With plenty of coho flooding into nearby rivers, now’s the time to give spinners a try – here’s how I fish them. Likely due to a spinner’s sonic vibration, fish respond to spinners by striking…
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Where eagles dare
I fished with my dad once in Campbell River, B.C. (home waters for Roderick Haig-Brown). We caught some salmon, I did a story about ugly Americans who fished their provincial season limits, then canned the…
Catch hometown coho, from bank or boat
A reader asked about local coho fishing, since the COHO RUN IS HERE FOLKS! As in RIGHT HERE in our backyards. And…wait for it…They’re still piling in past buoy 10, heading our way and beyond…
Hover Fishing Drano Lake
Buzz walks through hover fishing on Drano Lake in his latest video post. If you are a Chinook Member, please enjoy Buzz’s video captured on Drano Lake. Buzz Ramsey video on hover fishing on Drano…
Chinook and coho are coming by Bill Monroe
Drum roll please. (10 seconds of continuous snare drums, followed by a resounding BOOM! on the big bass drum) …It’s showtime…BRING IT! State and federal biologists opened the Pacific Ocean to the retention of clipped…
SpinFish Experiences Shared
By: Buzz Ramsey When it comes to trying something new, anglers are a stubborn bunch. Can’t blame them, after all, everyone (including me) wants to use the same bait or lure and method that we…
Buzz Ramsey on summer trout
Catch and release: Fun for us, but?
Not everything is wild and crazy on the internet. And, for anglers, some of it is downright thought-provoking – or should be. Consider this condensed version of a sincere statement posted recently on social media:…
Buzz Ramsey gives tips on Buoy 10 fishing
Golf club, fly rod, shotgun…All lead to success
By Bill Monroe Shame on the Brits – or some of them anyway. I don’t remember anyone ever booing and jeering a PGA golf professional leading a tournament on the last day as he was announced…
More Thoughts on Buoy 10 Salmon
Fishing salmon at Buoy 10 is what’s on a lot of minds these days and I’m no exception. With several trips already planned to fish the Columbia mouth, including the NSIA Buoy 10 Salmon Challenge…
Will social media be the sunset of reason? Climate denial vs. Chinook?
By Bill Monroe An old newsroom saw suggested a reporter’s/journalist’s value was measured by their value to readers and whether they angered enough of them by telling the truth. A 50-50 split among reactions marked…