HERBIE KIGHTLINGER has been on my staff since last fall’s season. Helping with my larger groups and,occasionally, guiding alone, this licensed and experienced fly fisher and fly tier offers his expertise and patient instruction though the usual myriad of steelhead fishing conditions.
This is one of a high double digit catch of fresh fish for Josh and his dad this 5′th day of December 2009.
This fish offered an acrobatic fight after inhaling a # 14 egg fly.
11-15-2011: Low and clear conditions along with water temperatures hovering around 40 degrees F have persisted the past two weeks. Some very needed rain blew the creeks out the past 24 hours. Prior to the low front, many fish ravenously fed on minnow imitations especially my “wally bugger.” White and cream SS # 14 was also [...]
11-09-09: With fish numbers somewhat lacking on upper and mid elk, I took my clients, Dr. Bill and his fishing buddy Drew from St Louis, to 20 mile creek where they ended up having a great day. In addition to many fish in the 8 to 10 # class, numerous native steelies and recently stocked browns [...]