Feel the load

Joey getting back on that pogo stick

Last week we had the Joey Mac group out at the Bogi House, and after getting perfect conditions last year, they got back to normal with questionable water conditions, a blow out day, and great fishing.  I got to paddle Santa around all week, which is always hilarious and a great time.  This year Joey brought some fresh meat as well, and as always they were great guys and excellent anglers.  There was certainly no better way to kick off the season and warm up the Bogi House.

Get Back!

Like guiding, but different.

This winter I was fortunate to be the TB Jr. High boys hoops coach, and we just finished our season last night with a loss and a win against Ennis(two teams).  My first head coaching gig was a blast, and rewarding on many different levels. There are a lot of similarities between guiding and coaching, and it was a great way to spend my winter when I would normally be bored and harassing Rooster at the shop several hours a day.  Back to fishing this Friday, and posts more than once every two weeks.

Team Jergens Stickers!

Got in a batch of limited run Team Jergens stickers from build-a-sign last week, which feature our logo as well as some of my finest clip-art skills.  The sticker is the graphic you see above, set on a black background in a 4x4" square. If you are not familiar with what Team Jergens is, here is a definition that was put together by one of the founding members.  I've got about 20 of them to give away, drop me an email to joe@evoanglers.com I'll get one headed your way!

The cone of anger

Angry Cone!

Running around on one of our many blow out days last winter season I stumbled upon an awesome fly that I had read about on the Idylwilde Blog; The Hoser by Jason Hartwick.  Overall it is a pretty simple and very fishy tube, but I was particularly drawn to one part of the fly that I had never seen before.  The part that caught my eye was an inverted cone tucked behind the marabou.  This technique adds weight to the fly and provides a "bump" for flaring materials.  I began using this technique of some PD's and other bugs, and really dug what an easy and effective technique it was.

After catching a couple fish on flies that had the inverted cone, we gave this tying technique the nickname of "the cone of anger."  Thanks to Jason for a great fly and really cool technique that adapts to all sorts of other flies.

Pink/orange hoser, fun to tie!

Bloodknot Magazine: Blogger Issue

Check out the new 2nd annual blogger issue of BloodKnot Magazine.  Thanks to a prompt from OBN I submitted an article and was very fortunate to be a part of this issue.  My article "Copper and Steel" is one I wrote a while ago, but is definitely a favorite story of mine, and I feel very lucky to be included in this issue with some very good writers, photographers, artists and bloggers.  Also, be sure to check out the article and video by good friend Sharp cheddar in the blogger issue.  Big thanks to BloodKnot for this great opportunity!

If you don't chew Big Red...

Been tweaking my PD's, and ended up with something probably closer to the Flash Taco than a PD (underbody is the only difference as far as I know).  Either way, after last years EWU national championship flies I still have a bunch of red materials and have been tying with it more.  I think red's a cool color that is in-between what I would consider a "dark" or "light" pattern, and definitely a color that I don't fish enough.

Non-traditional fishing dog: Doc

Lisa and Doc

From Lisa: "Andrew and I rescued, Doc, on Oct 31st, 2011. We think he is a lab mixed with Chow and Australian Shepard. He immediately bonded with us and within weeks, he became a natural fishing companion- either in a boat or wading on the river. He has changed our lives completely in all ways positive and exciting."