The Internet: Love It? Loathe It?
The Internet: Love It? Loathe It? The Internet…When it comes to fishing, I absolutely loathe it. And at the same time I love it. The massive amount of information online provides anglers with an...
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That in itself I don’t have an issue with. Most folks, myself included, like to throw some pictures up online of catches we are proud of. It’s when people start posting specific locations or GPS...
View ArticleUpdate from the California Drought
Update from the California Drought Well, things are getting pretty ugly here in California where the drought is dragging into its 4th year. As of this writing in early summer, we are reaching a very...
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Help on the Way? This is year 4 of the drought and year number 5 could be an absolute knockout punch. If California doesn’t get rain this coming winter, the consequences will be very difficult to...
View ArticleKing Salmon Are Weird
King Salmon Are Weird Kings are truly strange critters when they hit freshwater. Out at sea, they are normal predators…basically one-track-minded killing machines that chase bait schools around. But...
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I’ve actually seen that one bunches of times on the Sacramento and Feather rivers in the spring and fall. It’s just so strange when you think about a salmon swimming along and then smelling something...
View ArticleJon Boats: The Ultimate Off-Road Vehicles
Jon Boats: The Ultimate Off-Road Vehicles Okay, I’ve got to admit that I think a 16-foot bare-bones jonboat with a pump on it is one of the coolest boats on the planet. Don’t get me wrong, I love my...
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Another very interesting entry in this arena is Hog Island Boatworks’ 16-footer that is a roto-molded mini sled made from two layers of high-density polyethylene that sandwich a core of rigid...
View ArticleA Chip Off the Ol’ Zog, WA Steelhead, More Hatchery Fish and Some Cool Gear!
A Chip Off the Ol’ Zog, WA Steelhead, More Hatchery Fish and Some Cool Gear! Okay, I’m going with some very random thoughts this time around… Private Zog First off, I’d like to say I was very...
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Down With Wild Fish? It’s been driving me crazy lately…all these organizations have been suing fish and game departments over hatchery production need to take a step back for a moment and look at the...
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Steelie Therapy I recently got a chance to (finally) get away and do some fishing on the Washington Coast, where the fishing and scenery were fantastic! It was awesome to spend three straight days...
View ArticleKenai: Still the River of Dreams
Kenai: Still the River of Dreams The tackle blew me away. The reels these guys were using looked like they were designed for bluefin, not salmon. The hooks were big enough to hang a deer off of and...
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“Trust me, I’m pretty good at this part,” I said. “And you are completely absolved of all responsibility. If I miss a bite, it’s totally my fault and I will put the rod in the holder the rest of the...
View ArticleSteelie’s Worst Nightmare
Steelie’s Worst Nightmare So, what is it about the Nightmare color in steelhead worms, jigs and tubes? It’s funky looking…no question about it. Quite frankly, it’s a color pattern I would never in a...
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When it comes to breaking down why critters with pea-sized brains do the things they do, it’s sometimes better to just accept the facts and move on without over-analyzing the situation. But in this...
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“I’m not totally sure, but the Nightmare sure seems to get their attention,” he said. “I guess it’s the contrast for one. And maybe the more natural colors.” I then dialed up Ryan Bullock a Washington...
View ArticleFishing: More Questions Than Answers
Fishing: More Questions Than Answers Before I started guiding in 1998, I thought I was pretty hot stuff. After all, my buddies and I typically did very well on the chinook and steelhead in our...
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But isn’t that one of the really amazingly cool aspects of our sport? You can never know it all and there’s always room to learn and grow as an angler. You start with getting the basics down, then you...
View ArticleHow to Avoid Fishing Infections
How to Avoid Fishing Infections Take a very close look at that ugly infected finger…my finger…in the above photo. Nasty, right? Well, that thing ended up getting worse before it got better, and at one...
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And speaking of hydrogen peroxide, the nurse who worked on me told me to stop using it as a wound flush. Apparently, that burn you feel when you pour it on a cut—which I always thought was the...
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