Kelsey Rosborough on Alternatives to steelhead in the Pacific Northwest
The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast
James Hathaway
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🗓️ 27 November 2021
⏱️ 91 minutes
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Summary
There is nothing more magnificent than a wild steelhead on the fly but because of poor returns this season fishing for them will be limited. That's no reason, though, to park your fly rods in the garage. The PNW has some alternative species that although are not native, they are a worthy target on a fly rod: carp and smallmouth bass. And they're not going away so we might as well enjoy them. Join my guest Kelsey Rosborough [52:15] from the Orvis Outfitter Team (those knowledgeable folks who answer your technical questions when you call, e-mail, or chat about fishing products) as he tells us where to find these fun fish and how to target them.
In the Fly Box this week, we have some interesting questions and great tips from listeners, including:
How can I stop crowding the heads when tying flies?
Where does the saying "bright day-bright fly, dark day-dark fly" come from and is there any scientific basis to it?
Why do I get left with curly ends when tying a clinch knot?
My fly line always gets tangled when walking from one spot to another. How do I fix that?
Should I expect spawning striped bass/white bass hybrids in inlets to a lake?
Recommendations from a listener in Sweden about how to stay warm when fishing in the winter.
How long is too long when playing a fish?
What is the right balance between not horsing them in and getting them in quickly?
How long does a typical fly last?
What do other people do regarding fly-fishing journals? Does Tom keep one?
Two tips from a listener on handling wires when tying flies
A listener in Australia wonders why he has more success with an Elk Hair Caddis than an X-Caddis
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast. |
| 0:14.5 | This week my guest is another member of the Orvis Outfitter team which is a talented |
| 0:21.2 | group of individuals that helps answer your questions when you call up or when you chat |
| 0:28.6 | with the Orvis customer service on fishing products or if you send an email to fishing |
| 0:35.6 | at orvis.com and Kelsey Rosburo is an experienced angler in the Pacific Northwest and we're |
| 0:45.2 | going to talk this week about kind of alternative species to you know what are what are the most |
| 0:52.3 | one of the most common and popular fish that we pursue the fly around in Pacific Northwest |
| 0:57.6 | steelhead and Pacific salmon and these two species are under some pretty severe threats |
| 1:04.2 | and we hope that it's a temporary situation but you know there aren't a lot of opportunities |
| 1:10.2 | right now for Pacific salmon and steelhead fishing. Some of the rivers are closed, other |
| 1:15.9 | rivers have minimal runs so you don't want to hang up your fly rod there are other things |
| 1:21.1 | to chase in the Pacific Northwest and of course there's trout but there are also a couple |
| 1:26.0 | other species that are introduced or if you will invasive species smallmouth bass and |
| 1:32.1 | carp and Kelsey is going to talk about pursuing these two alternative species in the Pacific |
| 1:39.5 | Northwest and I'm sure regardless of where you fish for either of these two critters you |
| 1:45.6 | will find some helpful hints but first let's do the fly box and if you have a question |
| 1:56.0 | for the fly box you can send it to podcast at orvis.com and you can either just type your question |
| 2:04.5 | in your email or you can attach a voice file and if I can answer the question I'll read |
| 2:10.6 | it on the air. So let's start with an email the first one is from Marcus from Germany I've |
| 2:19.7 | got two time questions for the next podcast when I'm tying dry flies sometimes I leave |
| 2:24.7 | not enough space behind the eye and partially block my hook eye with thread feathers or deer |
| 2:30.1 | hair. The fly looks pretty at that point but when I'm on the water it's a real pain because |
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