Angling Publications - Index

Angling Publications - Fly Fish America - September 2007 Issue - Index

"The single-action reel was whirling, the line disappearing in a blink, and a
scalded silver was well into the backing before I could gain any semblance
of control. Far out, the fi sh swung wide, the line ripped sideways across the
silky surface, then there was a throbbing shrug and it was over. Gone!?
"In 50 feet of water I caught a 9-inch black rockfi sh on a full-sinking line,
tired it out, then lowered it back to the depths. Two drifts later and the thin
rod doubled into a horseshoe and I was willing 23 pounds of lingcod toward
the net. Biggest ling I ever landed on a fl y rod, I know that.?
The reefs, kelp lines and clusters of islands in shallow Clayoquot Sound
offer near-perfect conditions for sight casting and trolling fl ies for the
shallow-running Coho that follow rising tides to ravage swarms of needlefi sh.