All sportfishing, including catch-and-release, would end under a proposed ballot initiative, IP-13. Let them eat cake? Legend suggests the last famous person to declare that to the masses lost her head in the aftermath. …Which,…
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Bill Monroe: Last Springer of the Season
It’s Spinner Season…Cinco de Mayo In My Book “Head of the channel,” “powerlines,” “barges,” etc…All seem pretty pedestrian descriptions for what has developed into an amazing late-season hot spot for Willamette Spring Chinook salmon. I…
Bill Monroe: Water Safety, Wear Your PFD
The older I get, the more thankful I am for not having made any fatal mistakes. Like standing on the transom of a boat to answer nature’s call – without a PFD (personal flotation device)….
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Bill Monroe: Dredging Is Where It’s At
The benthic zone of a river is a critical element for both the river’s food chain and, for migrating salmon and steelhead, a path of lower resistance as they return to their home waters.Credit: Courtesy…
Bill Monroe: Consider Unconventional When Pursuing Limited Summer Steelhead Opportunities
Serving on a destroyer in the Navy during Vietnam, I was fortunate enough to be one of a few fleet sailors allowed to transfer to Navy Air and fill expanded positions in the Navy’s new…
Bill Monroe: Columbia River Run-Size Update
Author’s note: Those of you reading this new, improved and expanded iteration of The Guide’s Forecast are, by virtue of your investment, among the more elite of the angling community. Accordingly, our investment is in…
From Ashes to Fishes by Bill Monroe
Carrying On A Legacy Of Success and Sustainability Our pink dogwood bloomed last Thursday, so… I (finally) bought fishing licenses and tags Friday, and… Then caught my first hatchery spring Chinook of the year on…
Bill Monroe: Monroe talks sea lions, springers and non-concurrence on Columbia River Policy
Sea lion management took a step forward with new permits to expand trapping and lethal removal of both California and Steller sea lions. But while the permission extends into all lower Columbia tributaries, trapping the…
Lessons Learned And Common Sense
Bill Monroe draws from decades of experience so we don’t have to learn the hard way Did your boat survive the Valentines Day freeze? Are you sure? We’re all antsy to get out there and crank up the old engine, but before taking advantage of the spring chinook season, or any boating coming up…THINK. I…