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Pull Out the Hardware for Early Season Silvers

by Rob Endsley 6. September 2010 13:09

It's September 6th here in Seattle, Washington and guess what...it's raining! For those of us nut-cakes that grew up in the soggy Northwest this early rain means one thing, that salmon will be hitting the rivers pronto. It actually means more than that, but for the purpose of this bl... [More]

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Did I Lose My Keys?

by Guest 23. August 2010 15:34

By Jeff Lund. In the rush to join Ryan, Josh, Eli and Nate, I frantically threw two bottles of water into my pack that was already stuffed under the bungee hold on the front of the kayak. I saw Josh casting, Eli smiling, Ryan drifting and Nate launching. What I didn’t see was my keys sl... [More]

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2010 Alaska Charter Season, The Little Things

by Rob Endsley 13. August 2010 06:17

With two more groups and a little over one more week of fishing for us here in Craig, Alaska I've got a few minutes to reflect on some of the little things that have made our season here a successful one. Much like Nelly's astounding king salmon success in the Puget Sound recently, it'... [More]

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Confessions of a Tuna Addict

by Guest 11. August 2010 11:33

By Bear Holmes Hatchery Trout… innocent fun or gateway fish? Del Stephens’ blog on Tuna Addition, combined with fishing the OTC with the Tobecks last weekend, got me thinking about how I became a Tuna Addict. It started out innocently enough… fishing for hatchery tro... [More]

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Youth Pheasant Hunting Weekend

by Rob Endsley 16. July 2010 14:32

Pheasant hunting free weekend scheduled for youth 15 and younger. On Saturday and Sunday, September 25 & 27 Joint Base Lewis McChord and Pheasants Forever will be hosting the annual Youth Pheasant Hunt. Saturday’s hunt begins at 7:00 AM and Sunday’s hunt starts at 8:00 AM. ... [More]

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When it comes to fishing, guarantee not to promise

by Guest 21. May 2010 07:41

By Jeff Lund. Making lists is the first step in missing the point, because it only increases the chances of looking back, judging based on check marks and failing to realize that life had its own plan and it would have been pretty great if you wouldn’t have been so preoccupied. Same goes f... [More]

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Fishing | General

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Cured Prawns Bag Second Season Springers

by Rob Endsley 11. May 2010 05:15

Early in the run Bill Swann of Swanny’s Fishing was fishing cut plug herring and knocking the daylights out of Chinook below the I-5 bridge on the Columbia near Portland. Now that the lower river is closed, however, Bill has shifted into switch-a-rooni mode and his bait cooler ... [More]

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Opening Weekend at Bay Lake

by Rob Endsley 26. April 2010 11:35

Nicole poses with her 14 inch Bay Lake trout from opening weekend Every year just prior to opening weekend mom would stuff the last of twelve months worth of bread bags into one of the kitchen drawers. The bags would be used to store our cache of opening weekend rainbow trout. The only... [More]

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Off-The-Grid Spring Chinook

by Rob Endsley 22. April 2010 06:47

Travis McClure of Seattle with a 22 pound spring Chinook he bagged with Bill Meyer of Anglers Guide Service on the Sol Duc River while fishing for steelhead last week. With all the hype about spring Chinook eminating from Southwest Washington another relatively small Olympic Peni... [More]

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Opening Day "Top Ten"

by Tom Nelson 21. April 2010 11:04

Ten tips to guide you toward a more fun and productive opening day... for all involved!!! [More]

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