Return to the promised land 2019

This was it!! I was heading back to Montana and Idaho after missing 2018 for a 13 night music tour. Besides the great shows and adventures ,I took some time for a few casts. The results were beautiful Cuthroats in yellowstone , Browns on the Gallatin,  Brook trout and Rainbows on the lakes. As a bonus to

the Fishing there were Bear, Mountain Goats, Elk , Buffalo and time well spent with friends!!

Steelhead on a dry and a broken zero gravity

A great trip to Washington and Bc proved tough at first but ended just right!! I checked into the beautiful Reds Canyon River lodge and spent a few days fishing with owner Steve Joyce's  friend Jerome.Jerome is a longtime resident of the Yakima Valley and a local legend. He took me to some beautiful water but all I saw was a big fish turn on a dry and a Bull trout throw my sculpin back at me. It was then on to south Puget sound where I hooked the unexpected wild Steelhead and broke my rod landing it.Well I was then on to the beautiful Sun Peaks and on to fish the Schu

swap with my friend Don. I was 2 for 12 mainly because I  was fishing with a broken hook. Then to close the trip at beautiful Corbitt Lake near Merrit.The Coquahalla Highway is spectacular . The border guard in Sumas is a big blues fan and made the crossing easy!! Till next time, Keith

Washington Red and Gold!!!

When your  on tour out  west in April it's always good to check in with Washington's Lahontan Cuthroats and spring creek Rainbows !! The cuthroat were cruising the shorelines in the northern lakes

and the rainbows surprised me in the the bright sunlight!! A first cast with a white streamer was grabbed at "High Noon"

Irish Blues

On a recent tour of Ireland, Music and fishing were on the menu along with Guinness and Irish soda bread!!! I was able to find wild browns on the Featherbow,

rainbows north of Belfast at the Tildarg fishery and Sea run trout on the River Slaney in the south by Enniscorthy!!!Thanks to Danny O Conner at Danny's Angling shop!!!

Seattle Cuthroat,Coho and lots of rain!!!!

February was a great time to head to the west coast for a tour and the Fly Fishing show in Lynnwood!!I met up with my friends the legendary Gary Borger and Gill Mckean ,Steve Joyce from Reds Fly Shop

and met Capt. Nick Clayton from South sound skiffs! Found some cuthroat on topwater and plenty of resident Coho!

Thompson Rainbows,Lahontans and Sea Runs

The 2018 fishing season ended with some great action! A quick 500 mile drive to the Thompson from Seattle and a stop at Trout Waters in Kelowna, BC led to some great winter Rainbow action ! Even though it was in the 20's the fish were on!! A quick stop on the way back for a beautiful Lahontan and a great outing with my friend Larry Phillips in the pouring rain for sea run Cuthroat put the icing on the cake for 2018!! Happy Fish  year!!

Chum Salmon hotel surprise

 Recently I was in hoodsport, Wa and checked into the Sunrise motel The owner Frank said the chum were schooling behind the hotel . Sure enough they were there and on the second cast I hooked one .A lady living in the trailer came out and walked right in the water and netted it for me!!!