The one constant in life is change and in today's world change seems to come at an ever increasing pace. When it comes to fishing and being in the outdoors some change is good, i.e. net bans and selective fisheries. Others however are very misguided, i.e. closures without using the best science available and decisions…
The action on silver salmon is about as good as it gets right now with early morning limits just about every day on coho's from 6 to 13 pounds and multiple hook-ups the norm. We were finding king salmon on the outside of Noyes Island before the winds came and much of our silver action…
Every two years we are invaded. These pink invaders are unappreciated, looked down upon, insulted and even reviled in some quarters… And yet, they still come. "They", are the "Humpy Horde"… There are various salmon supremacist groups (the Anti-Pinkites, Humpy Haters) and even tee-shirts expressing disdain for the species! Even through all the negativity, the sportfishing community will come…
Every time I cook fish there is invariably some leftovers that go in the fridge and no matter how well the Zip Loc bag or Tupperware container is sealed it's nearly impossible to keep the fish from drying out. That fresh-from-the-grill taste is only attainable, well, when it's fresh-from-the-grill. With fishery closures up and down…
I've been sitting here for the last ten minutes trying to come up with something snappy for a title and it just isn't coming to me. All I could come up with is "Craig, Alaska Report", which will work just fine. Two months of sleep deprivation and long days on the ocean have pretty much eliminated all…
If you have been listening to the show, then you know that I have been itching to go tuna fishing. With 60 degree water showing up off our coast in mid June I was sure it was going to be an early year. Unfortunatley the albacore didn't show as early as the warm water. With a trip…
Was I was fired up about the Puget Sound chinook season? Let’s just say that I didn’t get a whole lot of sleep the night before… The 2009 opener was the third edition of our Marine Area 9 & 10 selective chinook opportunity and the first two openers featured epic chinook action! Flush with radioactive-hot…
There have been some enormous king salmon hitting the docks here in Craig this past week with several in the mid 50's and at least two over 60 pounds being boated. That's right…over 60 pounds! One thing about fishing here in Southeast Alaska is that every time you drop the bait over the side it…
Well the trip to the middle grounds in the Gulf Of Mexico really paid off. After suffering through a week of high winds and thunderstorms down in Florida, a quick decision to extend the trip a few days and book a trip to the middle grounds assured me of coming home with a cooler…
The noon opener on Thursday, July 9 on the Skagit River allowed a guy to sleep in and enjoy a leisurely, carefree, mid-morning drive to the ol’ crick… Then the phone rang. “Hello.” “Is This Tom Nelson?” “Yup, who’s this?” “Hi Tom, Matt Markovich of KOMO 4 News here. Are you heading for the…