Author Archives: Chris Shaffer
By: Mike Ainsworth The rain is finally falling in Washington! This means it’s time to start curing eggs for fall salmon and winter steelhead. While many factors lead to having quality eggs I believe anglers would have better eggs if they didn’t overlook the crucial care of eggs leading up to the curing process. To […]
By: Scott Feist There’s an extreme bait shortage of quality baits, especially anchovies, on the West Coast this summer. Whether you are a guide or private boater the name of the game for salmon on the coast is having quality bait. Because of this the need to preserve the bait you have and make it […]
The salmon bite on Lake Ontario’s Canadian waters has been hot. However, the bite didn’t start off great in late spring due to colder than normal lake temperatures. The season got off to a traditionally late start. I prefer to call it fashionably late. The good news is action picked up almost overnight in the […]
By: James Swearingen It’s been a year now since I’ve been I’ve been introduced to Trout Eggs and I’m here to tell they work. I’ve been using them exclusively and haven’t had to kill any steelhead or trout just for their eggs. The Trout Eggs are fishing as well, if not better than fresh, uncured […]
By: Kyle Deavers Since Covid started I’ve noticed a lot more anglers fishing in the Great Lakes. Many of our bank spots are more crowded than they’ve ever been. We are seeing lots of new anglers fishing alongside us, and more out-of-staters than I’ve ever seen. Now that our salmon run has started this makes […]
he Sacramento River is in the midst of excellent salmon fishing this season. Countless salmon are being caught drifting and back bouncing cured roe.
Lake Ontario salmon season is upon us in the GTA and fishing has been good. We’ve been fortunate to have a great spring and early summer bite.
By: Chris Shaffer In the decade we’ve been filming Pautzke Outdoors doing a show in Connecticut has never been on our list. Overshadowed by New York salmon and steelhead and Pennsylvania and West Virginia’s robust trout stocking programs we’ve passed on opportunities to fly to the Farmington River and target trout. Meanwhile, a conversation with […]