In this, our twentieth (yes, that’s 20 years) annual trip to Sitka we experienced some of the best salmon and halibut action and did so in some places we had never been before! Every once in a while, you dodge a bullet. In our case we dodged gale-force winds which can churn the waters of southeast…
The days are ticking away until I head north to begin yet another charter season in Southeast Alaska and low and behold my phone has been ringing to do some last minute seminars here in Washington before I zip outa here. I am adverse to doing seminars these days because of my crazy-busy schedule, but…
Puget Sound Crabbing Re-opens Today Seven marine areas of Puget Sound reopen for recreational crabbing today at 8 a.m.. Marine areas 4, 5, 6, 7, 8-1, 8-2, and a portion of area 9 north of a line between Olele Pt and Foulweather Bluff will be open to crabbing 7 days a week starting today thru…
Getting up early on June first is something of a Northwesterners rite of passage and if you're going to launch your boat or get a good spot on the banks of the Sky…. the earlier the better! With a forecast of 15,500 chinook heading for the Snohomish system and the Skykomish's usual complement of summer…
The books are closed on the 2009 season for the Oregon Tuna Classic. The upside down economy had the organizers wondering if they’d see a decrease in participants and sponsors as they worked diligently through the spring making final preparations for the first event in Newport on July 18th. That question was answered by a…
Meet the wiliest of all coyotes: Hit by a car at 75 mph, embedded in the front bumper, rode for 600 miles – and SURVIVED! When a brother and sister struck a coyote at 75 mph they assumed they had killed the animal and drove on.They didn't realize this was the toughest creature ever to…
Its gangs like these that the people of Helena have to put up with.. A bit different from the problems in other cities… It proves that every State has their own "unique" gang problems. They roam the streets and yards night and day. They hang out in even the best neighborhoods! ….and you CAN NOT(legally)…
When CCA's Bear Holmes isn't working his tail off to preserve your rights as a sportfisherman you can find him boiling, grilling, baking, and smoking the fruits of his labor in his ultimate outdoor kitchen. "I had this idea in mind for an outdoor barbecue and when the local Dairy Queen went out of business…
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…