Author: Adrian O'Connor, Reel Obsession Sport Fishing

Posted: 1/21/2016

Happy New Year everyone. I hope everybody had a great holiday season with family and friends. I was fortunate enough to spend the holidays in northern Alberta with family. We made it up to Jasper for a ski and snowboard session, shot the guns at some targets, and got out on the ice for some rainbow trout fishing. Below is my daughter Kenzie with her prized trout. 2016 is ramping up to be a...

Author: Keith Jensen

Posted: 1/15/2016

With the shotguns, bird dogs, and decoys having wrapped up another successful Columbia Basin waterfowl and upland bird season, it’s now time to get the fishing gear ready for one of the best times to walleye fish in Washington State. Cold? Yeah you bet it’s still on the chilly side here east of the mountains but the walleye bite will be red hot. Walleye, as with all of Washington’s spiny rays,...

Author: Jason Brooks

Posted: 1/2/2016

It’s that time of year again when January brings the outdoors into the indoors with various Sportsman’s and Outdoor Shows throughout the region. Possibilities of good deals on tackle, gear, boats, and trips along with seminars from the pros, it can be a bit overwhelming. More than once I have walked away on the last day of one of these shows and back at the truck with the gates closed when it hit ...

Author: Ryan Hung

Posted: 12/30/2015

Long have humans cultivated the art of food preservation -- from pemmican to hardtack, and the prized delectable we'll be learning how to concoct today. For the latent chef or kitchen bystander: food reveals it's true flavors by the practiced hand, adept in planning and repetition -- and yes, writing down your cooking goals most certainly helps. Before we begin, please remember how the end result ...

Author: Mike Carey

Posted: 12/27/2015

Imagine amazing fishing on a six mile stretch of the Hoh River, watching fellow anglers wade along pristine waters and perfect tail outs holding beautiful, native steelhead. Your next cast could be that twenty pound wild steelhead of a lifetime. But while you watch your fellow anglers pursuing the regal steelhead, you can only float by – because you have no legs. You proudly served your county. Yo...

Author: Lance Merz

Posted: 12/27/2015

Most fishing anglers would agree that just being on or near the water is serenity at its best. It’s much better however, if you’re catching fish. The weather is changing dramatically and all the animals are feeding themselves as much as they can to survive the winter. Fishing during the fall months can be challenging based upon environmental conditions that can change from one extreme to anothe...

Author: Scott T. Starbuck

Posted: 12/27/2015

Fishing, like writing, means going “through the clouds, with the magnifying glass, against the dirt until you see ankles of insects.” Doing so will put you in the proverbial 10% who catch 90% of the fish. A one-eyed Korean War vet, Ross, taught me this while spring chinook fishing when I was 9, and I never forgot. A dedicated angler of uncommon precision and persistence, he explained store-bou...

Author: Terry Otto for Anglers Club Magazine

Posted: 12/27/2015

My Grandkids were getting bored. The trout refused to bite bait, and watching the lines was tiresome. So, I switched the bait out with spinners, and let the kids cast and reel. Not only were they no longer bored, but they began to catch trout, too. These four trout spinners need to be in your vest. #1: Panther Martin Original, #2: Worden’s Rooster Tail, #3: Blue Fox Vibrax, #4: Mepps Aglia ...

Author: Dr. Guy Jensen for The Mack Attack

Posted: 12/1/2015

Fishing the river for walleyes is one of my favorite locations for these elusive culinary delights. The river has many advantages over fishing lakes. Most important is the fact that rivers are less affected by weather fronts than lakes. Secondly and very important to the fisherman, very large walleyes live most of the season in current breaks. If your goal is to fill the freezer with15 inch fillet...

Author: Stan Fagerstrom for The Mack Attack

Posted: 11/29/2015

I happened to be down at the dock when an older guy eased his boat into one of the slots and tied up. “How they bitin’”? I asked. “I got a couple,” he said, “but they were so darn small I didn’t even know they were on until I reeled in to check on my bait. I’m gonna run up to the store and get sumthin’ to eat and then go back out again.” I watched as this senior citizen began putting his tackle in...

Author: Jason Brooks

Posted: 11/29/2015

If you are like me and love to fish there always seems to be something we can add to our tackle box. Unfortunately there are family and friends of mine who don’t fish and end up getting me something that they think is “fishing” related for the Holidays and thought I would be ecstatic over my gift. Little do they know, a tie in the shape of a trout, a talking rubber bass that sings “Take me down to...

Author: Scott T. Starbuck

Posted: 11/28/2015

As a charter captain, I caught sea bass on uninflated balloons. Yellow worked best, but I caught them on all colors. In those days, we bought yarn by the bolt in yarn shops, and mauve worked great for shrimp flies. An ice cream scoop made it easy to clean fish, and laundry baskets kept fish organized by who caught them. Currently, I use my wife’s wedding ring crappie fishing. This involves a ...