There are salmon derbies and then there are FISHING EVENTS! The Northwest Salmon Derby Series definitely falls into the latter category. Each and every one of the events is timed to coincide with solid fish numbers, allowing participants a great opportunity to be successful at each and every event location. In fact, when planning your fishing…
Only the deeply disturbed anglers among us would start dwelling on next spring, especially with such solid winter blackmouth and steelhead opportunities available right now! Hello, my name is Tom, and I am a deeply disturbed angler… It's not entirely my fault that I got all excited since late on Friday in the very dead…
PRESS RELEASE: Fetha Styx Hosts eBay Auctions of True Hero Rods to Support Families of Slain Lakewood Police Officers. Funds raised through four auctions to go to Lakewood Police Independent Guild. Late last month, Western Washington was forever shaken by the deaths of four Lakewood police officers. Fetha Styx, a community business that works to honor…
Each December night (until December 23) the Argosy Christmas Ship sails the Puget Sound and Lake Washington, bringing Christmas music and lights to different waterfront communities as well as those on board. This uniquely "Seattle" nautical tradition dates back some sixty years and owes it's longevity and popularity in no small part to those hearty…
You know the feeling… Hunting seasons are a memory, the leaves are all but gone from the trees and then comes that unmistakable chill in the air that renders our breath visible. You start looking for the “Annual Steelhead Edition” of your favorite magazine and start tying leaders for no apparent reason. While most people…
On behalf of deer and elk populations everywhere as well as our friends the farmers and ranchers I am proud to stand up and say: "I am afraid, I am very afraid." This wolf was shot recently in Drayton Valley , Alberta which is near Edmonton about 3 hours North of Calgary. The wolf weighs…
Ask any steelhead fisherman how they cure eggs and just about all of them will tell you something different, or perhaps they won't tell you anything at all. In a nutshell, egg curing recipes are like heartbeats…everyone’s got one. The main thing to consider is that the quality of the eggs you put into…
I know it's hard to believe but ladies and gentlemen….. IT'S SALMON DERBY TIME!!!! BREAKING NEWS: IT HAS JUST BEEN ANNOUNCED THAT THIS DERBY IS THE FIRST STOP OF THE 2010 NORTHWEST SALMON DERBY SERIES AND THE EVERETT COHO DERBY HAS RE-JOINED THE SERIES!!! BAYSIDE MARINE IS NOW THE FIRST… AND LAST STOP OF…
Call me a "bad dad", but I did not know that my daughter Sophia wanted to go to La Push. Of course, that was before I knew there were vampires and werewolves on the coast! You would think that after all the time I've spent in Forks chasing elk, deer, salmon and steelhead that I would have had…
Last week I had the opportunity to head down to the Columbia River above the Dalles to participate in an annual outdoor media "junket". As this was my first such event I really didn't know what to expect. Our host, longtime Columbia River pro Ed Iman puts this event together every year to showcase the…