Matt's FP Archive


Many thanks to everyone who has read, enjoyed, and commented on FP's over the years. I really appreciate the feedback and it keep me coming back to the computer each week (when I'm not off fishing somewhere).

Take care and fish on,

Matt



2011 FPs

01-12-2011 "Dirty Assed Nympher!"

01-19-2011 "The Most Memorable Fish I Never Caught"

01-26-2011 "Out Of The Darkness"

02-02-2011 "The Stoke"

02-09-2011 "Happenings"

02-16-2011 "Back Log"

02-23-2011 "It's Tricky"

03-02-2011 "Some Haiku"

03-09-2011 "Chose Your Own Perfection"

03-16-2011 "Stop Eating Wild Steelhead"

03-23-2011 "P T"

04-06-2011 "Take Action"

04-20-2011 "Big Pull, Little Pull"

04-27-2011 "Superstitions Breed Confidence"

05-04-2011 "Yakima Unicorn"

05-25-2011 "Special Places"

06-01-2011 "Water World"

06-08-2011 "Fish Story"

06-15-2011 "Back Pack Eddy"

06-22-2011 "Trout Mentality vs. Steelhead Mentality"

2010 FPs

01-13-2010 "Fly Swap Fly"

01-20-2010 "Winter Fishing"

01-27-2010 "Shift"

02-03-2010 "The Real Deal"

02-10-2010 "The Source"

02-24-2010 "Trophic Cascade"

03-03-2010 "Predator And Prey"

03-10-2010 "The Thrills of Moving"

03-17-2010 "Coastal Clover"

03-31-2010 "Angler Evolution"

04-14-2010 "Make The Most Of The Terrain"

04-21-2010 "Trip Preparation"

04-28-2010 "Expectations"

05-05-2010 "Fishing The Green Eggs And Ham"

05-12-2010 "May"

05-19-2010 "Scrabbled"

06-16-2010 "The Fin"

06-23-2010 "#69 - Finescale Triggerfish"

07-21-2010 "How To Catch Big Fish"

08-04-2010 "Vested"

08-11-2010 "Too Hot To Handle: A Fish Story"

08-25-2010 "Fish(ing) Food"

09-01-2010 "Rainy Day Rant"

09-08-2010 "Slim Pickin's"

09-15-2010 "The Grab - Part I"

09-22-2010 "The Grab - Part II"

09-29-2010 "The Grab - Part III"

10-06-2010 "Why Bother?"

12-01-2010 "(Red)Fish Tale"

12-08-2010 "#76 - Sheepshead"

12-15-2010 "Reverence"

12-22-2010 "Happy Holidays"

12-29-2010 "Numbers Game - A Discussion on Fishing Psychology"

2009 FPs

01-14-2009 "The Gamblers"

01-21-2009 "Random Thoughts And Questions From A Long and Funky Winter In Oregon"

01-28-2009 "The Wrong Way To C&R"

02-04-2009 "Make The Most"

02-11-2009 "The Streak (2)"

02-18-2009 "Building An Army"

02-25-2009 "In The Stars?"

03-04-2009 "Giant Fly Caught Steelhead Killed Legally"

03-11-2009 "Tying Tunes"

03-18-2009 "The 'Loopers Are Coming"

04-01-2009 "Big Water - Small Water"

04-08-2009 "Gone (Bait) Fishin'"

04-15-2009 "The Gear Nerd"

04-22-2009 "Last Minute Science"

04-29-2009 "Three Seconds On The Marsh"

05-06-2009 "More Last Minute Science"

05-13-2009 "Which Rod?"

05-06-2009 "More Last Minute Science"

06-10-2009 "Return From Mystery Island X"

06-17-2009 "#57 - Palometa"

06-24-2009 "Scouting Dry Flats"

07-08-2009 "The System Is Down"

07-15-2009 "120 Minutes Of Summer"

07-22-2009 "Buzzed"

07-29-2009 "Oregon Warmwater Gathering Report"

08-05-2009 "Thermal Barrier"

08-12-2009 "The Summer Run"

08-19-2009 "Area 49.5"

08-26-2009 "Fish On!"

