By: Mike Ainsworth In the Pacific Northwest spawn sacs are not a go to method for steelhead like it is in the Great Lakes. However, in recent years it’s rapidly gaining popularity. Usage is increasing. A few years ago, several well-known guides were using them daily and tried to keep it a secret. The word […]
By: Joe Diorio I’ve never used chartreuse eggs in spawn sacs before. To be honest I saw a FireBlog post a few weeks ago about anglers having success with blue eggs, and was wowed. The eggs looked so good. After seeing it, I wanted to try chartreuse, and see if they worked too. My though […]
By: Travis Wendt When steelhead fishing from a boat tactics have evolved in recent years. There’s so many ways to catch steelhead. Meanwhile, any time I’m trolling plugs, from fall into spring, I run a shrimp on the belly hook. What I believe is it gives the steelhead something extra on the plug to look […]
Learn Pro Tips: Make a Perfect Sardine Wrapped Plug By: John Albrich PNW anglers are excited because for the first time in a long time most of our rivers are opened to salmon retention. There’s more fish returning this season than we’ve seen in a long time. In fact, in many systems the limits have […]
By: Kyle Deavers It’s seems like every winter I tend to get the same questions from anglers. They always want to know how I’m curing my eggs. As often as I cure eggs I’m constantly changing what I do to get more bites. Competition is increasing each year and I have to make better eggs […]
