Fishing with Kids: 3 Ways to Get Started
Spin (bait) fishing is simple and inexpensive recreation, making it a high-reward, low-barrier family activity for all ages and abilities.
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Bikepack Fishing at Inland Northwest Lakes
Pack your rod and ride! Destinations for fishing and camping to create your own bikepacking route to one or more small lakes.
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Know Local Fishing Regulations Before You Go
Be sure you know the specific rules for the state and waterway where you plan — easily-accessible resources make it simple to learn.
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Free Fishing Weekend in Washington: June 12-13
Every first weekend in June, WDFW hosts Free Fishing Weekend to encourage first-timers to experience the sport.
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Gear Room: Flyshacker Grindle Plaid
I’m not the kind of person who gets too excited about clothes so was surprised how much I immediately loved the Flyshacker Grindle Plaid flannel I picked up last fall. It’s incredibly soft, fits better than any flannel I’ve ever owned (with a length that can be worn tucked or not), and has a wool-like
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Learn to Fly Fish with Spokane Fly Fishers
In the last 10 years, the Spokane Fly Fishers Club has graduated over 400 students from its fly fishing school program, which includes eight weekly classes between February 20 and April 4. Classes are limited in size to assure each student gets personal assistance, and instructors are club members with multiple years of experience in
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Teaching Kids How to Fly Fish
Everyone has a nostalgic story about how it all began. “I’ve been fishing my entire life but began fly fishing when I was 19 years old. I saw how much fun my father and his buddies were having and couldn’t say no,” says Josh Mills, who grew up in Spokane and is Wild Steelhead Coalition
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Managing Frustration while Learning to Fly Fish
I remember it like it was yesterday. I was standing in the knee-deep slack water of one of my favorite runs on the Spokane River. I was certain I had the right fly. I was certain that I was in the right spot. All I needed to do now was execute. I started my windup,
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Fishing with Kids: Connecting Foster Kids with the Outdoors
What if they don’t catch a fish? I started to worry, but as the truck doors swung open and the boys filed out, I could see their bright smiles and it clicked: I knew we had already given these children in foster care something they could take with them. It’s an adventure, a chance to
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These Fly Girls Are Hooked
My only fishing experience took place at age 7 when my cousin swung her rod around and somehow hooked my nose. The hook was so well-lodged that the emergency room doctors had to drill a hole through my septum and pull the danged thing out the other side. Happily, Heather Hodson’s unbridled enthusiasm for fly
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