I received the latest issue of Sport Fishing Magazine yesterday in the mail and as I flipped through the pages I read an editorial that just blew my mind! The article was by Doug Olander the editor and started off by telling of a group called National Resources Defense Council that wants people to boycott…
"It's so nice to have a fish and wildlife director that actually fishes and understands the issues from a recreational anglers perspective" was Nelly's reaction when I told him about the WDFW recreational albacore meeting Tuesday in Olympia. In 2009 there was a request that WDFW consider a bag limit for all food fish that didn't already…
As I look back over the last year of fishing, I have quite a few fond memories. I am thinking of my daughter Mia's and son Mason's first billfish, my big cuberra snapper in Panama, and watching my son Madden catch the tuna bug as bad as his dad and brother Mason have. Bass fishing has…
AND WE WON!!!! The commission made some minor modifications to Option A to underscore the need for better reporting, enforcement and education to increase reporting. Then, by a vote of 7-2 they adopted Option A. Let's give credit to all of the groups that were involved in getting this done. I also want to give…
I finally got the chance to fish the John's River mouth in Grays Harbor for salmon. In the past, football and lack of knowledge about the fishery have always been in the way of me trying this great and sometimes wide open salmon fishery. That all changed this past weekend when John Keizer of Salt Patrol…
NEW, Winter Blackmouth Derby to Offer $10,000 Prize The “Resurrection Derby” at Friday Harbor – Newest addition to the Salmon Derby Series Friday Harbor, WA (September 21, 2010) – The San Juan Islands Chapter of the Puget Sound Anglers is pleased to announce the Northwest’s newest salmon derby, The Resurrection Derby, which will award a…
WDFW just put out this press release, I found it to be interesting and informative so I thought I would share. OLYMPIA-The wife of a man seriously injured Friday evening in a black bear attack near Lake Wenatchee probably saved her husband from worse injury by shouting and keeping the animal at bay, according to Washington…
Sometimes I feel like a broken record. I talk and write all the time about people trying to take away our access as recreational anglers. Well, once again we need to get involved and become pro-active to save our access to the most precious and productive fishing grounds in the State of Washington. Hopefully someday,…
Whether you are a salmon fisherman or a tunaholic, this past weekend presented plenty of opportunity to get out on the water and go chase some fish. With great weather and reports of people catching fish from Area 11 on down the coast to Oregon, the only way for things to get any better would…
One of the great joys that I have as a fisherman is sharing that passion with my two sons Mason and Madden. As many may already know, these boys are pretty darn good fisherman and maybe just too darn good. This past weekend they both had the chance to travel to Sitka and fish. After…