Fishing Articles
Pink Salmon River Techniques
In last month's article, we discussed what sets pink salmon apart from other salmon, and how to catch them from saltwater beaches and piers. Beginning in August, pinks leave the saltwater and begin pushing into the rivers to complete their journey and start spawning. Their chrome scales start taking on color and their sleek bodies start developing the signature hump on their backs that earn them t...
Hearty Food and Legendary Milkshakes
Good Eats in the NW - Clarks Restaurant
Hey Everybody! It’s me, Hillary. As many of you know, I travel the roads with Northwest Fishing Reports looking for places that make this place home. Let me guide you to some of the hidden gems I have found along the way.
Salmon season is here! Hwy 101 is calling out from this nostalgic restaurant known as Clarks. It is nestled in at mile marker 76. A...
The Ten Best Topwater Lures of all Time
Here is my top ten list of the best topwater lures of all time. Some are old standards, some have only been popular a few years, and some you may have never heard of before, until now. The list will go from what I think is good, up to what I consider the best top water lure of all time.
10. Jitterbug
When a Jitterbug is retrieved correctly it will wobble from side to side. It is a pretty s...
Fishing a Lake for the First Time
We passed cattle lazily grazing along the lush green rolling hillside, while antelope watched us cautiously, ready at moment’s notice to bolt to safety. The dust from the gravel road made it an easy choice to keep the windows up, while in the distance the Rocky Mountains drew ever closer as my son Matthew and I drove ever closer to our destination. A lone sign indicated we were approaching the boa...
My Top Five Summertime Bass Techniques
If there is one thing that comes to mind about my love of summertime fishing, it’s TOPWATER BABY!!!! That will be the first tactic I will cover here, but first some general info that will help you find summertime fish.
One thing you have to remember is after the spawn is over bass in most lakes will move off the beds and join 1 of 2 distinctly different groups. You have a group of fish that wil...
Summer Saltwater Shore Fishing for Salmon
Every odd year in the state of Washington, something amazing happens. Hundreds of thousands of pink salmon will be flooding our shores to make their biannual migration to their spawning grounds. They are the most plentiful salmon in our state, and every angler in the Northwest looks forward to their return. Pinks are also called humpies because the males grow a large hump on their back as they nea...
Smallmouth Tactics in a Southern Swamp
As some of you know, I am blessed with my second line of work (aside from guiding) to travel the nation and spend time in areas vastly different from the Pacific Northwest waters I call home. Currently, I am in Charleston, South Carolina, and being that it is the tail end of spring I have been dying for a spawning Smallmouth bass trip. You know, once in a while we all have the need to practice ou...
Summer Kokanee
Summertime Kokanee? With this assignment I found myself asking what do I do different for summertime kokanee? After a brief meshing of gears in my otherwise empty skull I came to the conclusion that generally I don’t do anything different. As we are about to explore, I do make some subtle changes to my overall approach.
So you have decided to spend a summer Saturday fishing for kokanee, now wh...
Outdoors Roundup - Columbia Sockeye and More
SNOQUALMIE PASS WILDLIFE CROSSINGS – Those multi-million-dollar wildlife crossings under and over Interstate 90 (east of Snoqualmie Pass), are getting some good use by area wildlife and reducing traffic collisions. The Washington State Department of Transportation posted a tweet on their Snoqualmie Pass Twitter page showing video of deer, elk and other animals using the crossings day and night. ...
It's Top-water Time for Bass!
If you are an angler, there are few things more awesome than watching a bass erupt out of the water and smash your lure. Topwater fishing is primarily a summertime affair and it’s the favorite style of fishing for many because of the shot of adrenaline that occurs every time you get a strike. Let’s run through some topwater bass fishing basics and talk about some lures you can use to hook into ...
Kokanee Fish Tacos? You've got to be kidding!
I am not, I have two ways that I make kokanee fish tacos. I may have had a recipe at some point but over the years and after having made hundreds of fish tacos they just come to be. One of my favorite foods is street tacos and both the following recipes are simple, delicious and you eat them with your fingers, in my mind a requirement for any street food. My preference is to eat them on warm corn ...
Saltwater Coho
It might only be July and coho are far from most anglers minds but resident fish have been biting for a while now. Marine Area 10, the waters out front of Seattle and Bremerton, are becoming a coho primer hotspot the past few years. The smaller fish that mill around in Puget Sound feeding on anchovies, herring, shrimp, squid and anything else they can find. Resident coho are fun to catch but it is...
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