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34.74-lb. rainbow trout smashes Idaho State Record!

by JD on August 10, 2011

The rainbow that that it was a chinook...


Mark Adams of Pocatello, ID didn’t just break the Idaho State Record for rainbow trout with this 34.74 pounder, he blew it completely out of the water by nearly 15 pounds!

The Union Pacific Railroad locomotive engineer, 41, caught the beast in American Falls Reservoir Monday, Aug. 8. Apparently, the fight lasted 15 minutes…to see more pix and read the whole story, check out KTVB.com

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Buddy’s Clearwater Springer (May 2011 Hawg of the Month Contest entry)

by JD on May 20, 2011


Buddy Shaw jetted up the Clearwater River from Lewiston, ID last Wednesday with his 4-year-old son and they teamed up for this sweet 26-pound spring Chinook.

Buddy said that he got his plunking rig (a Spin-N-Glo and a tuna ball) out into the water and then had to help Jr. with the Call of Nature in the woods. When they came back, the rod was pegged and he set up on the nice king. After a 20-minute battle, dad realized that he was going to have a tough time fighting and netting the fish at the same time so he talked the little man through the process. Obviously, the kid did a great job!

Good stuff!

For his efforts, Buddy is entered into our Hawg of the Month of the Contest, in which he has a shot at winning some Pautzke’s gear. Should he advance to the Hawg Bowl Playoffs later this year, Buddy could win a fishing trip for two with Bill Swanny Swann of Swanny’s Fishing. For his work with the net, Jr. better be invited on that trip!

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Double-Striped Steelie (Feb. 2010 Hawg of the Month Contest entry)

by JD on February 2, 2011



This slab double-striped “B-Run” steelie was caught by Laura Rogers on the Clearwater River just South of Orofino, Idaho. Just in case you’re unfamiliar with the term “double striper,” it refers to a steelie that’s big enough that it’s got two red bands down its side…or in this case, two that have grown together to form one big vermilion slash. The bottom line here is, a double striper is a good thing…you’re never going to see one on a 12 pounder! Anyway, Laura said she hooked the brilliant buck side-drifting eggs and the fish was released just after the pic was snapped.

For her efforts, Laura is entered into our February Hawg of the Month Contest in which she has a chance to win some schwag from the Pautzke Bait Co. If she advances, Laura 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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An Old School look at the Snake River

by JD on February 4, 2010

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540


Long before the big dams and water diversions and endless tract homes and strip malls, the West was a whole different world. Here’s what Shoshone Falls on the Snake River looked like back in 1874, as seen through the lens of photographer Timothy H. O’Sullivan, who got his start as an apprentice to famed Civil War photographer Matthew Brady. Think the dude on the cliff on the right is looking for fish?

This shot is just one in a series you can check out at the Library of Congress

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