In case you missed it. I was on The Outdoor Line with Tom Nelson and Rob Endsley on March 5th. We talked about Kokanee fishing our Western Washington lakes. Look for Kokanee to Heat up in the next 2-3 weeks. It totally depends on how consecutive days of sunshine we can get. Listen Now The Outdoor Line is the…
I wanted to follow-up to some of the Kokanee seminars I did early this year by talking about Kokanee fishing on Lake Stevens. It is not uncommon at Kokanee seminars for anglers to comment, “I catch Kokanee on other lakes, but Lake Stevens frustrates me.” I get it. I have experienced this frustration. Believe me. I am ardent in…
Well as many of you are finding out, we are having a water ‘shortage’ issue on some of our Pacific Northwest rivers. The bottom line, we did not get the mountain snowfall this past winter we should have gotten and we now have low water issues. Rivers, such as the Skykomish are not dam controlled rivers and are dependent…
Low water research is essential if you fish Pacific Northwest rivers. Regardless of your whether you fish from the bank or a boat, getting out on the river when the water is at its lowest at least a couple times per year will pay dividends when you are fishing. Whether you are new to fishing Pacific Northwest rivers or…
Eggs for mid-season Coho should be considered. In this article, I will explain why. We are in the mid-season of Coho on our Pacific Northwest rivers. Like most, you have been fishing a variety of methods to put Silver Salmon in the boat; pulling plugs, backtrolling kwikfish, drift fishing Dick Nite Spoons, not to mention drift fishing cheaters Beau…
Pink Salmon are in the river now. The rain we just got over the past 2 days helped out the river levels and temperature. Today the Skagit River was not fishable, but it will be back in shape by tomorrow. We are taking nice chrome bright pink salmon on the lower Skagit River. We had a Coho on the…
