Shenanigans is the word I’d use to describe this past season. Had a lot of them from start to finish. But this post doesn’t have a lot to do with trout and river shenanigans.

Life has shenanigans too. I’m back on the homewater after only being gone for 6 days. I have had a negative event happen in my personal life that has caused me to return to the river and the people that fish and row it. People that know who I am and love me for it. People that support me and can help me through difficult times. Something I am all to familiar with.

While I am not going to get into the details as it’s my personal and not my professional life, one does have an effect on the other. I am away from my children after only a few days with them. A hardship I am battling constantly. Needing support for myself and knowing the people here that can be there for me as well as removing myself from a negative situation caused me to come back so soon. I do not want to be here. But have to be.

This season a lot of clients, followers, and river peeps saw another side of me with my accident. This current situation is another one of those real life moments that doesn’t revolve around trout but needs to be said as the questions and comments are already flooding in.

I’m back, I’m focused on work and getting a place to be with my kids. I’m taking late season trips, I’ll have flies up for sale shortly, I have more items coming up for sale, podcasts and live streams coming, tying clinics, and a southern expedition for redfish. Typically my focus in the offseason shifts to my family. Unable to be there and in dad mode full time right now means I switch gears and focus on what I can do and will still benefit and support my kids. Which means work.

I’m alright, I have people looking after me, and there are trout that can be very therapeutic. I’m staying in Roslyn, I’ll have the boat next week, so you can’t miss me.

I’ll have social media content, website content, and other things coming as we get into the offseason.

Thank you to everyone that has reached out with concern and support.

Tamarack

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I have been fishing the Yakima River and its surrounding tributaries, creeks, and lakes for 10 years. I have been tying flies specific to this river for 10 years as well. I have guided not only the river but also many of the hiking and mountaineering trails in the area and fished some of the more remote lakes and streams. I love to fish the Yakima River and have been running my driftboat here for 5 years. I guide a little differently than the other services here and have a slightly different philosophy on guided fishing trips. Its all about the experience, and while I can't promise there will always be cooperative trout, there will always be good times. I learned from some of the greatest anglers the Yakima has both on the water and at the vise and I guide to share and pass on that knowledge and expertise so others can enjoy this river as much as I do. I love to teach people to fish, I love to teach people how to read the river, and I love showing people the beauty and art of fly fishing. My service is a bit cheaper but that is because I have no shop taking a percentage. I use a lot of my own fly designs and patterns that no other guide has and have spent the past 10 years fine tuning my tying and patterns specific to this river. I have flies, leaders, tippets, and fly rods and reels, and always welcome anglers to bring their own gear. If you need waders and boots I can arrange for a rental. I support my local fly shop for my trips as well as it is important to me that our local shops stay open. When you take a trip with me it all about fishing and the experiences that happen along the river. I love getting my clients to have great moments with our trout here. Ask me all the questions you can, I want to teach as much as you want to learn. Whether you are an experienced angler or brand new to the sport I love sharing this river with people. I guide the Yakima River and many other secret waters in the area. When you give me a call I will ask you lots of questions as I want to make sure you have the best experience possible while chasing the trout we have here. Whether its a guided river float or a hike and fish, or a walk and wade to the secret places, I can help make your fly fishing experience memorable and fun. Give me a call today and lets set up a time to go fishing.

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