After weeks of watching forecasts for rough offshore weather and waiting for the opportunity to get out and tuna fish we finally got the chance this past weekend. It also happened to be the Ilwaco, Wa. leg of the Oregon Tuna Classic so the boys and I invited Bear Holmes along to fish the event with […]
This is the start of the change that we have been waiting for. We now have the opportunity to let the commission know that we as recreational crabbers want change and we want it now. While in my opinion Option A of the Puget Sound Dungeness Crab Fishery Alternatives doesn't go far enough, it is a […]
As most of you already know, we are having the first annual Outdoor Line Billfish Bonanza in March of 2011. This past March we had flew down to do a little fishing and set things up for next year. On the second day of fishing, Nelly wanted to stay behind saying that he had set […]
Recreational fisherman were just delt another layer of buracratic non-sense to deal with when it comes to defending our rights and access to the resources on the water. This is just another example of a minority gaining control over a majority by being well organized and staying after it. If we as recreational fisherman have the […]
You have got to love July here in the NW. Long summer nights, king salmon fishing is on fire, the tuna are showing up just off the coast and dungeness crab are plentiful. In the case of the dungy, the real thrill of getting a few of these tasty critters is getting them home and […]
As many of you know, I love fishing with my boys. We've had the good fortune to chase all kinds of fish on a lot of different water but some of our favorite times have been right here on our home waters of Lake Washington. On any given evening during the spring and summer you have a […]
July 1st marks an exciting time for all people that enjoy the outdoors here in the State of Washington. Not only is it the start of what might be a long 4th of July weekend for some but it is also the opener for recreational crabbing in Marine areas 6, 8-1, 8-2, 9, 10, 11, […]
I can already hear it. Of course he's going to say something nice about fishing with Robbo up in Craig, Alaska. After all, Robbo's his buddy, fellow blogger, and co-host on The Outdoor Line. Well yea, all true, but the truth of the matter is that Robbo has it dialed!! I have fished with Robbo […]
I've always heard stories about what the fishing used to be like in Puget Sound. Plenty of salmon to be caught, true cod and rockfish were plentiful, and prized dungeness crab were able to be harvested recreationally all year long. Whatever happened to the good ole days? Well I think I have an answer, continued commercial […]
I have been out on the sound, the coast off Oregon and Washington and Mexico twice with Capt. John Keizer of Salt Patrol but I've never actually fished with Capt. John. That all changed this past week when were discussing the area 11 opener. John mentioned that he was going to be fishing on Saturday so […]
