Fishing Articles
Winter Conditions Chilling Central Washington!
I can’t believe the weather we’ve had. It hasn’t snowed for weeks. It is cold, but not nearly as cold as it was at this time last year. Conditions are great for those that like to get out and chase steelhead on our rivers or triploid rainbow on Rufus Woods. I don’t think my daughter has forgiven me for taking her fishing over the Holidays and nearly freezing her to death. It will be differen...
Washington Walleye Championship 2012
Looking to add some pizzazz to your fishing experience next summer? Consider,then,the 2012 Washington State Walleye Championship on Lake Roosevelt out of Kettle Falls. It’s the culmination of the five-tournament Washington Walleye Circuit and encompasses the entire lake. But that didn’t scare the 2011 winners from Monroe, WA who reportedly caught their limits within 20 minutes of the Ket...
Methow River Steelhead Report
This was an incredible week for me. It was several days of a whole bunch of good stuff, which included taping two new television shows, and getting to fish for steelhead at Pateros, just for the fun of it. In between there was a great seminar at Town Ford on fishing for steelhead, presented by Shane Magnuson. There were fish caught every day I was on the water, and people learned all about how ...
Rufus Woods Triploid Trolling Techniques
Rufus Woods Triploid Trolling Techniques
Rufus Woods Reservoir is the Premier Reservoir to fish for the Largest Triploid Rainbow Trout in all of the Northwest. You see the photos and read the reports that are posted all over the Internet and you have an idea just on the information that you have read or your friend or acquaintance has explained to you, on where to fish when you make your Trek o...
Pateros Steelhead Update December 6th
Boy, I could get used to all this sunshine. Coupled with warm days it makes for a great time on the water. Some anglers are out after steelhead on our area rivers and others are after triploid rainbow trout on Rufus Woods. There really hasn’t been any wind either, which makes it even better. I hope the trend holds as I have a couple of trips planned to the Methow in the coming week.
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Minter Creek Chum
Minter Creek Madness is what I like to call it and for some reason every year during the 4 day break of Thanksgiving I find myself partaking in this “festival” of fishing fun. It started off with a rambunctious 6 year old needing to get out of the house on this extended weekend of rain. I thought about floating the Green River for a few moments until I checked the river levels and realized they we...
Central Washington Winter Fishing Update
Welcome to December everyone! To my way of thinking, this means that we are getting into the heart of the steelhead season. The best fishing of the season is coming up. It usually means that the fishing for triploid rainbow at Rufus Woods will be getting very good, too. Also, toward the end of the month I start looking for safe ice on area lakes, and start making plans for some ice fishing tr...
Rufus Woods Triploid Bait Fishing Techniques
World Class Triploid Rainbow Trout Fishing in North Central Washington
Fishing Rufus Woods Reservoir with Bait.
Looking to hook into the trout of a lifetime? Then head to North Central Washington’s Rufus Woods Reservoir! This reservoir is actually part of the Columbia River impounded above Chief Joseph Dam and is mostly known for its world class trophy triploid rainbow trout. It’s home to...
Methow and Pateros Steelheading Report
Winter arrived in Leavenworth and most of Central Washington all at once this week. One day it cold but sunny and the next there was a good pile of snow on the ground. It isn’t going anywhere either. We can now seriously settle into winter mode, which isn’t a bad thing. There is a lot to do when the weather turns chilly here in Central Washington.
I am trying to get out on the Methow Rive...
Steelhead Update and Belize Barrier Reef Fishing
First, I want to bring you up to date on the steelhead fishing on the upper Columbia and Rufus Woods. Then I want to share some exciting news about fishing in Belize. If you have ever wanted to escape from North Central Washington in the height of winter and experience some of the best salt water fishing found anywhere, you’ll be interested in this.
If you want to avoid fishing with freezing l...
Grande Ronde River Steelheading
My wife Eileen and I had one of our best trips of the year last week. Brian Nielson, BJ’s Guide Service from Moses Lake, has been trying to get me to float the Grande Ronde for years, and we finally made it. The river is in the far southeast corner of the state, in steep canyon land, and Nielson has been eager to show me the spectacular scenery and the fishing for fall steelhead.
I made sur...
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