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I actually won something

November 10, 2010 — 2 Comments

So back in September I saw a random tweet come across the wire from Moldy Chum about a contest that Mountain Khakis was holding.  The grand prize was 5 days / 4 nights at the Resort at Squaw Creek, plus a TON of swag including two a bunch of awesome clothes from Mountain Khakis, Bugslinger, Keen, Osprey, Sage, Redington, and Scientific Anglers, and of course a half day guided trip with Matt Heron.  I generally enter contests like this when I see them, without even thinking I am actually going to win any of them.  Well, needless to say about a week later I got an email saying:

Hi Cory,

Are you sitting down?  We have exciting news for you – YOU WON the Mountain Khakis & Resort at Squaw Creek Fly Fishing Vacation Sweepstakes today!!!

I was able to take a guest, so I asked my wife to go with me on this adventure to Squaw Valley.  We booked the trip for an early weekend in October which Matt claimed was his favorite time to fish the river’s around there, and he wasn’t lying.

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In rememberance of C.D. Pratt Jr

June 3, 2010 — Leave a comment

This morning we (the crew) pushed off for a trip to scatter some ashes along the north shore of Molokai on the Waipoui. The area was one of grandpa’s favorite places to go and one that I have had the privilege to share with him.
His boat, a 46 foot sampan he designed and built 30 years ago now carries some of his ashes in the anchor post on the bow, now adorned with a lei for the duration of the trip. Thank you grandpa for the memories and the amazing legacy you built and left for us to enjoy.

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You can submit hatch info..

January 18, 2010 — 12 Comments

If you have information you’d like to share and include in The Hatch, please feel free to use the link at the top of the page titled “Submit Hatch Information”.  You will be presented with a form asking for the state, river name, bug, and month’s you’ll find the bug hatching. These updates will be included in periodic updates to the app.

Thanks everyone.

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Skunk is off for the year

January 2, 2010 — Leave a comment

PHEW, didn’t know how long the skunk would go into the new year.  A buddy of mine and I went out for a quick trip to the Crooked today.  I haven’t been fishing there in over a year but had heard that fishing had picked up in the last few months and the weather was decent, so why not?

We arrived on the river at about 1pm.  The temp rose about 6 degrees on the drive over to a nice and balmy 45.  I’m not sure what the water temp was, but there was still ice on the surface of some of the slower water.

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New The Hatch 2 feature….Sneak Peak

November 24, 2009 — 6 Comments

Working on a new feature as I can find the time.  I think you’ll all enjoy it.

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The Hatch is available again!

November 6, 2009 — 3 Comments

Waiting for the new version has been like having to wait for the salmonflys on the Deschutes!  It’s finally here again and I’m really excited about the new release!  Make sure to check out the updated version of The Hatch 2 for your iPhone or iPod Touch!  Version 2.0.4 boasts a new logo and PICTURES, and lots of them!

You can find it over on iTunes: http://www.itunes.com/apps/thehatch

Make sure you check out the new website for the app over at http://www.thehatchapp.com

An update to the lite version will be coming shortly, so hang in there.

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Targeting Bull Trout

November 6, 2009 — 1 Comment

A couple weeks ago I got out on the Metolius in search of some bull trout.  The Kokanee were in spawn mode, the bull’s were just done with spawning and that is generally a good combination.  I hit the usual spots and landed a few decent trout.  Streamers and egg patterns worked well.

I picked up one of those camera’s that can go underwater, so I played with taking pictures of a few of the Kokanee that were spawning.  I wish the camera wasn’t so automatic, it’ll be interesting to learn the nuances of it.  No pictures of the bulls, but one showing a nice bend in the 8weight.

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The Hatch will return shortly

November 5, 2009 — Leave a comment

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Some of you may have noticed “The Hatch” isn’t on the app store right now, well, your right.  Unfortunately I had to pull it from the App Store due to an issue with the logo.  A new version has been submitted to Apple, and now it’s just the waiting game until it’s approved.

Sorry for the inconvenience, it should be resolved shortly.  I think most everyone will be very excited for the next version 2.0.4….can anyone say “pictures”?

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The Hatch 2 emerging on the web

October 6, 2009 — 4 Comments

Over the past couple weeks there has been a number of blogs and sites mentioning The Hatch 2.  It’s certainly fun to see that people are enjoying it enough and willing to take a good look at it!  Many of these are great blogs that certainly deserve a spot on your RSS feed if not already!

The following is a list of where you can find various reviews and posts:

http://www.flyfishingnotes.com/2009/08/20/hatch-2-0-ipod-and-iphone-app/

http://www.paflyfish.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=102

http://thesierranevadas.com/?cat=6

http://wcflies.com/blog/2009/08/yeah-theres-an-app-for-that/

http://www.otterbox.com/employee-spotlight-mary-knaus/

http://www.dsflyfishing.com/fishing-blog/the-hatch-2-fly-fishing-app-for-iphone.html

http://www.kiene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17442

http://www.moldychum.com/home-old/2009/10/6/hatch-chart-app-on-itunes.html

http://eastcoastangler.blogspot.com/2009/10/best-iphone-fly-fishing-app-hatch.html

http://www.facebook.com/fishpond.usa?ref=mf

http://blog.fishykid.org/10/07/2009/112

http://thefiberglassmanifesto.blogspot.com/2009/10/iphone-hatch-app.html

http://thenorthernangler.blogspot.com/2009/10/hatch-2-for-iphone.html

http://flyfishingsherpa.com/the-hatch-2-for-fly-fishing-theres-an-iphone-app-for-that/

http://mouching.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/la-bonne-mouche-est-au-bout-du-fil/

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The Hatch is buzzing around the web

September 23, 2009 — Leave a comment

Every once and a while I scour the web trying to find mentions of The Hatch, just to see what others might be saying.  Most recently, Dave over at http://www.paflyfish.com gave The Hatch a nice writeup.  Turns out he’s friends with Mr. Carroll who has provided photo’s for the app.  Dave has a great web site that has product reviews and good information covering fly fishing in Pennsylvania.  Living in Oregon, I tend to forget, actually, not even think about fly fishing in other states.  Be sure to check out his site, if I ever make it over to PA I will certainly bring by rod along as it looks like a beautiful place.

You can see his writeup at http://www.paflyfish.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=102

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