Fishing Reports

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 …

Buoy 10 - Opening Day with Terry Mulkey
Buoy 10 - Opening Day with Terry Mulkey

I've been fishing above the Astoria Bridge for the last several days and enjoying decent success. Today, August 1st, with the official opening of the Buoy 10 season, is the first day we could fish west of the bridge. While the b …

Buoy 10 - Day 2 with Terry Mulkey
Buoy 10 - Day 2 with Terry Mulkey

Randy Rodgers of Viam Oklahoma was fishing with me today and a caught nice URB . What a happy guy. The biggest fish for him up till now was a 6 lb. bass . BMK Fish Flash is still working awesome for me. Thank you Billy Jr.   The …

Fishing Report for 8/3/16
Fishing Report for 8/3/16

The guys from Cousins Tackle and STS magazine teamed up to catch this Astoria area Chinook. Fishing at bouy 10 has been difficult with the large tides, but as tides size become smaller fishing should improve. Tuna fishing is sti …

Lower Columbia Steelhead
Lower Columbia Steelhead

Every time a season comes and goes in the Northwest, little nuances show themselves signifying the ending of one season and beginning of the next. The autumn colors as the leaves begin to change, usher in the fall. Driving rain …

Kokanee Dip
Kokanee Dip

Kokanee Dip My wife and I noticed an increase in the number of parties, bar b q’s and pot lucks we were getting invited to. It didn’t take long to realize a common ending to the invitation conversation was “are you bringing tha …