By: Kyle Buschelman Right now, the epicenter of salmon fishing in the Northwest is Astoria, Oregon, at Buoy 10. It’s ground zero for the season kickoff, and many of the best salmon anglers on the planet spend the month of August here before branching out into parts of Washington, Oregon, Northern California and Idaho for […]
By Andy Bliss We’re in the heart of salmon season on the Great Lakes. As always, anglers and charter captains are trolling spoons, flies, and cut bait. That formula has worked for decades, and it’s not going anywhere. What does change every season, though, is the little things that help you catch a few more […]
By: Bob Kratzer Salmon season is in full swing. This means its egg collecting and curing season. Now is the time to put some of your favorite egg cures to work or prepare them for future use. The following is a simple egg cure that I use for salmon and steelhead. When fishing with eggs, […]
By: Todd Daniels I’ve been guiding 21 years for salmon and steelhead in the Northwest. Every day on my boat people ask me how I cure my eggs. While there’s countless way to cure eggs, I’ve been doing the same thing since I started almost 22 years ago. I use Fire Cure, usually red or […]
By: Mike Ainsworth There’s countless ways you can cure roe for fall salmon. Some anglers invest in long, drawn out processes that take days to complete. I don’t do that. I want an egg that has great color, milks well, smells good and most importantly, fishes well. To do so I mix BorX o Fire […]
By: Todd Daniels All eggs are not created equal. Depending on the time of year and species I’m targeting I cure my eggs differently, and you should too. What I’m looking for this time of year is color – the right color egg. The reason is we have constantly changing water conditions this time of […]
By: Dave Manners In the last month I’ve made a change to the Kitchen Sink, which is an egg cure many in the Northwest use. I’ve been using that cure for salmon for almost a decade now. I wasn’t going to tell you guys about my new discoveries because I hate giving away my best […]
By: Mick Thomas I’ve been curing eggs for more than five decades, possibly longer. And, one thing people always ask me is how I like to cure my eggs. Keep in mind, I guide on coastal systems, which require me to use a different size and texture than those fishing inland rivers. The type of […]
By: Kyle Deavers In some areas of the Great Lakes the fall salmon run is slowing. However, where I fish and seeing reports from other areas, there’s are still a lot of salmon returning to harbors and tributaries. The run isn’t over yet. Some places might be over, but others have another month left. With […]
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 […]
