Northwest Fishing Reports

jd39: Good point about the wet hands, I learned that Tip from Skagit510 a few years back when I started getting serious and needing to tap into the knowledge of experts. Another thing, avoid touching the fish on your clothes or waders. I know it is hard to resist the urge to play air guitar with tha...

Wow I thought there would be a lot more opinions and insight on this thread. Still very helpful info to both new and old steelhead anglers. what is there to add? Do you assume people will disagree with this? Im going to go out on a limb and say people want wild steelhead to live. Or maybe no one wa...

I know I might get naysayed for this but there is a huge difference between the Chrome and Homewater series of Rods in my opinion and both are going to push you way over the $200 limit when you add in a good reel. While nice reels are awesome and nothing beats having a smooth piece of hardware in yo...

I have no idea which drives more mortality, deep hookings or bad handling but i would think both should be avoided. Totally agree!!! I wasn't about to lecture someone in their backyard though, and technically the hatchery run was in full swing, I had just heard natives were around which was why I w...

We'll be featuring it in our monthly newsletter coming out shortly, so that will be another blast of people that will see it. Every little bit helps. =D> [-o< http://images.sodahead.com/profiles/0/0/2/1/8/0/2/1/7/emoji-135861142063.png Oh hahaha this was the whole reason I came and got suckered int...

I was impressed on a recent trip to see quite a few folks releasing fish well, not holding them for photo ops and just really getting them back in the water quickly. At one point my dad and I were running plugs against a wall and another guide passed by and pulled out below us. They politely waited ...

Swanny made a series of bad choices. We all make bad choices from time to time. However as a society we have created laws to define how bad or damaging different actions are. Murder is a choice no? I would not compare what swanny did with murder but I also would not compare it with pissing in public...

I apologize I was not at all intending to be rude, I was just describing who I ran into as accurately as possible. The last part of my post was not needed, you are right about that, and I do need to work on making sure humor is not at the expense of others.

Dang you had to sign a NDA! Now I know he is good, maybe I just might make a last minute Christmas request

If folks were interested we could do a tokul creek clinic. I would go just to drink nog and eat left overs since I'm just down the road.

Well don't keep me haning. I am weak in the knees to see the footy. If u must wait till Christmas I would understand!!! Lol

I don't know who the Duncan guy is but I was driving my big van and he was talking about living out of a van so that would make a little sense. He wanted to see the interior of my rig since it is a camper van but that seemed a little weird so I just showed him the boat and called it good. He definit...

There were like 5 guys there with camo pants on dude.

I can't believe I missed out on this thread. I just got off a ban so I am going to just read quietly. But while I am here It does remind me of this Bard Owl that was sitting in a tree while I was swinging the other day. He kept hooting and when I turned around I saw just how big his talons were. I w...

I was eating BBQ at the Bus in Monroe and a guy walked up to me and asked how I did fishing and about my old driftboat I had trailered. He seemed nice enough but a little odd, missing teeth, wearing camo pants, smelled and looked like he had not showered in a few weeks. He mentioned he had been fish...

Use search tempest and check Craigslist from bellingham to Eugene. I'm in the market for a long shaft, so I'll tell you if I stumble across it.

I don't believe this is true. I don't see an update on the WDFW Facebook page. I didnt hear a peep on the CB radio either.

Did you take any photos or video of the session?

its not a snag fest unless you are zen and the art of snagging..3-5 sec drift snagging? I really am curious about this zen snagging technique. I don't wish to employ such action however it sounds very intriguing and similar to a video I watched, check it out https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl...

I know this might seem odd since I have posted some of the information but sending details that are already well in hand to the report poaching hotline or general email is not a good idea unless you have witnessed something on your own. Pulling information off the internet and sending it to them is ...