Northwest Outdoor Report

January 26, 2013

Bogachiel Best Bet in Forks Area Bill Myer from Anglers Guide Service (206-697-2055) in Forks said the Bogachiel River is currently fishing the best of all the rivers in the area. Myers said fishing has slowed down quite a bit with the low and clear water, but he’s still getting a few fish a day […]

Stabicraft 2600 Pilothouse

January 19, 2013

There’s a dirty, little secret in the boating industry that no one is willing to admit or even talk about. The fact of the matter is that the Florida and southern California boating markets are so large that they tremendously influence domestic boat designs. If you want to appeal to warm weather markets…you build a […]

Weldcraft Cuddy King 24

January 1, 2013

The mid twenty-foot range of boats is a popular, crowded and quite competitive marketplace. Within the reach of many boating families, the successful hull in this range is quite often called upon to be a stable & safe platform for fishing, camping and water sports. While many hulls claim to function in a variety of […]

Evinrude’s new player in the Jet Pump engine market!

December 20, 2012

BRP has just introduced the new Evinrude E-TEC 135 H.O. — an outboard that should have strong attraction in the “jet sled” or shallow river running engine market. Evinrude/BRP has the engine poised to compete in the hotly contested 100 to 150 hp outboard segment, given that its two–stroke design gives the 135 H.O. up to 36 percent more torque […]

Sunglasses You Can Hide Behind

November 16, 2012

If you’re looking for a Chistmas gift for the sportsman in your life or just want some super cool shades look no further than Costa’s new lineup of polarized sunglasses in AP Realtree camo. Costa’s camo series is available in their popular Fantail, Blackfin, Double Haul, and Zane frames and of course you can also […]

Two Days With Tobeck…

August 26, 2012

“Salmon, salmon and more salmon! That’s all you think about Nelly…” If I had a dime for every time my friend, former co-host, Seattle Seahawk and WSU Cougar Robbie Tobeck hit me with that blast…. “Seriously Nelly, have you ever taken that boat of yours out for anything but salmon???” Uh oh, new Tobeck material… and, it […]

How to properly launch a boat

How to Properly Launch a Boat

June 28, 2012

This infographic has been provided by our good friends at BoaterExam.com. All of us need to brush up on our boat launching skills from time to time. We’ll have more of these informative graphics in the coming weeks and months to help get you thru boating season!

Rockin’ the Shore Lunch

October 6, 2011

Back when I was a full time river guide here in Washington one of my favorite fisheries was the Skagit River catch and release season for wild steelhead. The season was set up for March and April when the majority of those big bruisers were headed upstream and man-o-man do I have some memories from […]

Algae Removal Made Easy

July 1, 2011

I hauled my Alaskan charter boat, the Polar Bear, out of the water today for the 100 hour service on the Yamaha outboards and while it's out of the water I'll give the hull a good cleaning to exorcise any hitchhikers that have attached themselves to the bottom. One of those hitchhikers is algae and […]