The Outdooress

Fly Fishing New Waters…

Rebecca — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:21:22 +0000

See that visual on the left there? The one of me holding my fly box open, hand running across possible fly choices? The look of intense concentration? As I went through the pictures taken on my trip to Oregon, there seems to be a lot of those same types of pictures. The, “well hell….now what” [...]

Fly Fishing The Oregon View

Rebecca — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:03:17 +0000

Fly Fishing in Oregon: Oh the words I could use to describe it that have nothing to do with actual fish. For one, the rich beauty from every angle is awe inspiring. When Mother Nature was swirling her creative stick over the lands, I’m pretty sure she saved Oregon for last and gave it a [...]

FishCruiser

Rebecca — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:55:58 +0000

The Fishcruiser and I have been gone again, you know, off doing what we do. This time I was in Oregon for a week and I’ll share a bit of that adventure here next week. Until then, I wanted to point you all in the direction of Kirk Werner, Author of a series of children fly fishing books, Olive the [...]

Of Mice and Mummy Bag

Rebecca — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:21:16 +0000

As I’ve mentioned, I’ve been camping off and on for the past 2 months. Now, just for clarification, by camping I mean: In the Outdoors. In a tent. On the dirt. No modern anything. In all the years that I’ve camped, which is the whole of my life, I’d never invested in a decent sleeping [...]

Cloud Bashful

Rebecca — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:41:45 +0000

I’m starting to have a thing for the combination of sunsets and clouds. As I spent the last couple of weeks up in the Mountains, each evening I would get excited to see if the day would end in a hushed blue to black tone or go out with a bold stroke of Mother Natures artistic [...]

End of the Salmon Season

Rebecca — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:04:45 +0000

I know, it’s been awhile since I posted here. I have a legit excuse, really. I’ve been camping in the Mountains in a bubble where cell service is wishful thinking and the concept of Internet access is about as futuristic as the hovercraft car I thought I’d be driving by now when I was an 8 year old [...]

About a Fisherman named Dave Crawford…

Rebecca — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:43:03 +0000

I like to be taken by surprise by people, the good way that is. I’ve learned through time that admiration for another person can be forged in many ways, and on Saturday I found myself first admiring a certain man for his quiet act of Fatherhood and later for his more profound jaw dropping actions of a hero. On Saturday the [...]

Found! Thy Waders Hath Returned…

Rebecca — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:45:58 +0000

When I wrote my first Lost Ad for the local Newspaper about my wayward waders, it went something like this: “LOST in the Great Outdoors and I’m still crying like a baby. Please help me find my sweet Blue and Gray Backpack that is cradling inside a precious pair of new Patagonia waders that I [...]

The $500 Morel Mushroom

Rebecca — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:55:20 +0000

Ok, so this morel mushroom didn’t exactly cost $5oo dollars, but might as well have! When I look at this single picture I took over the weekend, I see the sum total and only proof of my positive experiences and my sad losses. The math goes like this; Several bags of Morel mushrooms picked x A lot of [...]

Lost (and never found) In the Great Outdoors

Rebecca — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:30:33 +0000

I’ve wrote it before here and I’ll probably write it again over time, but I absolutely hate losing flies. It isn’t about the monetary loss with the average 2 dollar fly at risk. No, for me it’s about ‘that’s my little trooper and I’d like it back pretty please’. I do understand that losing flies is part [...]

In Honor of all types of Fishing…

Rebecca — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:15:39 +0000

In the last 6 weeks I’ve somewhat fallen off the Fly Fishing wagon and traded in my version of Fine Wine fishing for a 12 pack of Keystone light. First I kept a perfectly good fly rod strapped to the front of a warp speed Bass Boat and tried my hand at fishing for Smallies [...]

The Water Swatter and Other Fishy Nicknames

Rebecca — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:59:48 +0000

I could write about my last two weekends of salmon fishing, post some more gratuitous pictures of lunkers and spin some tales of pulled muscles and flying sinker missiles, but today, I think I’ll write about something else that occurs out on the banks of water. Fishing Nicknames. I think if you spend enough time in the Great Outdoors [...]

Fishing, Intimate-(ly)

Rebecca — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:30:02 +0000

When you are fishing and the general rumor floating upstream is, “In So & So hole, they are catching 5 salmon every 5 minutes” and you let curiosity get the better of you, there’s a good chance you’ll find yourself toying with a situation that looks a lot like temporary fishing insanity. Especially on Memorial Day Weekend. I gave it [...]

Fairy Fishing Dust with a slab of Salmon

Rebecca — Thu, 27 May 2010 17:53:03 +0000

Have any of you ever experienced the phenomenon of fishing that is so amazing, so unbelievably perfect that you feel like all the stars aligned and the Fairy Godmother of Fishing has swooped down, covered your gear with fishy gold dust, granted you 24 hours of the most perfect casts and extraordinary drift presentation known to man WITH [...]

Not Quite An Armchair Angler

Rebecca — Tue, 25 May 2010 20:07:29 +0000

I just looked at my calender, computed some simple math and it hit me why I feel so far behind on just about everything reality based. In the last 19 days, I’ve been off fishing for 13 of them….. I’m not sure how much of my personality really comes out in this blog, but one thing I don’t do well is stationary [...]

Before the Perfect Fishing Day…..

