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Time to start making plans to pursue fall kings in Hanford Reach area of Columbia River
Bymarkyuasa September 18, 2017

By Mark Yuasa For those like me who missed out on the Buoy 10 chinook fishery at the Lower Columbia River mouth last month, you can still score a second chance to catch those exact same fish about 375 miles upstream. “The fish counts for chinook have really shot up at Bonneville and McNary dams this…

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Lake Washington yellow perch are abundant and an excellent late-summer fish to catch
Bymarkyuasa August 21, 2017

By Mark Yuasa The yellow perch in Lake Washington are one of the most prolific fish species in Lake Washington, and for anglers they’re easy to find and extremely fun to catch. “I recently took our marketing team out to fish for them, and we caught around 200 and never left our one spot,” said Danny Garrett,…

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The 2017 Salmon Forecasts!
ByTom February 28, 2017

A sure sign of spring after a long winter is the annual arrival of our salmon forecasts and the “North of Falcon” meetings. Interest in the season setting process has never been higher due to last year’s lack of agreement between the State and Tribal co-managers. This delay in agreement virtually closed down all of western…

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Seven Ways To Get Your Salmon Season Off to a Swift Start!
ByTom February 17, 2017

By Tom Nelson Well, “show season” aka “winter” is fast fading in the rear view mirror and after several full days of seeing the latest and greatest the fishing industry 2017 has to offer, I’ve boiled down the vast array of choices to these top of the line items that will get you off on…

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Hippa Island: Helijets, Huge Chinook & Coho!
ByTom December 14, 2016

One of the enduring charms of hunting and fishing, one of the things that keeps you coming back year after year is that every now and then you experience something that is completely unexpected, out of the ordinary and inspiring. Now, if you have a trip that provides you one of the aforementioned experiences each…

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The Washington Tuna Classic 2016
ByTom August 30, 2016

Tuna fishing is a little like getting bit by a tick: It gets under your skin and you hope you don’t get the “disease”… If it weren’t for my former on-air partner, Seattle Seahawk Pro-Bowler Robbie Tobeck and SaltPatrol.com’s John Keizer, my tuna condition would likely have not progressed from acute through chronic to terminal….

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Englefield Again: Provin’ it!
ByTom July 8, 2016

After our unbelievable first trip to WestCoast Resorts Englefield Bay last year, my son Matt and I could not wait to get back up there. In fact, we were so fired up about our amazing experience that we put a 710 ESPN Listener trip together so we could share the Englefield experience with listeners and friends….

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Defiance Bait Tank Installation
ByTom May 3, 2016

After his Seattle Boat Show tuna seminar, Defiance Marine Pro-staffer Tommy “Cornfed” Donlin stuck his big ‘ol head into my boat which was on display at the show. “Where are you gonna put your live bait Nelly?” “How about this transom fishbox? I should be able to make it flow…” Cornfed shook his head “You…

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Adventures Without “Reservations”…
ByTom September 23, 2015

My first taste of the annual lower Columbia salmon bonanza known as Buoy 10 was over a decade ago and ever since, the challenge of this huge river mouth fishery has captivated a part of my thoughts and, an increasing part of my fishing plans! After a season of deep downrigger trolling for chinook –which…

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Coho Know How!
ByTom September 6, 2015

Last season was a tough one for big coho in local waters but hot on the heels of a large pink salmon run is a very solid showing of chunky coho salmon! With the Edmonds and Everett Coho Derby looming in the coming weeks, let’s brush up on some silver slaying strategies! The name of…

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