Full day walk and wade fishing for sea run cutthroat
I live in the South Puget Sound region and was interested in targeting sea run cutthroat in what is essentially my backyard. I received Kyle's contact information from one of my friends who is an avid fly fisherman himself. He told me that Kyle is "The Guy" for SCT's in this area so I was eager to learn from him. Kyle was quick to respond to my correspondence and was flexible in terms of scheduling a time to fish. I reserved a full day of walk and wade fishing. He took me to a couple of different spots and gave me some very valuable insight on how to read the water. He also shared great information on the best tidal conditions to fish. He had a fantastic selection of flies that he shared with me. I brought my rod/reel because I wanted to spend some time using my own gear, but he also was equipped with a variety of set ups for me to test and I can tell you that he is completely "plug/play" if you just want to show for a day of fishing. I am admittedly a novice to fly fishing and if you fall in that same category, I hope that doesn't discourage you from booking a trip. Kyle is super encouraging and patient. He really helped me tighten up my casting technique and correct some bad casting habits (in a nice way). He even introduced to some basic spey technique which was fun. In addition to being a good instructor, Kyle is just a cool dude and it was fun to shoot the bull with him while we fished. After our trip was over, he followed up with some text messages of good places to fish in the area and some gear (including flies) that he recommends. I would highly recommend him and will definitely book a trip in the future.
thank you for the kind words Nathan and look forward to getting out again.
