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Fishing the Numerous Species of Salmonids in Lemolo Lake by Larry Ellis
MARCH 15, 2019 It is a rare sight when an angler can stand on the bank of a lake, begin casting a favorite spinner or spoon, and never know whether a…
The Hanford Experience – by Scott Haugen – Scott Haugen & Matt Hayward images
AUGUST 31, 2023 As soon as our lines were organized on the calm water, Dad’s bobber went down. “There he is, Jerry!” shouted an always enthusiastic Austin Moser. Dad set…
HOVER FISHING FOR KINGS – by George Krumm
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 Hover fishing is, hands-down, my favorite way to catch summer/fall Chinook in the Columbia. It involves much lighter gear than most Columbia Chinook techniques, allowing you to…
A boatload of embarrassing moments by Gary Lewis
AUGUST 11, 2023 One of the most common things we do around boats is fall out of them. A marine patrol officer said most drowning victims have their zippers down…
Plugging Big Water for Fall Summer Steelhead – The Snake River Solution – Bill Herzog
AUGUST 22, 2023 As a rule 90% of the river you must eliminate from possible plugging water, or for any technique. Flows deeper than eight feet, boiling bottomless salmon holes,…
The Longest Goodbye – Kris Olsen
AUGUST 25, 2022 Almost overnight, I became a twenty-nine-year-old single father of a rambunctious two-year-old. Kris Olsen Jr. with a Chinook caught while fishing with his father on Alaska’s Nushagak…