Tippets: Tactics for Spring Bass, Jet Boat Ban on Pitt River, All About Brown Trout

June 14, 2015 By: Erin Block

  • Spring bass fishing can be as frustrating as it can be rewarding. Don’t miss great advice from Kent Klewein on everything from maps and sonar to forage and fly patters. Via Gink & Gasoline.
  • Two recent jet-boat accidents on the upper Pitt River, northeast of Vancouver, have prompted calls for a ban on power-operated watercraft on the Pitt. One of the accidents resulted in the death of a well-known fly angler of the area, Ron Hjorth. “This may upset a few people, but it’s time to have that river listed as unnavigable, just because it eats so many boats,” Kelly Davison, owner of Sea-Run Fly & Tackle. Via The Vancouver Sun.
  • From their introduction to the U.S. in 1883, to their earned notoriety for being a challenging quarry, Phil Monahan highlights the brown trout: their biology and effective fly fishing strategies for the species. Via Orvis.