I would like to thank banquet chair Shawn Seeger and chapter president Frank Eshpeter for inviting me to help emcee the 3rd annual CCA SeaTac auction with Spot Tail Salmon Guide and auctioneer Keith Robbins. The event was held at the Pioneer Park Pavilion in Puyallup and was well attended by over 170 people. It was good to see quite…
Marine spatial planning is a phrase that keeps getting thrown around in environmental circles. By definition on the NOAA website, marine spatial planning is the public process of analyzing and allocating the spatial and temporal distribution of human activities in marine areas to achieve ecological, economic, and social objectives athat usually have been specified through…
Last year during the 2009 legislative session sportsmen and women stepped up to the plate and agreed to a two year 10% rate increase on their licenses to help cushion the blow from the massive $30 million dollar general fund reduction the state enacted for WDFW. To thanks us for our efforts and willingness to…
With most of the local rivers shut down to steelheading, blackmouth being spotty at best, how do I get my fishing fix this weekend if I want to stay local? Simple, head to Lakes Washington or Sammamish to get in on some of the great cutthroat fishing that's been going on. Both of these lakes offer some of the hottest…
Dr. Mike Rust of NOAA fisheries will be doing a presentation on culture of rockfish as a means of enhancement at 2pm Feb. 24 at the WDFW office in Mill Creek. This will be an hour long presentation and will occur just before the Rockfish Advisory Board meets. The public is welcome at both the…
WDFW is proposing some changes to the halibut seasons for 2010. These proposals are preliminary until approved by NMFS. They are as follows: Marine Area 5: May 28-June 19, open three days per week. The fishery will be open Memorial Day weekend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Starting May 31st the fishery will be open Thursday,…
Jay Field of Dash One Charters and the Anacortes Salmon Derby has just put out the following press release. Congrats to the Anacortes Salmon Derby and don't miss The Outdoor Line on 710 ESPN as we will be broadcasting from the Derby. ANACORTES, WA (February 10, 2010) – The Fidalgo Chapter of the Puget Sound…
Thanks to the Seattle Thunderbirds for hosting the first annual CCA night at the the Showare Center in Kent. Craig Howland, part owner of the T-Birds and CCA member, threw his support behind the event and saw it as an opportunity to build on something for the future. I was asked to speak on behalf…
Since I retired from 14 years in the NFL people always ask me how I fill that competitive void. I always respond with "Well, fishing of course". I have participated in various salmon derbies and until we started the show I always made sure that I hit a few of the stops on the Oregon Tuna Classic series. Well, nothing…
For the second year in a row I had the opportunity to fish in Panama aboard the Lost Coast Explorer. For a solid week we fished the famous Hannibal Banks in Coiba National Park. It is by far the most remote place that I have ever been and fishing with Lost Coast Excursions is the…