Category: Gear We Like

Skagit Master 4 Teaser—pass it around

  I’m busy with the edit.  Hope to have it finished and out the door by April 1.  No guarantees.   Tom did a great job as did all the anglers in the show.  The Midwest is a cold place in winter, I’ll tell you that much.   JM

Skagit Master 4 Filming in the Midwest

After two weeks of chasing Midwest steelhead, I’m quite happy with how Tom Larimer and his band of steelhead buddies pulled through.  We suffered through the lowest water conditions since 1944.  That’s steelheading.  Fortunately, we caught some fish.  Swung flies through some excellent water using the latest Airflo Lines and Sage ONE Rods.  The WaterMasters […]

Skagit Master Affiliate Network! Make $ from your site!

The great thing about Affiliate Networks is that you don’t have to do anything to make some $$$ other than post the link on your page in a place where people easily see it.   The more Skagit Master DVD sales you generate, the more you make.   12% on $39.99 is about $5.  I’ll […]

The Water Master

  http://www.bigskyinflatables.com/ I’m a boat guy.  The problem with boats is that one craft cannot do it all.  My myriad of pursuits require specific capabilites.  But since this site deals primarily with all things steelhead, if I had to chose one watercraft to use twelve months a year here near my homewaters, it would be […]

The ONE Rod! Wow!

Being buried by production stuff keeps me away from trends and technological breakthroughs. But, since the release of SM3,  (Thanks by the way for buying so many) I’ve been able to get a little fishing in.  Not fishing in the sense that we discuss here, but fly fishing with a single handed rod for large, […]

Skagit Master 3 ships this week!

  To the many who have pre ordered, you should receive your order within 7 days if you live in the US. Thanks for the overwhelming interest.  I’m very interested in your feedback about the show. The Skagit Master membership site will include SM3 in the Skater Package and Full on Intruder package later this […]

Pre Order Skagit Master Volume 3 Now!

By 11 pm Pacific time 6-6-12, you may pre order “Skagit Master 3—Steelhead Flies, Beyond the Books” by selecting the correct button above.  It will direct you to the point of sale site. You must understand that by pre ordering now: 1)  The DVDs will not ship until after the 15th of June, when they […]

Inspired!

To date, I’ve filmed most of the fly tying masters I need for SM3. Still trying to pull a couple grand masters together…But with all of the feathers and fur flying, I realized that my winter box was missing a couple important color combinations, so I went to the vise and cranked one out. Steelhead […]

Upon Request…..More Flies!

I’ve been getting some requests to post a piece a wrote some time ago about steelhead flies. Seems fitting. I’m shooting and editing Skagit Master volume 3 and it’s all about steelhead flies, so here goes: Flies by Jeff Mishler These days, if an accomplished steelheader is also an accomplished fly tier, undoubtedly, their fly […]

Time to fix your $%& Before Winter Steelhead Arrive

DECAY by Jeff Mishler Decay—an imperceptible naturally progressive slumping of inanimate material that happens while you’re focused on something entirely more important, like fishing.

Dad’s Weekend was a success!

Every year I, and a couple buddies take our dad’s to the Big D for a four day steelhead bender. Shuttling the gear and guys up the river in the Camo Sled made for nearly 60 miles a day of river running, but the flexibility it gave us, the ability to place sons and dads […]

Great Info on SAGE TCX 11’9″ switch rods!

I was cruising through The Fly Fishing Shop’s newsletter and saw the review of the Sage TCX 11′ 9″ switch rods.  Mark Bachmann has done a great job putting together the right lines for these sticks.  Heck, while you’re there buy some gear…We gotta support the good shops. Check out his thoughts: http://www.flyfishusa.com/newsletter/current/

Those Urban Summer Steelhead….

It’s hot. But the water is cool from a wet summer. The fish are here. Urban summer steelheading in the PNW is something I’ve avoided because I don’t like fishing around a ton of people, but we spent the day trying to flip that into touchable awesomeness. Amazing that with so many fish around, no […]

Sliding Into Anonymity

This is the season when we become lost in the routine of cast, swing, strip. The two handers are stashed, but for the switch rods. We turn them into distance casting tools where space behind is not an issue. The salmon we catch are eaters; food fish plain and simple.

Steelhead Flies

Published in Fly Rod & Reel, Jan. 2009 STEELHEAD FLIES By Jeff Mishler The first steelhead fly that fell from my vice into my ten year old palm was a standard skunk tied on a 2x heavy Mustad, down turned eye, sproat, size four hook. The tail was an irregular clump of webby red neck […]

Tis the Season for Poppers

If you haven’t seen this, you could, if you owned SM2. Or watch it here… I looked through my boxes of flies recently and realized I will most likely never use 90% of them. Every time a new fly concept surfaces, it decreases the likelihood even greater. The Ska-opper is a blast to tie. Pop […]

How To: Whatever You Want To

I’ve been working on a “How To” video channel for steelheaders interested in taking their skills to the next level. We produce the Skagit Master DVD’s to help you move up the ladder by refining angling skills using the latest rods, lines and flies. SM3 promises to do the same, but with your fly tying […]

Winter is Winding Down

You wouldn’t know it with the rain we continue to get.   Fortunately, the fish are late, still coming in numbers and the crowds are off chasing bigger chrome stuff.   It’s my favorite time of the year, this late spring thing.  You have the river to yourself, and the fish cooperate if you can […]

Winter is Marabou time

I forgot how much movement marabou produces when the water is cold, off color and the current not too heavy.  Fished these this weekend and love the look. JM