Fishing Reports

Muskie Madness
Muskie Madness

When targeting Tiger Muskie try using 5" to 7" softswimbaits, size 5 or 6 bucktail spinners like the Blue Fox Musky Buck or Mepp's Musky Killer, glide baits similar to the Spro BBZ or jointed crankbaits like the Savage Gear gear …

Fishing Report for 6/30/16
Fishing Report for 6/30/16

Lower Columbia river Steelhead, Sockeye, and Chinook fishing is good. Don't miss out on this relaxing and rewarding fishery. Trout remain catchable in lakes, but with warming water temperatures, focus on morning and evening acti …

Fishing Report for 7/06/16
Fishing Report for 7/06/16

The Cowlitz River has been good for steelhead on side-drifted roe, plugs and jigs. Surf perch fishing has been excellent on the Oregon Coast with either sand shrimp or Gulp Sand Worms. Catch and release sturgeon fishing is excel …

Fishing Report for 7/14/16
Fishing Report for 7/14/16

Columbia river Steelhead fishing continues to be good. Summer Steelhead fishing is also good in the Cowlitz, Sandy and Willamette tributaries, as well as some fish are being caught in the Klickitat and Deschutes. The Sandy is st …

Fishing Report for 7/20/16
Fishing Report for 7/20/16

Working our way from the ocean inland, Tuna fishing is off to a hot start, with reports of people "plugging" the boat. Ocean Salmon fishing has been good for both Chinook and Coho and Estuary Sturgeon fishing is still fantastic. …

Remote Camping
Remote Camping

The family on the shores of Timothy Lake.I just got back from my families big annual campout. It’s quite the logistics challenge, organizing 20 family members, ages from 5 to 70, accompanied by 5 dogs of all shapes and sizes, al …

Fishing Report for 7/27/16
Fishing Report for 7/27/16

FM&O fishing report: Albacore fishing has been fantastic. If heading out, try Shimano Flat Fall jigs, they've been putting lots of Tuna on boat decks this week. The ocean is solid for Chinook. Reports of hot Chinook fishing …

Catching Salmon at “Buoy 10”
Catching Salmon at “Buoy 10”

Buzz Ramsey and Joe Thomas with a Buoy 10 Chinook  When it comes to salmon fishing in the Pacific Northwest, it’s the Columbia River that produces the most for sport anglers. And, of the three major runs of salmon returning to t …