Twenty Pounds of Rainbow Trout

September 24, 2010

 Guide Justin Crump grips Marina's 33 inch, 20 plus pound Bristol Bay drainage rainbow trout We'll have longtime Bristol Bay flyfishing guide Nanci Morris from Alaska Sportsman's Bear Trail Lodge in King Salmon, Alaska on the Outdoor Line tomorrow to talk about the sicko flyfishing that's happening right now for rainbow trout in her neck […]

Elk: Alone.

September 23, 2010

Larry Stauffer has a passion. The seeds of his passion, sown in his youth at his father's "duck shack" on the lower Skagit River, reached fruition in Idaho's high country when Larry's arrow found a Pope & Young class herd bull elk. Taking a record class bull elk with a bow is an event in and […]

The Economic Benefits of Conservation

September 23, 2010

Bryan Irwin, the PNW Executive Director of CCA, recently wrote this article for, The Ripple Effect, a CCA newsletter for PNW members.  This article is a real eye opener. With his permission I am able to share it with you. When you examine the economics of recreational fishing, it’s clear that it fuels a major […]

New Derby Added to Northwest Salmon Series

September 22, 2010

NEW, Winter Blackmouth Derby to Offer $10,000 Prize The “Resurrection Derby” at Friday Harbor – Newest addition to the Salmon Derby Series Friday Harbor, WA (September 21, 2010) – The San Juan Islands Chapter of the Puget Sound Anglers is pleased to announce the Northwest’s newest salmon derby, The Resurrection Derby, which will award a […]

Are you ready for Opening Day?

September 22, 2010

The modern firearm general rifle season is less than a month away this year and we have a measly 8 days to score a buck in many of the Eastern Washington game management units, a little longer in Western Washington. That means you'd better have your game face on come October 16th because you're not […]

Wife’s Actions Likely Averted More Serious Injury for Bear Attack Victim

September 20, 2010

 WDFW just put out this press release, I found it to be interesting and informative so I thought I would share. OLYMPIA-The wife of a man seriously injured Friday evening in a black bear attack near Lake Wenatchee probably saved her husband from worse injury by shouting and keeping the animal at bay, according to Washington […]

Why Didn’t I Bring My Spinning Reel?

September 12, 2010

By Jeff Lund. It occurred to me just before I fell asleep that the sugar pine that stabbed at the speckled night above me would, if hollowed out, make a perfect mailing tube for shipping submarines. With two choices of double beds but seven other people upstairs in my cousins cabin at Bucks Lake in […]

Derby Daze!!!

September 10, 2010

Over the next two weekends there are literally thousands of dollars, hundreds of prizes and a few boats on the line. Welcome,  my friends to Derby Days! The Edmonds Derby this weekend and the grand finale of the Northwest Salmon Derby Series: The Everett Coho Derby Sept 18 & 19 will add a little spice […]

Orange Glazed Salmon

September 7, 2010

  By Nancy Giacolone. Food doesn’t need to be complicated to satisfy. Tonight’s dinner is a perfect example of simple, yet delicious food which take advantage of the season’s best offerings. Growing up here in the Pacific Northwest, I didn’t know that people actually had to pay for salmon. I thought that everyone had a […]

Pull Out the Hardware for Early Season Silvers

September 6, 2010

It's September 6th here in Seattle, Washington and guess what…it's raining! For those of us nut-cakes that grew up in the soggy Northwest this early rain means one thing, that salmon will be hitting the rivers pronto. It actually means more than that, but for the purpose of this blog and to keep my A.D.D. […]