The sound of the morning news blares out of the television and I squint my eyes rolling out of bed to get my balance heading downstairs to make a cup of coffee. The sun hits the west hills just right...
The sound of the morning news blares out of the television and I squint my eyes rolling out of bed to get my balance heading downstairs to make a cup of coffee. The sun hits the west hills just right...
The winter to spring transition can be one of the more difficult times of the year to catch trout, even stocked trout. Slightly warming temperatures, ever-changing water conditions, and fly hatches...
On January 1st, I started my day with the usual French press coffee, a small omelet, opening my computer and logging into my ODFW profile to purchase my 2024 licenses. The first of the year is my...
Winter steelhead are the fish of a thousand casts. As I started chasing winter steelhead years ago, I quickly realized the reality of making thousands of casts for a potential hard-fighting sea run...
I wake up, stretching my arms and legs, looking at the clock. It’s 5am in the morning. Daylight savings time has happened. I take the dogs out for the morning bathroom run, a cold mist in the air and...
Fall in the Northwest means millions of salmon heading home up big rivers, small tributary rivers, and creeks. As the weather gets colder, the coho fishing heats up as anglers look to chase those last...
I love fishing, but I also love catching Dungeness crabs along the Oregon Coast. I have always loved being on the water fishing, but when you can add crabbing to a trip to your fishing, that’s the...
I caught my first stocked trout when I was 4 years old, and I have always looked ahead to that next chance to catch a trout on my Abu Garcia vintage 1990s fishing rod and reel combination. For decades...
When I was a young boy, I asked my grandfather ‘when was the best time to go crabbing?’ His response: “any time is a good time to go crabbing!” Although I didn’t quite understand what he meant at the...
Fall is my favorite time of the year! And for trout fishing anglers, we have many opportunities to chase some big trout, and the conditions can produce some of the best bites of the year. In the fall...
I have always loved crabbing. The adrenaline of pulling up the crab pot, the anticipation of catching some giant dungeness crab never gets old. And the popularity of crabbing for dungeness crabs on...
I love the crisp and cool fall weather. It’s prime time not only for fishing, but going after Dungeness crabs. Heading out to the waters and smelling the fresh salty air, I love dropping the pots, and...
I love fall trout fishing! Cooler weather, the transition and colors of the leaves, and chasing trout to catch that really big one! All summer long trout are feeding and getting ready for the winter...
I knew fishing 10 lakes in 10 days was going to push me physically, mentally, and test my fishing abilities at lakes I had never fished before. But looking back on the 10 for 10 tour, the experience...
Fall salmon fishing at Buoy 10 in Astoria has many names. The Buoy 10 fishery. Buoy 10. Fall fishing in Astoria. But we call it the Super Bowl of salmon fishing. For over a month, recreational anglers...
In the last couple of years, I have made a journey to find new crab recipes with all the Dungeness crabbing I have been doing along the Oregon Coast. Some recipes are so good I keep them to make...
I can remember my first time fishing on Alaska’s best rivers, the Kenai River. Grabbing my Ugly Stik, putting a yarnie around a hook, and getting that first sockeye to bite. The bald eagle flying...
My childhood summer memories revolved around baseball, sports camps, and crabbing with my grandpa on his old boat. Although the summer months of Dungeness crabbing can be slower than the fall or...
I finally did it! I bought my first ever fishing kayak. A few years ago, I bought an inflatable kayak and did some fishing out of it, and caught many stocked rainbow trout and bass. But a hole put...
The very first time I put my eyes on the Addicted Fishing bobbers, I needed one asap. Addicted Fishing is a brand from the Northwest part of the USA, with a YouTube channel over 300k+ strong. Addicted...
I found my new favorite fishing gear. And no, it’s not a new lure. Or a new rod. Or a new reel. It’s boat cleaning products from Better Boat!For any boat (or kayak, sailboat, or water vessel) owner...
The very first time I went bass fishing on a big river, I chose a deep and wide section of the Willamette River just outside of Portland, Oregon. Our rivers in Oregon are wide, deep, and have bass...
