For any of you that have fantasized about slapping your partner around with a flounder (I have) help is on the way. We can all live vicariously thru our February Video of the Month contest winners Cami and Glen who made a little bet back on Valentines Day and well, you can guess from the…
By Robert Strong. "PUFFBALL! Who you calling a PUFFBALL?!" That's not a word typically used to describe the hardened steelheader types you might come across loitering the local streams around these parts! In fact you might want to refrain from using that word too loudly within earshot of any sleep deprived, crazy eyed, Rockstar'ed out,…
Every year towards the tail end of the Puget Sound blackmouth season some larger chinook enter the catch. These are the slabs we all seek on derby day but very few of us consistently catch. The situation is complicated by the fact that catches & fishing effort during the "doldrums" of winter chinook season are…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 23, 2010 – Today, a coalition of marine recreational fishing, boating, and conservation organizations and businesses called on the Obama administration to take immediate action to address a crisis within the federal fisheries management system. In a letter to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco, the American…
Andy "The Mad Russian" with a 15 pound spring Chinook he caught with Bill Swann Saturday on the Columbia River The spring Chinook bite has yo-yo'd quite a bit this past week on the Columbia River, with boats popping two to three fish one day and then finding the river nearly barren the next. With…
As mentioned in a previous blog post, I await the salmon forecast numbers like a kid waiting for Christmas morning. Hello, my name is Tom and I am a "salmon sicko". After watching the numbers for a number of years (never mind how many…) I've found that you can "call some shots" by digging into…
By Ray Gombiski. Over the last ten years I was fortunate to have employers that allowed me to pick and choose my days off. Having the ability to fish only prime conditions with less pressure made for many excellent fishing trips. I was able to drive to Alaska, fish Cabo, and chase Steelhead throughout the…
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…
By Nick Barr. 2010 looks to be one heck of a year. The new year for me is filled of promises, obligations, and new adventures. My name is Nick Barr, I am 18 years old and a tournament bass angler/bass fishing guide here in the Pacific Northwest. Bass fishing is my passion, my lifestyle, and…
I'll keep this short and sweet folks. There's a net pen full of walleye decoys right next to the fishing pier at Mar Don Resort on Potholes Reservoir in Eastern Washington. Big walleye come to the pen every night to make googly-eyes at the pen full of decoys, which are actually bonker-sized rainbows, in hopes…