With summer salmon season right in front of us here in Puget Sound, it is time to think strategy. Mooching, jigging, trolling, herring, hootchies, flashers, dodgers, flies, cut plugs vs helmets, what do I do? Where do I start? Well just like in the NFL, it starts with putting together a game plan. Just don't…
I have always heard the old addage that 10% of fisherman catch 90% of the fish. While this may not be an exact figure, I do believe that there is some accuracy to this. As an observer of fisherman I have always wondered why there is that one guy that always seems to catch fish…
With saltwater salmon fishing firing up along the West Coast now is a good time to talk about herring brines. Brining herring before fishing it helps to toughen it up and can produce a more vibrant and shiny herring that catch more fish. If your herring is soft and mushy it will either fall off…
I have been affected by opening day… I don’t care what kind of opener it is Brother, but I am there!!! River opener, shrimp opener, crab opener, Marine area opener, deer opener, elk opener, duck opener… Well, you get the picture… Sorry, I kinda went all “Bubba Gump shrimp” on…
The launch sequence started yesterday when I recieved a phone call from the Alaska Marine Highway in Prince Rupert, BC. The second the gentleman said, "Hi Rob, this is John from the Alaska Marine Highway system" I knew they had cancelled my ferry from Prince Rupert to Ketchikan. That ferry would have given me 48…
For quite a few years now we I have been hearing stories from all of my tuna buddies about the big bluefin they see on occasion busting the water. I also hear the stories about guys getting spooled by something unseen and hear the speculation about what it could be. Adding to all of that was…
It’s no secret that bottomfish associate with structure on the ocean floor. When dropping gear onto submerged structure like pinnacles, rock piles, and elevated plateaus it’s easy to spend more time tying on new gear than working productive water and actually catching fish. I ran into a gentleman in the tackle shop the other day that was loading up…
Lake Washington was full of activity this weekend. We had the NW Bass Lake Washington Open, the Seahawks CAST for KIDS event, and the Tobeck boys hunting down some of the biggest crawfish on the planet. It was a record turnout for the NW Bass Qualifier this weekend! With 92 boats entered …
A big thanks to the Outdoor Line listeners that joined us in Westport on May 12th for the 2009 Halibut Quest aboard the "Rampage". The day started with 25 to 30 knot winds, a max ebb bar crossing with the Rampage taking greeners, and a 3 hour run to the grounds in a serious ocean lump. The men…