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Jim Kerr has been fishing, guiding and working on the water his entire life.
He has Fly fished extensively in the Northeast Saltwater for Striped Bass and
blue fish, in the Florida Keys and Everglades for Snook, Bone Fish, Tarpon,
and
red fish, and for trout in the American West. He now resides on Washington’s
Olympic Peninsula where he guides full time for Steelhead, Trout, and Salmon.
His guide service has been featured in articles in Northwest Fly Fishing
magazine, Western Outdoors magazine, Fly Fishing and Tying Journal magazine,
as
well Doug Rose’s new book on fly fishing for winter steelhead, “The Color of
Winter”. He can also be seen from time to time on The Out Door Network,
 and
Northwest Outdoors TV, guiding for anglers such as Skip Morris, and doing fly
tying demonstrations of his original fly patterns.
“Every trip I fish is different but my goals are always the same. Catch fish,
have fun, relax, and enjoy pristine, natural, uncrowded surroundings.
If there is something in particular you want to learn about, let me know.
Maybe good beaches for sea-runs, how to cast farther, good presentations for
winter steelhead, or hatch timing for Peninsula streams. (If you want me to
just shut up and row the damn boat, I can do that too.)
I believe that fly-fishing is, at its best, a vehicle for understanding the
interconnectedness of natural systems. Trout fishermen must understand the
life cycles of insects if they want to capitalize on every streamside
opportunity. Winter Steelhead anglers study the drainages they fish to help
them predict ever changing water levels and clarity. When we venture out of
the
rivers and into the salt we realize that we have to follow the movements of
baitfish, which are influenced by tides, currents, moon phases and the
availability of there prey, plankton, euphasids, barnacle spawn…And on it
goes.
Like every great pursuit each hard won answer brings a sense of
accomplishment,
and reveals a thousand new questions.”
Good fly-fishing can be a complicated and endless study, or a few hours to
forget the rest of the world and loose yourself on a great stretch of river.
Thank you for visiting my web site, if you have any questions or comments, or
would like to go fishing, please feel free to call me (360) 301-4559 or email
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