THE EVENING HATCH 
SINCE 1988

Well, who would have thought this
 

pandemic and the state of affairs would be the case for us in 2020.  We hope all are fairing as best can be expected.  Some great people in our communties are lending a helping hand where needed;  That is America!     'We are our brothers keepers' an age old saying a good friend delights in quoting.  The humanatarian part if this debacle is refreshing.  Sure, there is some of the opposite, but I prefer to focus on what is positive.  The old cliche, 'This too shall pass' comes to mind at this juncture and I think we all look forward to that time.

The governor just ordered the 'stay in place' until May 4 and along with that all river closed to fishing.
 

So with that,  our shop and lodging operations have been closed since the initial mandate and we are hunkering down as required and needed. 

We are hoping all is semi normal mid May for the hatch season on the Upper Columbia and Mothers Day Caddis on the Yakima.  Time will tell.

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THE BUGGLER
AKA Bow River Bugger
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REPORTS PRIOR TO CLOSURE ...HERE

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COMING SOON TO THE SHOP  
Boat Rentals and Sales - More to follow

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We are 85  percent full for the hatch season on the Upper Columbia / Black Bear Lodge (May 25 - July 20) barring any restrictions and or cancellations.  We did just have a prime time date cancel  
June 15 -19   More about the program HERE

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....I did sneak out to swing a fly on a new river. I took my pop up camper and social distanced to a place I had never been which makes my river journeys near the 200 mark.  Rivers, they are the Arteries of the Earth and as with most of you, I have an affinity for them.

The two days were spent on a rugged river in southern Oregon with a high air temp of 57 degrees.  Possibly the most 'wicked' wading I have ever done. Beautiful country. After fishing, I followed the artery to its headwaters high in the Cascade mountains where there was at least 5 feet of snow on the ground and a 'face on' snow blizzard.

Beautiful flat abover a rapid where 70 percent of my action took place over the two days 


Near the headwaters

Nothing quite like being on or near the water. Food for the soul.

Oh I forgot to mention,  I fished a black and blue muddler, a 3 inch per second sinking leader behind a 45 foot head  on the old 7136 Sage Brownie.

I tossed her at about 90 degrees across from me and then brought my tip to the downstream bank....No mends were made.   I was rewarded with 3 fish to hand and quite a few other grabs in the two days.   One particular fish I will never forget.  She was about 8 pounds, nickel bright for being 50 plus miles from the salt and she was in the air more than in the water.

#arteriesoftheearth #nomendenitis #washington #twohanders