Northwest Fishing Reports

Update: First fish on! 4" bluegill musta weighed all of 6oz... rod tip broke...

Bass Pro Shop was cool about replacing it. BTW - lost the fish.

I'll try out the new rod this weekend. I can back everyone who has said "buy as good as you can afford" because it will be much better in the long run.

All links added, thanks. The weather finally broke and I had a chance to try this thing out. My first attempt actually got the fly out about 40'. I was stoked. I couldn't lay it down gently on the water, but I could pick it up at 40' and put it back in the same area. My 9yr old son told me it looked...

Thanks for all the great replies. I'm really looking forward to this challenge. I watched the Jim Teeny videos, excellent information presented in a very easy to understand way. I'll definitely check out the FAOL site. I'm starting to understand the concepts of how gear balances together to provide ...

Right now we're in SE Illinois, about 40 miles East of St. Louis. We go to the Bass Pro Shop near Lambert Airport on I-70 on the north side of St. Louis. I got a great deal on the outfit. Father's day special. Price was good enough for me to convince myself I needed a new ultra-light rod/reel as wel...

Just picked up a Bass Pro Shop special and was wondering if anyone has some good online resources for beginners. The rod is a 9' 2 peice, 6 weight. Five might have been better, but I'm in SE Illinois right now and will be fishing for crappie and bass. The salesman recommended going with a 6 wt so I ...

My Grandfather used to tell me the secret to preparing good bass.

1. Get out your fillet board and fillet both sides, leaving the skin on.
2. Then thow away the fillets and cook the board. :chef: