2014 Columbia River Fall Chinook Fishing
Big Fall Chinook returns are in store for the upcoming year on the Columbia River. On the heals of the recent Columbia River Coho predictions, yesterdays release of expected 2014 Fall Chinook returns will have fishermen throughout the region excited about what’s to come. We’ve seen some nice returns since the early 2000’s, but we’ve […]
2014 Columbia River Coho Salmon Season is Forecasted to be Exceptional
Walking around the Sportsman Show this past week, a friend of mine walked up and shoved a phone in my face. “Look!”, he said as I began scanning through a document that he had pulled up on his phone. It was the forecast for arriving Coho to the Columbia for 2014 and I was looking […]
2014 Fishing Calendar
Every year I give those who have fished with me in the past the opportunity to book early for the upcoming seasons. Spots and days are limited so this is a good opportunity to plan ahead and make sure you’ve got prime days to look forward to. This coming year looks to be as good or […]
Hatchery and Wild- Directors Cut
Hatchery and Wild, the short film, premiered January 30th at the Mission Theater. The event was full to capacity by 6:15p and the theater turned people away for the next 45 minutes until show time. The turn out and enthusiasm for the film was incredible. In the fall of this year the Association of NW […]
Lower Columbia Spring Chinook Salmon could stay open until April 7
Friend and NW Outdoor contributor Allen Thomas of the Vancouver Columbian has a nice write up on what we can expect from the upcoming season. Low water flows could make for excellent fishing for the 220,000 Springers that are anticipated to return. I will not start until the last week of March which means that […]
The Real Steelhead Season is About to Get Going
When I first started guiding steelhead fishing started in December. Big numbers would return throughout the northwest and yes we had fun! Fast forward some years and today the real fishing gets going the end of January and runs through March. The run on the Wilson and Nestucca Rivers is a combination of Hatchery Broodstock […]
December Meeting of Mollala Chapter Steelheaders
It’s always great to be asked to share fishing with others and I’m grateful to be able to do that again this week. The Molalla Chapter of NW Steelheaders has asked me to host their December meeting and talk about the Winter Steelhead techniques that I employ. The meeting will be held at 6:30p on […]
Willamette River Spring Chinook Forecast- Little Bird Report
Here’s the inside scoop on the 2014 Willamette River Spring Chinook run With the media work I do I’m always mining for the latest in fish and wildlife news. Some of the info I get from news releases, but the best information usually comes from a network of little birds that I’ve been fortunate enough […]
Columbia River Spring Chinook Forecast
In the first of many forecasts to come over the next couple months, the Columbia River Spring Chinook run forecast numbers were released. The 2014 run looks to be significantly better than 2013 and I know that’s a relief to all of us. Shortly, Willamette River numbers will be released and if the Willamette parallels the […]
Winter Steelhead Fishing- Yes it’s time for another year
Small rivers and the opportunity to fish them for steelhead is one of my favorite things. They fight hard of course and not everyone can catch them. It makes it all interesting, challenging and even rewarding. Last year’s early run was nothing to write home about, but the late run offered up some pretty incredible […]