more
W"h"ine about Steelhead
So there is no lack of whining about steelhead fishing in our community for a multitude of reasons; weather, poor ma... 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
