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As promised, I am going to get a little more into last week’s Alaskan adventure here…starting with the awesome diversity of species you can catch armed only with a spinning rod, rental car, a handful of lures and a healthy sense of adventure!
We obviously didn’t get our mitts on everything that swims around the island — not even close — but we did pretty well considering we had no access to a boat! Here’s a look at some of the critters we caught… [click to continue…]
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Who you calling a "dog??"
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Chum salmon, long considered to be almost extinct on the Oregon side of the lower Columbia River, might again return to its tributaries if a cooperative effort of the Oregon and Washington departments of fish and wildlife proves successful.
The first week of April, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) released 106,000 juvenile chum salmon into lower Big Creek in the first phase of project attempting to re-establish the species, which began to disappear from the Oregon side of the river more than 50 years ago. While the reason for their decline is not completely clear, biologists believe that severe habitat degradation, among other factors, played a key role. [click to continue…]
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So, that little thing I did a few days back on green being my favorite color…well…maybe I should clarify. What I should have said was green is tied for my favorite color with chrome.
Here’s what I mean… [click to continue…]
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Our pal Kevin Lund who, along with his dad Larry, operates Togiak River Lodge in Southwest Alaska, is one of the best egg fishermen we’ve ever met. But, even ol’ “Pink Fingers” himself has been finding it hard lately to resist the temptations of catching Togiak chum salmon on the fly. As he says:
“Never though I would become an avid fly angler, but it’s a hoot to hook 50 chums in a few hours on the fly!!!!!!”
Yea, no kidding. Looks fun from here and kinda puts a new spin on the term “Dog Days.” Anyway, here are some more pics Kev sent in… [click to continue…]
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It’s no secret that pink plastic worms are deadly on steelhead, but we’ve pretty much been flogged endlessly with every possible way to use them a hundered times over, right?
Well, not exactly…Take a look at the possibilities that Mad River Manufacturing’s new Worm Jigs offer and you may see pink worms in a totally new light. [click to continue…]
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Though they/ve long been treated like the red-headed stepchildren of the salmon world, chum salmon are starting to gain a pretty dedicated following these days. When you take a closer look, it’s easy to see why — chums are plentiful and can sometimes top 20 pounds; they bite great and are absolutely tenacious when hooked.
The only real downside to them is they are not as tasty as kings, reds and silvers. But that’s really not a problem — just keep a couple reds for the freezer and then have a ball catching and releasing chums all day long!
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