The list of chores is finally winding down and we're spending more time on the water in Craig. Today we peeled away from the charter fleet and did our own thing, finding hungry king and silver salmon away from the rest of the boats. With plenty of kings to the north in Sitka things should…
With saltwater salmon fishing firing up along the West Coast now is a good time to talk about herring brines. Brining herring before fishing it helps to toughen it up and can produce a more vibrant and shiny herring that catch more fish. If your herring is soft and mushy it will either fall off…
The launch sequence started yesterday when I recieved a phone call from the Alaska Marine Highway in Prince Rupert, BC. The second the gentleman said, "Hi Rob, this is John from the Alaska Marine Highway system" I knew they had cancelled my ferry from Prince Rupert to Ketchikan. That ferry would have given me 48…
It’s no secret that bottomfish associate with structure on the ocean floor. When dropping gear onto submerged structure like pinnacles, rock piles, and elevated plateaus it’s easy to spend more time tying on new gear than working productive water and actually catching fish. I ran into a gentleman in the tackle shop the other day that was loading up…
A big thanks to the Outdoor Line listeners that joined us in Westport on May 12th for the 2009 Halibut Quest aboard the "Rampage". The day started with 25 to 30 knot winds, a max ebb bar crossing with the Rampage taking greeners, and a 3 hour run to the grounds in a serious ocean lump. The men…
With the Outdoor Line Halibut Quest trip quickly approaching on May 12 I thought it would be prudent to upload this article on sea-sickness. One of our charter customers has been sea-sick every single day he’s been on the water for over thirty years. I think I would have switched to fishing inland lakes or…