Northwest Outdoor Report

January 12, 2013

Hit Lake Washington for Winter Cutthroat Tom Pollock from the fishing counter at Sportco (253-922-2222) says he’s been hearing really good reports about the cutthroat fishing on Lake Washington. Customers have been catching cutthroat to 17 inches and one customer landed a 4 and a half pound cutty on the lake last week. Pollocks go-to […]

Build an Insulated Box for your Little Chief Smoker

January 3, 2013

The ability to have fish, fowl, game and even cheese, turn out consistently good in your smoker comes down to a few control measures. I’m not going to waste your time telling you the absolute best wet or dry brine for fish. I am also not going to tell you how fantastic your duck will turn out […]

The Worlds Best Smoked Duck

December 24, 2012

The reality is, there is more than one way to cook a duck. The first time I brought my limit of seven ducks home I wasn’t exactly sure how I was going to cook’em or what I wanted to try. The one thing I knew for certain, is that after I breasted-out my ducks I […]

Northwest Outdoor Report

December 15, 2012

Duck Dynasty Sets Ratings Record A&E’s breakout hit Duck Dynasty just set a record for the network of 6.5 million viewers in the season finale last Wednesday. The reality show about a quirky Christian family that makes duck calls and decoys is A&E’s most-watched telecast ever and has topped ratings for even the major networks. […]

Duck in Bourbon Cream Sauce

December 2, 2012

I’m always surprised at how many people grumble about the edibility of ducks and geese. Sure they’re not a ribeye steak, but given the right recipe they can be delicious. We’ve got a family bacon braised goose recipe that even your yoga class instructor would horse down without blinking an eye. We use that one […]

Wings and Legs Jerk-a-Spread Decoy System

November 26, 2012

I had the opportunity to hunt ducks with Travis Brewer from Banded Hunts in Mount Vernon, Washington yesterday and he used a jerk string called the Wings and Legs Jerk a Spreader decoy system to make our spread look a little more lifelike. We had bluebird conditions yesterday and the birds would circle a few […]

Dog Blog

June 17, 2012

It was a journey to get through the passing of our last dog. “Jesse” was a family member in every sense of the word and putting her down was one of the toughest days in my life. There is only one cure for the passing of an old friend. Meet Bailey the bad dog… I […]

Another Mar Don Medley

November 17, 2011

This weeks adventure took us to Mar Don Resort on the Potholes Reservoir for a combination duck and goose hunt with the Meseberg's, owners of the Duck Taxi. Seven of us hit the road on Monday afternoon for two days of fun in one of the Pacific Northwest's most productive regions for waterfowl hunting. Here […]

Setting up the J-Hook Decoy Spread

November 21, 2010

You'd think a bird with a brain the size of a tomato seed would find it's way into the decoys no matter how they are arranged, but as we all know that's seldom the case. Ol' "bird brain" isn't as gullible as you'd think. Here's some tips from frequent Outdoor Line guest Robert Strong, owner […]

Waterfowl Weekend at Mar Don Resort

October 24, 2010

Seven of us descended upon Mar Don Resort on Washington's Potholes Reservoir for the first annual Outdoor Line Waterfowl Weekend. The blue bird weather we experienced in Washington the first week of hunting season rapidly deteriorated on Friday as a huge storm pushed into the Pacific Northwest, bringing with it high winds and plenty of […]