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FEBRUARY 22, 2019 PLUGGING! I can hear a collective groan from the non-pluggers and a sigh of “Yeah…I know” from the pluggers out there. When you see a grown man, veins popping on his forehead, spittle…
AUGUST 28, 2019 Fall is the best outdoor season of the year. Ask any outdoorsman or athlete. Whether it’s fishing, hunting, or football, the crisp mornings and quiet blue skies of autumn are invigorating. And,…
MARCH 27, 2019 If looking to escape crowds in your winter steelheading quest, you don’t have to travel to the far north… there may be an option much closer to home where the fishing is…
OCTOBER 31, 2022 Hopefully, history repeats itself, as after each dip in numbers the following years showed a steady increase. Sometimes that increase was record numbers of returning summer steelhead. River Herzog and Richie Underwood…
JUNE 5, 2019 April STS 2018 Column: Tactics & Tricks Story & Photos by Scott Haugen “Have you ever heard of these baits? They’re unlike anything I’ve ever used for springers! Why didn’t I know about them…
OCTOBER 19, 2022 There are many ways to fish for coho. Be open to alternative techniques if your go-to method fails! I’ve only listed a few that have been successful to me. You may have…
OCTOBER 10, 2022 This fall the headline grabber is a rare opening for Snake and Clearwater river fall Chinook that overlaps the September return of summer steelhead in the Lewiston, Idaho/Clarkston, Washington reach of the…
MARCH 15, 2019 During the past few years anyone fishing the Pacific Northwest couldn’t help but notice a brand new armada of kayak fishers showing up in rivers, lakes and even the ocean. You’ve probably…
MARCH 27, 2019 ** Some of the information in this article regarding specific numbers may be dated, but the insight and information is very helpful ** Changing regulations, inconsistent seasons and fluctuating fisheries have become…
FEBRUARY 11, 2019 Ocean-Run Salmon | The Most Conditional Fishery There Is There are a million ways to die as a salmon. Survival of the fittest only begins to describe the life-cycle that these fish experience on…
APRIL 23, 2019 Ahhh…. Summer time. The days are hot, the nights are warm and the rivers get low. Light beer, barbecues and kids floating down the rivers on anything inflatable becomes the norm. Big…
OCTOBER 1, 2018 If you are relatively new to this whole crazy, masochistic endeavor we call steelhead fishing, you’ve undoubtedly heard the term “flat” thrown around in conversation. As a young steelheader in junior high,…