By Buzz Ramsey Photo: Devin Debok shows off a spring chinook he caught while fishing with guide Dave Eng. There is still plenty of time left to participate in the Willamette’s spring salmon fishery as…
By Buzz Ramsey Based on pre-season forecasts (51,200), which might be conservative based on the surprising numbers (way over forecast) of spring Chinook that passed Bonneville Dam this last week, the all licensed citizens’ fishery…
By: Buzz Ramsey It was in 2006, when working full time for Pure Fishing (PF), that I was introduced to a fishing method called “Crawl-Retrieve.” You see, I was part of a team of employees…
By: Buzz Ramsey Generally speaking, trout are pretty easy to catch as compared to salmon and steelhead. Much of this is thanks to state fish and wildlife agencies that stock literally millions of hungry trout…
In an effort to catch more fish, anglers and guides are forever honing their skills by making big and small tweaks to what they’re using and how. And while some might be reluctant to share…
By Buzz Ramsey If you want to fish the Columbia River for spring chinook, now would be the time to try your luck. And while the all-licensed-citizen fishery west of Bonneville Dam opened to sport…
Plugging Steelhead from Shore By Buzz Ramsey I was aware of back-trolling plugs before having a drift boat, because I worked for GI Joes where I sold fishing tackle part time when in High School….
By Buzz Ramsey When it comes to steelhead, there is just nothing like the arm-wrenching strike produced when one hits a plug. The rod-bending hits, most anglers believe, are due to steelhead treating plugs as…
By: Buzz Ramsey The concept of drifting an egg cluster or imitation egg (which might be a soft bead or Corky) along the river bottom is one fish readily respond to. It’s just natural (perhaps…
By: Buzz Ramsey Bobber n’ Jig Fishing a float with a jig suspended below it is similar to Bobber Doggin in that you cast out, across and slightly upstream, pick up any slack line, and…
A Versatile Strategy That’s Taken Hold In The Pacific Northwest Bobber Doggin Winter Steelhead By: Buzz Ramsey If Bobber Doggin is not already part of your repertoire of proven fishing methods you should consider learning…
By: Buzz Ramsey When it comes to catching steelhead, the more time you spend on the water learning about the fish, their habits, where they are likely to hangout, the more success you are likely…