Each and every day we're seeing an improvement in the king salmon action here in Craig. The key to success lately has been the "stick and stay" program and we've been sticking to a deep troll lane off of Baker Island that has been producing king salmon all day long. We're mooching in anywhere from 200…
Our first year fishing Sitka was 1993. In the seventeen years of this annual adventure for my group of friends, expectations vary year to year. However, after the brutal 2008 Southeast Alaska chinook season we didn’t know what to think about Sitka salmon fishing in 2009. Sure, we saw the oceanic productivity indications, the…
The list of chores is finally winding down and we're spending more time on the water in Craig. Today we peeled away from the charter fleet and did our own thing, finding hungry king and silver salmon away from the rest of the boats. With plenty of kings to the north in Sitka things should…
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…
Thanks to all who attended this event! We had a great time and we're pleasantly surprised by the turnout. The Second Annual Summer Salmon Seminar and Tuna Clinic at Bayside Marine doubled in size from the previous year with over 200 in attendance! We started off with introductions and thanking our gracious hosts… …
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…