Ted Williams - 2008

The Gorge

2008-10-29

The Gorge

Fishing in the Columbia River Gorge Part I

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On Mountain Streams

2008-08-19

On Mountain Streams

We decided it was time to hike a few miles to a river that is fed by the runoff from Mt. Hood...

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Summer Steelhead

2008-07-31

Summer Steelhead

Me and a friend woke up early one morning to fish the Clackamas River and try and beat the weekend crowds...

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The First Annual Trip

2008-07-22

The First Annual Trip

We decided to fish one of the tailwater sections of the North Platte River in Wyoming known as the Grey Reef...

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Retiring the Wet Boots (Pair #2)

2008-06-27

Retiring the Wet Boots (Pair #2)

One day I realized that I couldn’t remember the last time my boots had actually been dry.

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Searching for Salmonflies

2008-06-09

Searching for Salmonflies

There is a distinct possibility that I was that first angler this year to catch a Deschutes River redside on a salmonfly dry-fly pattern.

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Out for Trout

2008-05-14

Out for Trout

You can stick me in a freezing river with no shot at catching anything before you put me on the couch to watch the tube.

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Two-River Days

2008-05-05

Two-River Days

We were fishing hard and well and throwing our sink-tips deep. My fly was ticking the bottom in several runs.

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Striking Steel

2008-04-22

Striking Steel

I didn’t know when, but I knew it would all come together eventually. And it did all come together on a mild March morning ...

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2008-04-18

Coastal Rivers of Oregon

    Not long ago my friend Ryan, his black lab Jackson, and I headed to the coast to look for some dime-bright chromers. The great thing about coastal rivers in Oregon is that they are so close to each other. You can fish one in the morning and take a 10-minute car ride and be on a different one to fish the afternoon.
    We found a cool campsite right near the beach in Tillamook Bay. We set up tent and took Jackson to the beach to check out the saltwater and run around in the sand. It wasn’t five minutes into that little stroll on the beach that the only piece of equipment we had to document the trip was killed. Yes, sadly the camera that had documented over three years of fishing trips was laid to rest on the beach of Tillamook Bay when a rising...

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Wet Boots

When wading boots are never dry, when passion — some would say obsession — for fly-fishing is so great, wet boots are a way of life. Wet Boots (the blog) is for anglers who know fly-fishing is far more than a way of catching fish. Wet Boots. No bait fishermen.

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