Rebecca — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:59:20 +0000

I do find it a bit ironic that my fantastic camping/fishing trip started out last weekend doing something I normally would shun off for something a bit more, I don’t know—Me. But I went to another lake with Slayer (not his real name), some good friends, the kiddoes and spent a couple of days fishing [...]

5 Days Of Fishing…..

Rebecca — Wed, 19 May 2010 02:50:31 +0000

I just got home a few hours ago from 5 days of fishing and camping. I’m beat up, bruised, my fingers are all sliced up, and I’m dead ass tired. I’m also impossibly behind on all things correspondence, Internet and mowing the grass BUT~ I’m still grinning like a fool. So what’s the reason for my unlikely smile in [...]

BassMaster-ess, Sort Of…..

Rebecca — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:27:30 +0000

As another weekend of fishing went down in my history, I sit here and wonder what exactly I should write about. The choices seem endless……the bad weather, the fleeting moments of decent weather, the deep fried bacon wrapped hot dogs, the G-force experienced on a Bass Boat, the laughter of good friends, the gas can that [...]

In Times of Fishing Need

Rebecca — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:40:21 +0000

This may come as a real surprise to all you, but I can be a stubborn little cuss when I’m engaged in Outdoor activities. I know, I know, thats hard to believe, but it’s true. Maybe it’s pride or maybe it’s a good old fashion Outdoor upbringing (as in, don’t be a pain in the ass) or [...]

Fly Fishing (Trout) Lady Goes Bass Fishing…..(Help)

Rebecca — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:09:20 +0000

Lets see, it’s Wednesday morning and in just over 24 hours I’ll be abandoning my wader boots at home and heading off for a weekend of buffet fishing. Buffet fishing = a whole lotta finned friends that aren’t on my normal fishing catch list. From Thursday through Sunday, I’ll be in pursuit of strange and mystical fishies [...]

River (and Blog) Slacker

Rebecca — Tue, 04 May 2010 22:02:34 +0000

There’s something to be said for alittle slacker time. Sometimes when I’ve been out on the river all day and the fish have snuggled in for their version of an afternoon siesta, I’ll seek out a nice shady spot that harbors the least amount of ants and let the sound of water lull me off into a nap. [...]

Fish On, Fish Off…There was no Middle Zone

Rebecca — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:07:53 +0000

In hindsight I probably should have skipped a part two in regards to my Steelhead fishing. I do not have the coveted grip and grin photo to display. I do not have the “I landed this whopper and it was kick ass” story. What I have is a whole lot of Steelhead caught and quickly lost from a super [...]

Crowded With a Side of Steelhead

Rebecca — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:54:24 +0000

I think it was last Thursday, when I was asked, “Hey, do you want to go Steelhead fishing?” ……..35 minutes later I was in the truck and headed North. THAT is why I have the emergency grab and go camp totes. No muss, no fuss, just grab the minimal and get the hell out of dodge [...]

The Dark Side of Nature

Rebecca — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:32:39 +0000

Recently I shared a sunset picture I captured on camera that made me weak in the knees. This picture has the same ability but on a totally different level. The sunset I watched from a leisure place in the distance. When I took this picture I was up close and personal with a storm front that quickly came [...]

A little Fly Fishing Fate

Rebecca — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:16:17 +0000

~From under the Blackberry Camera~ When I woke up yesterday it was rasnowing. You know, a sweet mixture of rain and snow. It was exactly the kind of mixed weather signal that just dared me to go out and fly fish in it. So being the brave and fearless sort of fisherman that I am, I grabbed my gear– plus [...]

Easter Palette Mother Nature Style

Rebecca — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:46:51 +0000

A sunrise or sunset isn’t extraordinary enough to inspire people to go outside everyday and witness each new statement the sun and the sky co-designs for us. Fact is, both instances happen once a day, every day, of every year and it’s awe is lost in the predictable repetition. Yet, sometimes when I’m outside and I am paying attention, the visual lauguage of nature takes [...]

Forward Casting: Bite Worthy Words 3

Rebecca — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:52:53 +0000

It’s time again for me to cast off to the different reaches of the Internet River and show everyone a few honey holes that are guaranteed to produce a catch or two. A few of these are contests, so once again I’m just showing how gracious and generous I can be (as long as you don’t usurp [...]

My Outdoor Sidekick Had a Birthday

Rebecca — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:13:55 +0000

Yesterday my daughter Kaitlyn, aka Z Outdoor Sidekick, turned 15 years old…. ‘Scuse me while I choke and sputter a bit over that number. I figure I’m approaching the cut off zone. Not the one that gets me out of the legal noose of parental responsibility (18), but the one that decides whether the kid will need a [...]

The Fly Fishing Addict ~ Am I? Are You? Is Anyone?

Rebecca — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:29:40 +0000

”I’m still waiting to find another human who knows what that (fly fishing addiction) really means…….” Via a comment left within my website from Bigerrfish (a recently reformed fly fishing addict) who aptly writes the fly fishing blog: BigerrFish. Fly Fishing Addict — Or — Fly Fishing Addiction. Does the meaning of Addict truly represent the deep and undeterred, never [...]

Photo Journal: Via Cheap Camera and nearly Dead Battery

Rebecca — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:20:11 +0000

What does someone who lacks photography skills, carries a cheap 100 dollar point and shoot camera, typically eeks out 1 or 2 photos before her camera battery dies and doesn’t have photo editing software do with the photos she does manage to capture? Well…..start a photo journal section on her fly fishing blog of course. I see [...]