Well, woke up this AM to the welcome arrival of moist weather in the Seattle area. Rain is so important to our fisheries that while we understand why many enjoy the Vitamin D supplying sun, rain allows most of our fisheries to remain healthy for the fish we enjoy pursuing. So with a long summer of great weather slowly disappearing in the rear view mirror, we keep moving forward with what to expect ahead.

The Yakima River will continue to be a fishery to be excited about for the next month and half at least. While flows dropped quickly this year, we have always felt it is in Oct. when the reliability of hatches and the trout reacting to them settles in. Flows are way down, wading is totally viable right now, BWO’s/Baetis/Blue Winged Olives are going to be the norm here soon. Still fall stones and October Caddis will be in the game too but as the water temps drop, smaller insects will be the norm.

Puget Sound is putting out some great SRC’s and for those who have been persistent, some nice Coho have been coming to hand as well at Lincoln Park and other shore access points around the middle of the Sound. We really begin to get excited about the Sound as the sun stays lower in the sky and the kelp dissipates. SRC’s will be aggressive towards just about anything, all we suggest is keeping hook size small, even when chasing Coho so as not to fatally injure any smaller fish who find your fly irresistible!

We have been doing a TON of spey casting classes lately so we figured we should put it out there, no time like the present to be gearing up for steelhead season. Learn now so when winter arrives, you are sound in technique to handle the heavier heads, flies and tips that come with winter steelheading. We will be running our 20 year, swing only program yet again on the O.P. which is already seeing heavy bookings so please get a day or two with us on the calendar before we are full.

As far as the leaky waders goes, we are a deposit location for Recycled Waders and are also stocked with fresh, new NON leaky waders to get you through the next season or two. See everyone soon, call, email or stop in with any questions and as always, thank you for reading!

This is the time to start your next Fishing Trip wile the winter is coming! Open season I Patagonia Argentina is November 1st and hugh Rainbow Wild and Strong Trot are ready to eat the first flies on the Limay River. Book your dates now!

Like any good love affair, chasing tarpon in the estuarine forests of Gabon is meant to leave you at least a little broken; racked with boatloads of longing, lashings of self-doubt and maybe even a smidgen of regret. Chewed up and spat out by the Silver King, veteran saltie Mc Coetzer reveals how at least he found succour and good company on a recent trip.

One destination, 3 x species of tigerfish, 1 x +8lb yellowfish and a bunch of other critters. Edward Truter on what else you can catch in Cameroon when you're not chasing giant riverine Nile Perch with Tourette Fishing - try fight it in Africa.

Catching up on a whole bunch of awesome Reel Deal photos from the past several days.. Beautiful sunrises, beautiful catches - pinch me outings on Cape Cod waters, a midsummer's striped dream, indeed! Still time to get in your fishing charter, contact us today

"There is no more sighing or slow, lazy, blind casting. Everything is fast and rushed and there is someone shouting all the time and GTs streaming up the channels and backing whistling through rod guides and the sound of a 12-weight rod snapping and still more yelling and I realise it’s my voice and there are fish to be tailed and photographs to be taken." James Mason Topham on the moon at Astove, Tierra del Fuego and Norway in issue 10's 'The Man and The Moon.' Read it for free online.

What's got an in-depth profile on the Where's Wally of fly fishing - guide (and former hedge-funder) Oliver White? What's also got an incredible deep dive into an amazing Nile Perch fishery in Cameroon with Edward Truter, Ewan Andre Naude's mission to Iran for monster mangar, James Mason Topham on the moon and its phases, Matthew Freemantle on why Fly Fishing Sucks, Leonard Flemming of Feathers and Fluoro on crossing over, a Black Mamba rod giveaway with Swift Fly Fishing, a Lifer with Jay Smit of J-Vice, a High 5s with Jp Samuelson, an eclectic playlist from Andre Van Wyk, as well as massive amounts of gear, beer, beats and more?

You got it Starsky! Issue 10 of The Mission is live online for our fans all over the world.

Another happy client landing a beauty of a stream bred trout. If you're coming to North Georgia, do not pass up the opportunity to come fly fish with us. Many anglers are amazed at type of fishing Georgia has to offer. Plus, I'm the only Orvis Endorsed FF Guide in Georgia's Historic High Country region.

A is for the Andamans, B is for Bangladesh and C, well C is always going to be for the Chobe river when The Phalaborwa Express goes fishing. We spoke to South African cricketer Dale Steyn about life, travel and his obsession around fly fishing for tigerfish.

Get your game on folks its finally tarpon fishing season here along the Nature Coast! Windy conditions have prevailed during the start of our season in Crystal River and Homosassa as everyone gets ramped up to target the Silver King on the flats, in the rivers, and rolling through the ditches as they migrate their way up the State of Florida. With May’s new moon finally behind us the tough days of getting a bite on a nice tarpon should diminish as each sliver of the moon comes back.

Opening up this first week of June our local winds are pushing 10-15mph out of the West. This pattern is extremely atypical for this time of year, as extreme tropical weather has established itself over the western Gulf of Mexico for the last week. The good news is that it’s looking like the consistent winds of May will finally weaken this week allowing for more of a typical sunny slick calm weather pattern to sight fish for the Silver King. Thankfully the major migration is in full swing and the good news is that the fish are extremely hungry.

Here in Homosassa most captains are hard at it fishing 7-8 hour trips to ensure numerous shots on both spin and fly for out clients. Even with the higher than normal winds most Tarpon guides have still been able to target tarpon, albeit baby tarpon in the Crystal and Withlacoochee Rivers. Fishing small black Clouser minnows and green Murdich minnows on lighter 7wt and 8wt gear has been a blast landing tarpon ranging from 10-25lbs. As much as all tarpon anglers love the solid hook up of a 100lb fish, it still a blast watching a baby tarpons acrobatics. In most cases these smaller fish jump more frequently and on those windy days when anglers can’t get out on the flats, those jumps are what helps to cure those Silver King blues.

Many think that June is the end all for tarpon fishing season here in Crystal River and Homosassa but most anglers would be shocked to know that the months of May, June, July, August and even January are all great months to catch Nature Coast tarpon. Certainly the earlier months are better as fresh fish seem to swim onto our flats everyday but tarpon fishing in early July while all of the visitors are scalloping can be just as productive. The later in the summer you go tarpon fishing the better chance you have at our Nature Coast fishing slam where we try for Tarpon, Redfish and Snook all in the same day.

Capt. Kyle Messier

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kylemessier@yahoo.com

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