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Skagit Master’s New Look
I’m stoked to present the new Skagit Master, with improvements long needed. The movies play better, look better and you can use your phone, iPad, whatever, to view the shows. Go to the river and work on stuff… And guess what….All paying members get to access the finer point movies. In the past, only Full…
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Please be patient as we make changes to this site
We are working out the kinks of a new system. The site will operate better when it is finished, but for now, there are some glitches in the site. Thanks for your interest in Skagitmaster.com and our products. JM
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Power On The Forward Stroke Part 1
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New clips for steelheaders
I posted a couple new clips for you to check out. They might help you find fish and fix that casting flaw that might be nagging you. JM
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Moving The Anchor For Tight Spots
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Can You Relate?
FORCES By Jeff Mishler Two maniacal steelheaders often share levels of interest, similar equipment, casting styles they’ve developed through trial and error to fit their body type, internal clocks, temperament, and who knows what else. The inevitable relationship dynamic of this sharing is analogous to something I remember from high school math and can be…
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Skagit Lines on Single Handers
I produced a short clip of Yours Truly showing how easy it is to incorporate a Skagit Line into your single hand rod fishing arsenal. For tight quarters, there’s really nothing better: I’m developing SM5 to cover this material, presented by expert anglers dedicated to using Skagit style lines on small rods. The world of…
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Fly Fishing Glossary for the 21st Century
Jay told me this book is for anyone living with or partnered with someone addicted to fly fishing. Makes sense. I’m sure half of what I say when chatting with other steelheaders makes no sense to an outsider. But I have read much of this book and highly recommend it to anyone who loves to…
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Making Shanks
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Skagit Master Volume 4 revisited!
It’s been some time since I viewed the material but when I do I’m reminded how much one can learn from these shows. So I’m gonna post some links to previews. If you haven’t seen them, check them out: Then come back to: https://skagitmaster.com/ And buy a membership so you can live stream all of…
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Keep your friends close. And others? Well you decide.
The Clan by Jeff Mishler By keeping our steelheading clan small, we avoid tossing around the Tinted Window Treatment because we don’t really care if one of us knows where the other has been hiding out. What’s the tinted window treatment? Remember that time you were cruising down the freeway and noticed in your truck’s…
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Another Casting Flaw…D Loop Crashes On The Water
by Jeff Mishler I spent some time last week helping a new-to-the-sport angler/buddy work on his casting. My initial intent was to find a fresh steelhead for him, but his casting flaws brought the line, leader and fly down from the sky in a heap, keeping his fly too close to his casting position for…
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Another cool photo I took last spring
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Photos I Like
I haven’t loaded any photos onto this site from my fishing adventures for a while. I’ll start with a few, see how it goes, then add more if it feels right. JM
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Line Management
