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Monthly Archives: December 2009
New Strike Indicator Discovered!
Check this out. I field-tested several of the currently popular strike indicators purchased in fly fishing shops and here is what I found. Test methodology: I secured four fly rods in rod-holders, stripped out some line, and let a 4/0 … Continue reading
Sea Lice – How fresh is fresh?
Sea Lice? Salmon and steelhead fishers commonly look for sea lice on fish they catch and use the presence of these parasitic copepods as an indicator of fish fresh-from-the-ocean. Well, it turns out that sea lice can hang onto our … Continue reading
Drumming in the Longhouse ……
A month ago, I stood among salmon. Tonight, Chinook are digging redds in more than twenty of our coastal rivers. They are not alone. The coho, chum, steelhead, and cutthroats will each find their own river-places, digging nests to shelter … Continue reading
Of Salmon and God …
Original artwork Copyright Jay Nicholas, 2009 Christmas Eve, 2009. Religion means many things to many people. I’ve never been much for organized religion, organized ways of thinking, or regimented behavior. I beliveve in the existence of things that are essentially … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinook salmon, Jay Nicholas, Oregon salmon fishing, Salmon Art, Salmon flies, Steelhead flies
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Eggs, Eggs, Eggs ……
Salmon eggs as Bait? It was probably 1961 and I was deep into learning about fishing here in Oregon. I was learning to tie flies. I was trying to catch a salmon or steelhead, entirely unsuccessfully, I should add. All … Continue reading
Comets…
Comets… This old-as-dirt pattern still catches fish. No bull. I fish these flies big and small. Slim tinsel bodies and thick chenille bodies. Long thick tails and short sparse ones too. These flies have produced for me in water that … Continue reading
It might have been September, 2003….……
Really…. Bill and I were anchored together on the Lower rogue, alone, one drizzly afternoon. Everyone else had packed-it-in by noon without hooking a single fish. About three o’clock, I hooked-up with a nice king of about twenty-five pounds. At … Continue reading
Journal Entry: Elk River November 23-24, 2009
Journal Entry – Elk River November 23 & 24, 2009 Two fascinating days on the Elk. Anticipation, danger, discovery, disappointment, success, and more. To read the full article and see the photos from these days, see the Oregonflyfishingblog at: http://oregonflyfishingblog.com/2009/12/15/jay-nicholas’-salmon-fisher’s-journal-just-another-day-on-the-elk-river/ … Continue reading
Welcome to the Golden Arches of…..
Harbor seals. I was reading an article in Fly Rod & Reel about steelhead fishing in BC’s Queen Charlotte Islands last night. Imagine that. Me. Reading. Oh well. There was a photo of the author, Greg Thomas, proudly showing us … Continue reading
Love my Nor-Vise…
I started tying flies somewhere around 1962 or 63. Somewhere in there. My first vise was, most naturally, from the magical Herter’s Catalog. It got me going but didn’t survive the rigors of a seventh grader trying to figure out … Continue reading
