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By Bill Monroe Enough already! Badly mis-directed cyber-chatter about opposition to fishing guides is wearing on this withered brain.. OK…full-disclosure for those who don’t know: My son is a full-time fishing guide (and a better…
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…
By Bill Monroe I don’t have to be a Marine to need a few good men and women. A briefing is in order: There’s a move afoot to memorialize the late Bob Toman at Carver…
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…
By Bill Monroe Call it the “Trail of Tears,” circa 2023… The original, of course, was a tragic and selfish disruption by white Americans of several well-organized Native American tribes in the southeast. Thousands died while…
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…
By Bill Monroe The Oregon Legislature is underway, with elected representatives tackling a plethora, preponderance, parade, panoply, pageant, panorama, profusion – of proposals. This early in the session, it’s more of a Pandora’s box –…
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…
By Bill Monroe I’m often asked “What’s your favorite kind of fishing?”Hell, I don’t know. What day is it? Oregon is unique; even more so than Washington or California (tied for a close second, however)….
by Bill Monroe Photo above from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Shades of Yogi Berra! Yes Berra, not Bear. Remember his timeless quote? “It’s like deja vu all over again.” Except for Washington…
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…
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)…