In 1997, Leland’s Lures began and the Trout Magnet was created! And ever since, anglers have been catching trout from Alaska to Maine with the Trout Magnet. The trout magnet is a grub-like bait with a...
In 30+ years of fishing, my goal has never been to chase a personal best or go after a trophy fish. I enjoy the moment, learning to be a better angler each day on the water and creating new memories...
Dungenes crab potato chips??!!?? Yes, crab potato chips really exist!Walking into one of my favorite local grocery stores, I grabbed a basket and headed down the first isle in search of date-night...
The garage, the closet, the freezer, the fridge, the man cave. Where is the best place to properly store your trout powerbait when not being used at your favorite body of water? In my 30+ years of...
I started my angling career chasing stocked trout with chartreuse trout powerbait. And ever since, I have been obsessed with trying to pick the right color, scent, and glitter combinations to chase...
The alarm on my watch goes off at 4am. Rubbing my eyes, I roll over out of bed, make a few quick stretches, and prepare my mind for battle to chase some winter steelhead. The night before I prepared...
I love the fresh spring airy walk on the way to the bank fishing spot. The sound of water, the light from my headlamp guiding the way toward the perfect spot to chase some spring chinook.As the cold...
The reward of going steelhead fishing is the fishing. The bonus when is comes to winter steelhead fishing is a hatchery steelhead to harvest and take home. My mission when steelhead fishing has never...
The day after Thanksgiving has been a tradition for anglers in the Northwest as the start of winter steelhead season. But in the last decade, the season has shifted later and later into February and...
Which hook lands more stocked trout – treble or single? Each hook type has its own pros and cons for stocked trout fishing, and I have had days scratching my head as to why one hook or the other...
We all have that fishing reel that needs new fishing line. The reel that hasn’t been fished in years, or that favorite reel you fish with all season or all year long. But when it comes time to...
It smells, it stinks, and the Dungeness crabs love it!I have been a huge proponent of using crab attractant on crab bait when targeting Dungeness crabs. For years the staple Pro-Cure attractant and...
Crab on pizza? Absolutely! Two years ago I found myself wanting an Ooni pizza oven to continue my culinary skills, and embark on a pizza journey, one of my favorite foods. And along the way, after a...
Spring trout fishing is my favorite. Not too warm, not too cold, trout stocking starts to take place, fewer anglers on the river chasing late winter trout, and a set of cold fingers chasing trout of...
Springer season: a rollercoaster of ups, downs, and plenty of humbling moments. I love chasing spring chinook salmon to shake of the winter blues, enjoy those nice weather spring days, and taking...
As I fired up the boat engine, ready to push off from the boat launch, another angler walked by my boat, seeing my same Okuma rod and reel trout trolling combo, and said, “Does it matter that...
I would never trade anything for fresh dungeness crabs and some melted butter. But I do have my limits for how much fresh crab I can eat in a single meal. And when I catch a limit of crabs, there will...
Here comes the rain, the wind, the waves, and some winter crabbing. Although fall tends to be peak dungeness crabbing season, you can find plenty of big, healthy crabs during the winter months. I love...
From the north tip of Washington State to the southern tip of California, a 1000+ miles of shoreline are available for Dungeness crabbing. From a young age, my summers were spent crabbing on the North...
Sitting at my desk, looking outside at the snow falling, my mind starts to think about the warmer days of spring and more frequent trout fishing trips to the lake, stream, river, pond and creeks. 2022...
When it comes to crabbing baits, I am a scientist! I love going out to the Oregon Coast and just trying different crab baits to see what works, what doesn’t work, and how the crabs react to some crazy...
From coast to coast, bass fishing can be found across the United States. And it wasn’t until a few years ago when I started my bass fishing journey in the summertime when the trout fishing slowed...
Stand out and catch more crabs in the dog days of summer Summer Dungeness crabbing is fun! During the summer growing up, my family would head to the Oregon Coast, and we would go out on my...
How to Catch More Trout in the Heat of Summer During my summer vacations, my dad would try and take us to different lakes to do a little trolling for trout. And when my grandfather went along, it was...
A friend once asked me why I spent the time going fishing with a guide. My answer is simple: “I want to learn.” One of the best ways to become a better angler is to learn from a profession, and most...