OLYMPIA – Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon today adopted fishing seasons for this year’s spring chinook fishery on the Columbia River, where the prized salmon are projected to return in the largest numbers since at least 1938. Encouraged by a forecast of 559,900 returning fish, both states approved regulations that will provide Columbia […]
From the Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife News Bulletin: A new study by researchers at Oregon State University found that up to nearly half of the ocean-bound juvenile steelhead surveyed in two Oregon river systems appear to have died when they reached the estuaries — before they could reach the ocean. The scientists aren't sure […]
WDFW is proposing some changes to the halibut seasons for 2010. These proposals are preliminary until approved by NMFS. They are as follows: Marine Area 5: May 28-June 19, open three days per week. The fishery will be open Memorial Day weekend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Starting May 31st the fishery will be open Thursday, […]
Pink rubber worms have been dubbed "Count Wormula" in my boat because they flat out hammer steelhead in medium to high water on Washington's westside rivers. I first used one of these gifts from our Canadian steelheading brethren, who have been using them for years, in 1996 on the Skagit River. After plugging a run […]
You never know what you're gonna get when you meet someone in person that you've only seen on TV. Back a couple years ago, I had a chance to shoot a few episodes of The Outdoor Channel's "Western Sportfishing with Lee Horsley". Lee Horsley was TV's "Matt Houston" a private investigator that was something of […]
If a photo is worth a thousand words then a video must be worth a million words. Between our blogs here on the Outdoor Line, the huge bulletin board posts on Piscatorial Pursuits and Bloody Decks, and now with these videos you can get a pretty good grasp of just how much fun it can […]
Since I retired from 14 years in the NFL people always ask me how I fill that competitive void. I always respond with "Well, fishing of course". I have participated in various salmon derbies and until we started the show I always made sure that I hit a few of the stops on the Oregon Tuna Classic series. Well, nothing […]
Look what Ryan Bennett of Reel Deal Guide Service found in the Rosario Strait a few days back…a 25 pound blackmouth! Ryan swears it was an early spring Chinook, but whichever way you cut it this fish and several other 20 plus pound blackmouth taken in the San Juan's this past week make it the […]
Love it, hate it, look forward to it or surprised to see it come each and every January, The Western Washington Sportsman Show and Seattle Boat Show are HERE! Personally, I enjoy the shows and even though they involve a bit more work for me, there is still something I learn each and every year! […]
