After weeks of watching forecasts for rough offshore weather and waiting for the opportunity to get out and tuna fish we finally got the chance this past weekend. It also happened to be the Ilwaco, Wa. leg of the Oregon Tuna Classic so the boys and I invited Bear Holmes along to fish the event with…
This is the start of the change that we have been waiting for. We now have the opportunity to let the commission know that we as recreational crabbers want change and we want it now. While in my opinion Option A of the Puget Sound Dungeness Crab Fishery Alternatives doesn't go far enough, it is a…
Plugs are cool. Salmon plugs, steelhead plugs, bass plugs, cedar plugs for tuna, plugs with teeth marks… you know what I mean. When you have to use flashers off of the Cannon Downriggers to provoke a strike, so be it but it is such a pleasure to play a fish with nothing between you but…
As most of you already know, we are having the first annual Outdoor Line Billfish Bonanza in March of 2011. This past March we had flew down to do a little fishing and set things up for next year. On the second day of fishing, Nelly wanted to stay behind saying that he had set…
By Ray Gombiski. Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Chinook, Tyee, Nookers, Springs and any other nickname they have been given, but we all recognize them as the KING! The top of the Salmon hierarchy has arrived in Puget Sound. The King has got every local fisherman’s attention with limit-fishing and excellent opportunity. For me, one trip was…
Recreational fisherman were just delt another layer of buracratic non-sense to deal with when it comes to defending our rights and access to the resources on the water. This is just another example of a minority gaining control over a majority by being well organized and staying after it. If we as recreational fisherman have the…
Pheasant hunting free weekend scheduled for youth 15 and younger. On Saturday and Sunday, September 25 & 27 Joint Base Lewis McChord and Pheasants Forever will be hosting the annual Youth Pheasant Hunt. Saturday’s hunt begins at 7:00 AM and Sunday’s hunt starts at 8:00 AM. The Youth Hunt is free of charge and open…
Whether cooking at home or ordering at a restaurant, these hints from a bunch of the Northwest’s most knowledgeable wine aficionados will point you in the right direction the next time you’re enjoying a seafood dinner or trying to impress company. David Johnstone of the Vinopolis Wine Shop in Portland, Oregon usually selects a pinot…
You have got to love July here in the NW. Long summer nights, king salmon fishing is on fire, the tuna are showing up just off the coast and dungeness crab are plentiful. In the case of the dungy, the real thrill of getting a few of these tasty critters is getting them home and…
Selective salmon fisheries: they are the law of the land and our pathway to increased opportunity in our local waters. By my way of thinking, if I get to fish more days in increased areas in prime time?…I’m IN! Yes, it’s a pain to release those big, wild kings but given the choice between fishing…