By: Gary Blasi It’s been a very odd year on California’s North Coast. This El Nino has things weird. Conditions have been changing hourly, which has made the salmon go to the bottom, them go away and then come back. Everyday has been different. There hasn’t been a pattern we can follow. Basically, there’s a […]
By: Tim Bouchard Fishing for silvers was terrible out of Valdez last year. However, this season things are back to normal. One of the best silver runs in Alaska is back on track. We’re nearing the peak of our silver run and things are looking good. Meanwhile, it’s been a weird run. The silvers came […]
By: Duane Inglin Every odd year we have a great opportunity in the Pacific Northwest. Pink salmon (humpies) return to our Puget Sound Rivers by the millions. Right now, this fall more than seven million our on their way. That equates to approximately 3.5 million reasons not to discard humpy eggs into the river along […]
By: Brian Kelly Silvers are a favorite target of mine during annual trips to Alaska. These wonderful salmon will hit just about any presentation, just not the same one day in and day out. During a trip to the greater Anchorage area, my fishing partner and I hit the silver run at its peak, but […]
During the summer months in Northern Michigan charter fishing for salmon and trout on Lake Michigan takes up the majority of my time. Although I don’t get to “catch” the fish except while fun/tournament fishing, my passion for big water trolling comes from the game of constantly figuring out what the fish want to eat. […]
By: Toby Wyatt All year we’ve been looking forward to more than one million king salmon returning to the Columbia River system this summer and fall. The experts also predicted 600,000 coho. Early signs are telling me these numbers are going to hold true. We’re catching a massive amount of kings and even coho right […]
By: Bob Kratzer It’s been hot in the Pacific Northwest. There are hot fires going on. The temperature is hot. And, most important the summer steelhead fishing is hot, particularly on the Cowlitz River where we’ve been catching a lot of fish. With all of the focus on salmon the Cowlitz has flown under the […]
Salmon season has been gangbusters for us in the Pacific Northwest this year and while we’ve been using shrimp for as long as I can remember the brines we use are improving annually. I’ve tinkered with my formula again this summer and have come up with a recipe that saves me time, while also producing […]
By: Josh Choronzey August has finally arrived and that puts me dead center of Chantry Chinook Classic Salmon Derby here on Lake Huron. The event is an annual derby that stretches two weeks each summer. For 32 years this tournament has drawn Ontario anglers to the big waters of Huron and Georgian Bay in search […]
It’s been a weird spring and summer on Lake Ontario. We had really cold weather to start, then tons of wind and now it’s extremely hot and humid. Similar to last year our salmon are spread out and while we’ve been getting them, we’ve had to work harder than we like. Finally, the last few […]
