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 […]
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, 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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
It's the last day of August, Labor Day weekend looming and it's raining like its autumn already. While some may lament the end of summer, I'm more bummed over the closing of the best Marine Area 9 & 10 selective chinook season in memory but also looking optimistically forward to autumn angling opportunities. Robbie Tobeck […]
By Jeff Lund. In the rush to join Ryan, Josh, Eli and Nate, I frantically threw two bottles of water into my pack that was already stuffed under the bungee hold on the front of the kayak. I saw Josh casting, Eli smiling, Ryan drifting and Nate launching. What I didn’t see was my keys […]
Every now and then you're asked to do something that, well, you've never thought about doing before. Such was the case when the phone rang last spring and Cannon product manager Dave Maryanov said: "Hey Tom, what do you think about having us out to the Puget Sound area this summer to shoot our new […]
With two more groups and a little over one more week of fishing for us here in Craig, Alaska I've got a few minutes to reflect on some of the little things that have made our season here a successful one. Much like Nelly's astounding king salmon success in the Puget Sound recently, it's the […]
By Bear Holmes Hatchery Trout… innocent fun or gateway fish? Del Stephens’ blog on Tuna Addition, combined with fishing the OTC with the Tobecks last weekend, got me thinking about how I became a Tuna Addict. It started out innocently enough… fishing for hatchery trout with Dad and Grandpa off the bank at Lake of […]
