by JD on February 6, 2010
A great read when you're on one of those long camelback fishing trips!
Quite by accident, I just found an online book story that sells my Side-Drifting book…in India! I’m not so sure that New Delhi is a hotbed of steelhead fishing activity…but…this, my friends, may just be the big break I’ve been looking for…the one that drives sales up and puts me into that King-Clancy-Koontz-Grisham category as an author! Just may be buying my own island in the Bahamas soon!
For those of you nowhere near the Taj Mahal, you can buy the book direct from Portland at
Amato Books.
by JD on February 5, 2010
It all started when I saw that glob of roe...my day's been going downhill ever since!
Okay, here’s another episode of Fill in the Blank, where you get to fill in the bubble (in the comments section below) with what you think is being said here.
You guys proved beautifully last time that there are some seriously wacky and twisted minds out there…let’s see what you can do with this one. This time, when I’m reading ‘em I’ll be sure not to be drinking anything. Its all fun & games until you spit ice tea out your nose onto the keyboard…
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
by JD on February 3, 2010
A 21 pounder on your first ever trip? Better retire now!
Austin Fitzhugh of Meadow Vista peaked way too early as a steelheader — the 16-year-old caught this mammoth 21-pound Smith River buck…on his first-ever steelhead fishing trip. Hate to break it to ya rookie, but you’ve got a lot of sleet, cold north wind, blown out days and frozen fingers to endure before you ever seen another one of these! Needless to say, however, awesome fish!
This fish is, of course, a February Hawg of the Month Contest entry. If you’d like to send in a big fish and battle for Hawg of the Year honors, submit your catch and info on our
online form.
by JD on February 2, 2010
So, for this round of our little Name that Fish game, this one’s a fat batting practice fastball right down the middle for any of you who’ve fished in warm saltwater. [click to continue…]
by JD on February 2, 2010
The first of (hopefully) many!
There’s always a race to be the one to catch the first Chinook salmon of the year on the Columbia River…and, well, guys…hate to break it to ya, but you’re too late. This 16-pound hatchery king was taken Feb. 1 while trolling downstream with a green label cut-plug herring with Larry Kesch Jr. of Hook’Em Up Guide Service. [click to continue…]
by JD on February 1, 2010
The people have voted and it was no contest as to who was going to take Hawg of the Month honors for January. Chris Watanabe’s jumbo Pyramid Lake cutthroat trout (hooked on a Pintail lure and 5-pound test on an ultralight telescopic rod no less!) thrashed the competition, getting a whopping 62% of the vote. For his efforts, Chris will be entered into the Hawg of the Year finals, where a sweet fishing trip will be up for grabs.
To see the final results and learn how to submit your own Hawg for the February contest, read on… [click to continue…]
by JD on January 31, 2010
It’s that time again…time for the most fun you can have on a beach with your clothes on: The The 6th Annual San Crab Classic Perch Tournament, coming to Santa Cruz March 20! So, get your surf perch gear ready for a fun day that’s all for a good cause (proceeds go to the Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project).
Local fishing legends Capt. Mike Baxter and Allen Bushnell of the Let’s Go Fishing Radio Show are cooking this year’s event up to be way bigger and cooler than the previous incarnations (hard to do!). So, for all the juicy details, read on! [click to continue…]
