We had originally planned on hitting the Snake and Clearwater near Lewiston, Idaho for a few days to get our fall summer steelhead fix, but when we heard our trip was planned the same week as the Snake/Clearwater Steelhead Derby it didn't take long for my fishing partner Chad Newton and I to redirect our…
Puget Sound salmon guide Ryan Bennett of The Reel Deal Guide Service has been tearing up the blackmouth since the opener last Sunday using a new-fangled rigging setup for the new Brads Super Bait cut plug herring. "I didn't like how the belly hook aligned with the plug, so I started messing around with different…
Ask any steelhead fisherman how they cure eggs and just about all of them will tell you something different, or perhaps they won't tell you anything at all. In a nutshell, egg curing recipes are like heartbeats…everyone’s got one. The main thing to consider is that the quality of the eggs you put into…
After all the "Twilight" hulla-balloo that Nelly went thru after his trip to La Push, Washington a few weeks ago I quietly snuck down to the local Hollywood Video to rent the movie. Having spent countless days bouncing around the Forks area rivers for the past two decades in search of salmon and steelhead I…
As hunting season rolls along I continually get photos sent to me from the network of hunting and fishing friends I've made over the years. Like you, I am also easily distracted, so here's just a few photos from this week to help keep you from getting anything done on this Friday afternoon. Bob Say's…
I had a great time on the Humptulips River yesterday with super-angler Scott Sypher and Steve "Stam" Maris, catching a mixed bag of king, silver, and chum salmon. We weren't alone either, as nearly every driftboat in Washington descended on the river as it dropped into prime shape. I hammered a dark silver on my…
After missing the Eastern Washington hunt last week because of a health issue I turned my attention to the wet side of the mountains and blacktails. The Hood Canal is rimmed on all sides by clear cuts, some with locked gates and some without. The key is to find clear cuts between 2 and about…
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…
Everyone that has listened to the show regularly already knows that I have been working on a committee to advocate for the groundfish in Puget Sound by providing improved habitat and perhaps even hatchery supplementation. Since moving to the northwest in 2000 I have been amazed at the stories I've heard about all of the…
I know it's hard to believe but ladies and gentlemen….. IT'S SALMON DERBY TIME!!!! BREAKING NEWS: IT HAS JUST BEEN ANNOUNCED THAT THIS DERBY IS THE FIRST STOP OF THE 2010 NORTHWEST SALMON DERBY SERIES AND THE EVERETT COHO DERBY HAS RE-JOINED THE SERIES!!! BAYSIDE MARINE IS NOW THE FIRST… AND LAST STOP OF…