BY JEFF LUND. Saturday morning when I couldn’t sleep past 6:30, I decided to head east because even though the water would be high, still, and there would be a ton of people, I hate excuses. I looked back through my fishing log from the summer and wondered what kind of lame excuse I made…
Are you tired of wondering if you still have bait after every microscopic bite or even worse, losing fish after fish because your may have selected the wrong bait hook. Check out these hook designs for a little help on selecting the correct bait hook the next time you go fishing. Circle Hook Circle hooks…
I was having lunch with a few friends last week and somehow we got around to telling stories about funny mishaps we had on our boats. I remember sitting there laughing and thinking to myself, “Boy, I’m sure glad I don’t have stuff like that go on anymore, I mean I’m pretty dialed, a real…
BY JOHN WHITLATCH. It all started with an unexpected phone call about 18 yrs ago. I had just graduated from high school and was struggling to become a professional fishing guide. The summer days were growing long and warm when my neighbor and long time family friend Randy Bovy called. He wanted to take his…
We talk on the show all the time about the tuna highway, targeting the warm water, and fishing the edges of the chlorophyll. If your just listening to the show then you might not have any idea what we are talking about or where you can start looking for this type of information. Hopefully this…
When you spend 250 days a year for ten plus years on any body of water it’s pretty safe to say you know it well. Anton Jones of Darrell and Dads Guide Service in Chelan has done just that and doesn’t plan on quitting any time soon. With a lake full of kokanee and lake…
One of the great things about fishing is that there is something for virtually everyone. Nelly has his annual trip to Sitka and I have Florida. One of the things that I love about fishing in Florida is the variety that it offers. In two and a half days of fishing this past week, we…
The June first river opener on several area streams has been marked on many an anglers schedule for many a day. Why??? Most Puget Sound rivers closed on February 28th -if not earlier- so to the opportunistic angler paying close attention might observe that the salmon and steelhead have been unmolested for at least three…
In years with normal springtime temperatures, the middle of May would represent nonstop action for bass. There is no better time of year to target big bass in shallow water. It's no wonder that even the average weekend warrior has to feel they have a chance of winning when fishing a bass tourney this time of year. This…
This year's much anticipated Columbia River spring chinook run has been a mirror image of our "spring" weather: underwhelming at best. April was a near bust for both the sun and the springers as low water temperatures slowed the early running chinook's accent up the Columbia to a mere crawl. In fact, the sport anglers…