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Early Willamette River Spring Chinook fishing with guest Owin Hays

springer on! A youngster fights one

Owin Hays of the Outdoor GPS show talks springers with Lance Owin Hays of the Outdoor GPS Show is my guest on this segment, and we discuss springer fishing during the early season on the Willamette River. Owin has had some early success for springers, and he talks about what it takes to catch those […]

Weekend rains bring hope for steelheaders

Steelheaders looking for better fortunes

Weekend rains a game-changer for steelheaders In this segment we’ll talk about this weekend’s rain, and how it will be a game-changer for steelheaders. After weeks of fishing rivers at summer-time flows, we’ll finally get the shot of water we so desperately need, and the rivers should rise. The forecasts predict heavy rain this weekend, […]

Columbia River early spring Chinook

Young boy with springer

It’s never too early to talk about spring Chinook, and that’s what this segment covers. We are looking at early prospects for springers in the Columbia River. Every year when the springer run starts, folks go crazy. This year they may actually have a reason for doing so. With the prevailing low water the run […]

Willamette River early spring Chinook

Spring Chinook

Willamette River early spring Chinook It’s never too early to talk about spring Chinook, and that’s what this segment covers. We are looking at early prospects for springers in the Willamette River. The Willamette River run of spring Chinook is starting to show, although only a few fish are being landed each day. That number […]

Early prospects for spring Chinook

Spring Chinook

Early spring Chinook prospects for the Columbia, Willamette Rivers It’s never too early to talk about spring Chinook, and that’s what this segment covers. We are looking at early prospects for springers in the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. Every year when the springer run starts, folks go crazy. This year they may actually have a […]

The amazing Little Cleo, and low water steelhead

In last week’s show I covered where to find steelhead when the water is low, and talked about my technique for fishing beads and other baits in low water conditions. Listen to the segments, and read the While it’s nice to get some sun, the summer-like conditions we are experiencing can be tough, but we […]

Use Stealth for low-water Steelhead

In this week’s Final Cast, I continue our discussion about low water steelhead. Check out the segments and articles from last week at lancefisherfishing.com. You’ll find tips on where to find low water steelhead, as well as a proven rig for bead fishing with light-line floats. Any fishermen that wants to continue to learn new […]

Wild Steelheaders United- Know them by their friends

I was passed on this letter earlier this week by a friend the helps keep me up to date on various fisheries issues. Many of you remember the conversation about Wild Steelheaders United, the Trout Unlimited group that’s looking to become apart of the wild steelhead conversation. They’ve clearly spent a ton of money coming […]

Steelhead- A proven low water setup

a nice steelhead on the bank next to a g. lloomis rod and shimano reel

A few days ago I posted about a segment on last weekends show that focused on locating low water steelhead. So if you’re just joining in on the discussion, reading the article and listening to the segment will add some context to what we’re talking about in this post. The float and long leader set up that I […]

Steelhead- Finding them in low water

A nice steelhead caught in low cold conditions

It’s a timely subject as we get into our first period of real low-water fishing during the prime part of the season. In the first segment of this week’s show, I get into locating steelhead and really thinking about where those fish are going to find comfort when things get low in clear. After the […]