Author: Jason Brooks

Posted: 10/31/2011

Small waves were splashing over the bow as I rowed just to the outside of the cattails on the north side of Roses Lake. Each time I made a pass along the shoreline a fish grabbed my f4 flatfish. Now I was just one fish shy of my limit. Finally the rod tip bent over and I dropped the oars and grabbed the rod, reeling in the last fish. I grew up fishing this lake and back when it was a winter on...

Author: Dave Graybill

Posted: 10/31/2011

There has been early morning frost in most areas of the region now, but there are still some nice sunny days. That’s one of the things I like about the area. Even through the fall and winter we have plenty of sunny days to enjoy our fishing. It may be hard to believe, but lower water temperatures will actually improve the action for steelhead. It was a chilly day on the upper Columbia when...

Author: Dave Graybill

Posted: 10/27/2011

I just can’t keep away from Bridgeport and the steelhead fishing up there. My wife has Monday’s off, and steelhead fishing is her favorite of all the different kinds of fishing that we do. She talked me into going back to Bridgeport, which wasn’t too difficult, knowing that I will probably get busy and we won’t have that many opportunities this fall. It turned out to be a great idea. On ou...

Author: Dave Graybill

Posted: 10/19/2011

I am getting good reports of fishing for a mix of fish on the Wenatchee River. Anglers are taking everything from summer-run kings to coho and steelhead. All of these fish are available further up the river, but all three species are being taken near the mouth. I have opted to focus on steelhead elsewhere and this is what my experience has been like in this early season. I made a trip to t...

Author: Jason Brooks

Posted: 10/11/2011

Omak WA-If I could build a fish of my own I would start by choosing a trout, mostly because it is what I caught as a child with my dad and brother and has created the most memories for me. But then I would do a few variations, such as bright colors of crimson red sides, cuts under the jaw for character, large spots on a green back, and of course, being a fisherman it would grow to enormous proport...

Author: The Troutist

Posted: 10/4/2011

This is the final column of this three part series on field-testing Mack’s new Smile Blade Fly and the invisiswivel. I have found these products to be a great one, two punch when utilized together. For this next portion of field-testing I’m changing things up a bit. I will be working non-combustion engine lakes, where the electric motor is the King. I will be adding a .08 Smile Blade which come...

Author: Mike Carey

Posted: 10/4/2011

Four Days of Fishing at Ed Iman’s Fish Camp 2011 Like a salmon returning to its native stream, each year a group of guides, outdoor writers, and gear manufacturers migrate to Peach Beach RV Campground in Mary Hill, Washington. While salmon migrate to propagate the species, our objective is more modest - to learn about the latest products and outdoor innovations coming to a store near you. And o...

Author: The Troutist

Posted: 9/26/2011

As I mentioned at the end of my last column I was telling you about a new swivel that is on the market that I am so impressed with I had to let you know about it. This new swivel is called the invisiswivel and is made out of a fluorocarbon material that makes this swivel invisible in water. I love this new space age stuff that is filtering down to us commoners. In over 40 years of angling I have n...

Author: Bruce Middleton

Posted: 8/8/2011

Bass like different worms at different times under different circumstances… I think it’s safe to say that if I were to spread out all the plastic worms I own today, they would cover the floor of my backroom office, three layers deep. I have finesse two and three-inch worms all the way up to eleven and a half inch giants and ever one of them has caught bass at one time or another. And the color...

Author: Str8line

Posted: 8/2/2011

COMBAT RIVER FISHING 101 - A primer to help you survive fishing shoulder to shoulder with 100 other anglers. Types of Fish Chinook Salmon (King), Coho Salmon (Silver), Chum Salmon (Dog Salmon) and Pink Salmon (Humpy), Steelhead or Cutthroat Trout, and Jacks (usually immature Chinook). Types of Bank Fishing · Casting with corky and yarn, spoons or spinners. · Float fishing, usually wit...

Author: Anton Jones

Posted: 7/3/2011

In 2009 and 2010, the Sockeye Salmon fishing below Wells Dam and off the mouth of the Okanogan River was a very pleasant surprise for North Central Washington anglers. These silver bullets swim over 400 miles from the ocean to get to our area. Amazingly full of vigor and body fat, they provide sport and excellent table fare. When they are in, they are in. Even with a six fish limit, we were a...

Author: Bruce Middleton

Posted: 7/3/2011

Compliment a Texas rig by using a Carolina rig to catch more bass… When you’re out bass fishing, the whole idea is to get your bait or lure right in front of the bass and to cover as much water as possible to get that bait in front of as many bass as possible. If you were in 1 to 10 feet of water a spinner bait or jig would be great choices of lures to start with. If you were in 10 to 15 fee...