Buzz Ramsey, Author at The Guide's Forecast

Mag Lip caught spring chinook taken from the lower Columbia River

Trailing Plugs for Spring Chinook

Posted on March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 by Buzz Ramsey

By Buzz Ramsey Photo above, Buzz with Mag Lip caught spring chinook taken from the lower Columbia River It’s no secret, I’ve had more than a little success trailing deep diving plugs, like a 4.0…

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Friend Bryce Sandford shows off a spring chinook taken in the Columbia River downstream of Longview.

About Columbia & Willamette Spring Chinook

Posted on March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 by Buzz Ramsey

By Buzz Ramsey Photo above: Friend Bryce Sandford shows off a spring chinook taken in the Columbia River downstream of Longview. Mid-March is the unofficial kick off of the spring chinook season for many. After…

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Buzz Ramsey with a hatchery brood-stock steelhead is showing a little color but still of fine eating quality

Late Season Steelhead

Posted on March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 by Buzz Ramsey

By Buzz Ramsey March marks the countdown to the end of the winter run of steelhead. And while the enthusiasm for winter fish may be fading for some, perhaps due to the buildup of “honey…

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Brad Baker shows off a hatchery winter steelhead he took on a 3.0 size Mag Lip plug while fishing with guide Chris Vertopoulos

Guide Tips for Steelhead Success

Posted on February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 by Buzz Ramsey

By Buzz Ramsey When it comes to catching steelhead, the more time you spend on the water refining your techniques and learning about the fish, their habits, where they are likely to hangout, the more…

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Two-Timing for Steelhead

Posted on February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 by Buzz Ramsey

By Buzz Ramsey It was in 2013 while drift boating Oregon’s Wilson River that once co-worker Jarod Higginbotham (I left Yakima Bait at the end of 2020) hooked two steelheads on a double rig fished…

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When employing the drift fishing method when the water is high and boarder line brown you should use a bigger than normal offering. This steelhead went for a size 6 Spin-N-Glo rigged in combination with two Corky Drifters and a size 3/0 hook.

High Water Steelhead

Posted on January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 by Buzz Ramsey

By Buzz Ramsey Now is the time steelhead anglers stampede to their favorite stream the instant rivers drop and clear after a heavy rainfall and resulting rise in water levels. The reason, anglers correctly understand…

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Pink Worms for Steelhead

Posted on January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 by Buzz Ramsey

By Buzz Ramsey Suddenly, the bobber floating along next to mine disappeared. Friend Randy Woolsey was taking what seemed like forever to close the bail on his spinning reel and yank. When he did (finally)…

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Read Water for Steelhead Success

Posted on December 21, 2022December 22, 2022 by Buzz Ramsey

By Buzz Ramsey As described in my last article, the most productive time to catch steelhead is when rivers first drop into fishable height and color after a big rain event. You see, it’s when…

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Finding Winter Steelhead

Posted on December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 by Buzz Ramsey

By Buzz Ramsey Photo above: Steelheads prefer to lie in water averaging five-to-eight feet in depth and moving at the speed of a human’s slow to brisk walk. These fish mostly rest in the tail-out…

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Friend Andy Benfiet shows off a brood stock trout he caught while trolling a Mag Lip plug tipped with a short section pinched from a scent filled Berkley maggot.

Black Friday Trout

Posted on November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 by Buzz Ramsey

By Buzz Ramsey Image above: Friend Andy Benfiet shows off a brood stock trout he caught while trolling a Mag Lip plug tipped with a short section pinched from a scent filled Berkley maggot. For…

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Getting ready to release a native winter steelhead from Oregon's Trask River.

Gear Up for Winter Steelhead

Posted on November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 by Buzz Ramsey

By Buzz Ramsey Photo above: Getting ready to release a native winter steelhead from Oregon’s Trask River. While there are a few exceptions, winter steelhead don’t really start returning to coastal, lower Columbia or Puget…

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Buzz Ramsey details the history of the Hot Shot

Posted on October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 by Buzz Ramsey

Check out Buzz’s video on the history of the Hot Shot

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