hoh river

Jimmy’s 20-pound Steelie (April 2011 Hawg of the Month Contest entry)

by JD on April 3, 2011


Fishing the upper Hoh River in Washington State, Jimmy Davis (left in the above photo) of Mad River Manufacturing fame did a little R&D mission on Washington’s Hoh River, where this beautiful 20-pound wild buck crushed one of his very own: A 6-inch Flame Orange Super Float Mad River Worm

Jimmy is now entered into our March Hawg of the Month Contest in which he has a chance to win some cool new headgear from the Pautzke Bait Co. If he advances, he will get to compete in the Hawg Bowl Playoffs at the end of the year and maybe, just maybe win a trip with Bill Swann of Swanny’s Guided Fishing. Click to ENTER

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Chasing Steelies in the OP, Part 2

by JD on March 24, 2009

sol-duc-drift-boatOkay, so our first few days on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula didn’t exactly pan out from a steelheading standpoint. Cold rain, sleet, poor fish returns and rising water all conspired against us. But Days 1-3 paled in comparison to what awaited us on our final day…

Mike B. called it the “wost conditions” he’d ever endured on a river. I put it right up there behind the famed “Hunt for Mr. Hogito” day on Oregon’s Elk River many moons ago. Big Worm said…well…he didn’t say a thing but it’s safe to say he’d rather been somewhere else…say in a hot tub with a couple French bikini models, for example.
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