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Most everyone has heard of white water rafting.  Those who like a bit of adventure have a great time splashing through bumps and dips in the wild waters of river rapids. What about rafting for people who prefer a quieter ride?  It does exist, in the form of scenic river floats.  Many people find a day on the river quite enjoyable, whether a wet and wild white water adventure or a serene scenic float.   White Water Rafting on Washington's Wenatchee river  ... Read More

  Midges & Crane Flies ( Aquatic Diptera)        The subject of aquatic Diptera is vast, fascinating and much too comprehensive to treat here, except in a most general manner.  Most Diptera are not associated with trout waters but are slow water species of the warmer climates.  Thus we will limit our discussion to those that seem to important to the diet of the trout:  midges and cr... Read More

Stone Flies (Plecoptera)           Stone flies are primitive insects, fossils show that they have existed for 220 million years; Stone flies generally represent a much smaller percentage of the trout's diet than do May flies and caddis flies.  This type of generality can be quite misleading however, forever if stone flies represented less than 10  percent of the trout's diet on a particular stream, it is quite possible to arrive on the... Read More

It may not be apparent to the casual observer, or even to the novice fly fisherman, but beneath the stark beauty of a tumbling trout stream there lives a complex, thriving community of life.  This community of microscopic organisms, aquatic insects, and fishes, is quite intricate.  Each form of life, from the tiniest to the largest, is interlinked and dependent upon the other for survival.  Scientists call these communities ecosystems, food chains, or food webs.     &nb... Read More

    Soft Yellow Sallie     Thread: 6/0 red     Hook Size: 10 – 18     Dai-Riki 280     Tail: Golden Pheasant Dyed orange or red     Body: yellow dubbing     Wing: Z-lon or Bailey's Float-Vis     Hackle: Partridge Dark or Light www.westernmontanagrapevine.com... Read More

  Hook: Alex Jackson partridge N sizes 3/0 - 2 Thread: Fire Orange 6/0 pre waxed Tail: Hot orange Bucktail, Golden Pheasasnt breast Rib: Oval gold tinsel Body: Hot orange seal fur First Wing: Golden pheasand breast, and tippets cut in V to form eyes. Second Wing: Two golden pheasnat breast feathers Hackle: Hot orange hackle, wound from the tail   www.seattlegrapevine.com... Read More