Tom L

Good jobs fellas! Them eyes are hard to come by on a fly.

Nice looking fly, Jonn. Not sure what u used for the tail, but if u have some EP fibers, try them. They come in a variety colors.

I've been using #10 2xH scud hooks for my steelhead nymphs and #12 & #10 2xH stream hooks for steelhead buggers. Low, clear and pressured water, smaller flies get better result.

This looks like a good steelhead fly.

It's even better on a big screen with the surround sound on. Believe it or not, the whole video was done by Todd only. He was the camera man, the sound man, and the editing man. He used a drone for some of his aerial shots.

This is another fine video by Todd. Steelhead fanatics, this should get your heart pounding.....

We had 12 members convened at the Thai Garden last night for an evening of Thai foods and a few drinks. It was a fun and relaxing evening to spend with friends to share some laughters and fish stories. I'd like to thanks everyone for attending, Ed for setting up the meeting, and the ISA for the opportunity to host the event.

We're getting ready hear at the Thai Garden. The beers are cold and the woks are warm. Come on out and share your fish stories with us. 7pm tonight

1 more day!

3 more days 'til dinner meeting at the Thai Garden, Wed 10/15/14 7pm.

Excellent! 5 more days.......

I've been using my summer waders for steelheading in the winter. The important key is extra rooms in the waders for winter layering. I normally have 3-4 layers underneath the waders: a mid-weight or heavy-weight base-layer (a wicked dry and non-cotton materials), 1 or 2 mid-layers (fleece pants, again non-cotton), an outer-layer (a thin wind breaker type Gore-Tex pants. This is very important, because the extra layer of Gore-Tex will guarantee to keep you dry.) As for the boots, extra rooms and layering are the keys also. I have 2 pairs of wading boots: size 9 for summer and size 10 for winter. As for socks, the first layer consists of a thin base layer socks (absolutely non-cotton) and the second layer is a pair of thick Marina wool socks. To keep the toes from getting numb, I put air activated heat-packs in between the first layer and the second layer. Do not put the heat-packs on your skin. This keeps me mobile and warm. 6-8 hours is a typical steelhead outing.

Nice fly Jonn. Buck-tail body and deer-hair head?

Wow! Really! Small world. We all know Joe well here at the Thai Garden. A very friendly and wonderful gent. He recently celebrated his birthday here. Hope you can make it next Wednesday.

I used to have a Cabela's Pretige line before, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. The line coating is not very lick which make shooting line very difficult. I had to clean and coat the line after every outing, but that lasted only a few casts. It will frustrate you for sure, especially a newbie. This is a good line and it is on sales for $55 and you may qualify for add'l 20% off. http://www.orvis.com/p/hydros-bass/warmwater-line/3h46 Apply for an Orvis Visa card. Use it for all your purchases and shipping will be free. btw, I have no affiliation with Orvis.

Excited! Looking forward to seeing everyone. Ed, just cleared out the mailbox.

Way over my head on that joke, Manny. I'm just a simple fishman. There were only "Double Taper" fly lines available 30+ years ago. Now a day, it's getting harder and hard to find one. This taper excel in mending and roll casting. Dry fly disciples swear by this line. The steelhead/salmon taper is very similar to the double taper in that it has a very long (60') head. The head consists of a short front taper (2-3'), a long level body (45'), and a rear taper (10-12'). When steelheading, I only cast 20-40' mostof the time. So the steelhead taper line that I used actaully acts as a double taper line.

I normally carry multiple rods with me, when I'm out fishing. I also have a 7wt rod rigged with a type 3 sink tip line and carry it along too. This way, if I have to fish a deep and fast current section that my floating line can't reach, I won't have to rerig the rod and save time. I carry multiple rods down to the river where I know that I won't have to wade too far and I hide the extra rods on the stream side where I can keep an eye on them. Sometimes as many as 3 rods. Depending on what type of rod, a 5wt rod with a good backbone would cast a full sinking line or sink tip line with no issues. Also, the skills of the caster come into play.