09-16-2009 "Headed Home"

09-30-2009 "Planet Blog"

10-07-2009 "Love / Hate"

10-21-2009 "The End Of Summer"

10-28-2009 "Salmon Watch"

11-04-2009 "Some Haiku"

11-11-2009 "Fish Lit"

11-18-2009 "Flash"

11-25-2009 "Up The Canyon"

12-02-2009 "Change It Up"

12-09-2009 "Advanced Angling"

12-16-2009 "Reverence"

12-23-2009 "The Day Before The Night Before Christmas"

12-30-2009 "Best Of Ought Nine"

2008 FPs

01-02-2008 "8 for '08"

01-09-2008 "From The Vault"

01-16-2008 "My Least Favorite Fly?"

01-23-2008 "Grab Bag"

01-30-2008 "Dead Fish Tale"

02-13-2008 "Go With The Flow"

02-20-2008 "Back in the Saddles"

02-27-2008 "BUSTED - Part 2"

03-05-2008 "Backup F-Ups"

03-12-2008 "From the Vault - #2"

03-19-2008 "Angler Evolution"

03-26-2008 "First Bonefish"

04-02-2008 "10 Different Directions"

04-09-2008 "Sorry For Your Loss"

04-16-2008 "The Dry Fly And Fast Water"

04-23-2008 "Lonely Feathers"

04-30-2008 "Rusty"

05-14-2008 "FP Writer's Folly"

05-21-2008 "Steelhead Conservation And Spey Clave"

05-28-2008 "Headhunter"

06-04-2008 "Big Bugs and Burgers"

06-25-2008 "Guide As ___________"

07-10-2008 "One From The Road"

07-16-2008 "Pacific NW - The Gathering"

07-23-2008 "For A Steelhead"

08-06-2008 "All FLY, No FISHING"

08-13-2008 "From The Vault - #3"

08-20-2008 "Time Machine"

08-27-2008 "Seriously"

10-01-2008 "Hooked"

10-08-2008 "What You DO Know Can Hurt You"

10-15-2008 "The Aftermath"

10-22-2008 "Analyze This"

11-05-2008 "#55 - Chum Salmon"

11-12-2008 "Arts And Crafts"

11-19-2008 "Real Or Dream?"

11-26-2008 "Special Fish"

12-10-2008 "Makin' A List"

12-17-2008 "Go Beav's"

12-24-2008 "The Night Before Christmas"

12-31-2008 "Countdown To 2009"

2007 FPs

04-11-2007 "Music For Bull Trout Specialists"

04-23-2007 "Real Jobs"

05-04-2007 "FP05042007" aka. "Happy Birthday Mom"

05-10-2007 "Woodstock For Spey Casters"

05-26-2007 "Everything! (Except Sportsmanship)"

06-13-2007 "Hooks For Steelhead"

06-20-2007 "Not Trout"

06-27-2007 "Rabbit and More"

07-11-2007 "Dickflies!"

07-18-2007 "Fishing Poorly"

07-25-2007 "Support Your Local Fly Shop"

08-01-2007 "It's Over, For Now"

08-08-2007 "Big Win For Umpqua Steelhead!"

08-15-2007 "Wading Boots"

08-22-2007 "Cleaning Day"

08-29-2007 "More Jargon Bashing - Sort Of"

09-08-2007 "Wilderness Fishing: Bull Trout and Other Delights"

09-12-2007 "Outside of the Comfort Zone"

09-19-2007 "Casting Practice or Steelheading?"

09-26-2007 "Fall!"

10-03-2007 "The Secret Life of River Trash"

10-10-2007 "FP Writer's Block"

10-17-2007 "The More I Practice, The Luckier I Get"

10-24-2007 "Classics"

10-31-2007 "Boo!"

11-07-2007 "Catching Up"

11-14-2007 "Clams?"

11-21-2007 "FP Grab Bag"

11-28-2007 "Passing It On"

12-05-2007 "Rain! And the Best Trout"

12-12-2007 "Real or Dream?"

12-19-2007 "Mr. Sexyloops is 43 - Day 1"

12-26-2007 "Striking A Nerve"

 
Matt Klara is a great all-round fly fisher, from chasing Montana browns to Bahamas bonefish, an innovative tyer who casts with his mouth open, he bought himself a camo hat last year and now mistakenly believes he's invisible. He currently resides in Portland, Oregon.

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