By Del Stephens. I rolled out of bed and made my way outside where my father and grandfather were getting the boat ready. Still groggy and barely awake , my brother and I scrambled up into the camper and soon we were off to the coast. We climbed up onto the bed but were too…
As many of you know, I love fishing with my boys. We've had the good fortune to chase all kinds of fish on a lot of different water but some of our favorite times have been right here on our home waters of Lake Washington. On any given evening during the spring and summer you have a…
It's no secret that Robbie Tobeck and I enjoy a laugh, especially at the others expense. Partially it's a WSU Cougar/UW Husky thing. It's also a native Washingtonian/Florida transplant thing. Our penchant for pickin' on each other has led to the infamous "tuna vs. salmon" debate, the blue water vs. green water conflict and now…
Video is all the rage nowadays and for a charter captain like myself to grab video footage while I'm working means setting down the video camera once a fish is ready to land, which is also the time when the most excitement usually occurs during a long battle with a hot fish. Ah…but there's a…
July 1st marks an exciting time for all people that enjoy the outdoors here in the State of Washington. Not only is it the start of what might be a long 4th of July weekend for some but it is also the opener for recreational crabbing in Marine areas 6, 8-1, 8-2, 9, 10, 11,…
Washington’s San Juan Islands are a Pacific Northwest for Private-Boat Anglers By Doug Olander In the middle of the gaping strait that separates Washington State from Canada’s Vancouver Island sit some of the country’s most boater-friendly and perennially popular islands. If one were to grade Washington’s beloved San Juan Islands on accessibility, facilities, ease of…
By John Whitlatch. Two words cross my mind on daily basis, stripes and spots. These unmistakable markings make Rainbow Trout revered by sport fishermen around the world. Like your trusty and loyal Labrador retriever is consumed by a tennis ball, I am consumed by visions of shimmering chrome Rainbows breaking the surface and doing back…
I've ran magnum hoochies on some of my meat rigs for halibut fishing for a number of years and they work great. The problem with these big hoochies is that they are big enough to totally cover the hook, so spacers in the form of big, glow-in-the-dark Corky's are necessary to put some distance between…
I can already hear it. Of course he's going to say something nice about fishing with Robbo up in Craig, Alaska. After all, Robbo's his buddy, fellow blogger, and co-host on The Outdoor Line. Well yea, all true, but the truth of the matter is that Robbo has it dialed!! I have fished with Robbo…
The second half of our Sitka adventure featured some new faces, new places and a couple complete surprises! After the weekend storm that left us looking for inside areas to fish, the "deck had been shuffled" with regard to the migrating chinooks distribution along South East Alaska's coastline. Our challenge was to again locate fish…