It’s nearly October…hope you find yourself in this situation sometime soon! Check out the Nov/Dec issue of Western Outdoors Magazine for my upcoming article on flat-lining plugs for salmon.
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From the monthly archives:
September 2008
Our man Roy G., with his first 20-pound steelhead…taken in remote northwestern B.C., where he braved mucho sketchy water in his personal pontoon boat to make the dream happen. The big buck slammed iron.
Nice work!
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Coop, who’s now pushing 2 1/2 (where the heck does the time go??) is turning into quite the proficient little bassin’ dude. Turns out he’s pretty good at the trash talking too…
“My bass was BIGGER than yours, dad!”
And so it begins…
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It’s not every day that fisheries managers are able to increase bags limits due to strong salmon returns, but that’s what just happened yesterday on the Columbia River.
According to the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, the daily bag limit on fall chinook salmon in the Columbia River between Warrior Rock and Bonneville Dam jumped from one to two adult fish on Sept. 25 and will remain that way through the remainder of the year.
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JD,
I live in Yuba City and have been wanting to start fishing the Feather River for smallmouth bass. I am looking for some tips on baits, fishing techniques, ya know…..enough info to get started and be successful.
Thanks, Kelly
Kelly, there are plenty o’ smallies in the Feather near you! In fact, you can catch them from there all the way down to Verona. I’ve caught them on ripbaits and topwater poppers while fishing for stripers but the best way to get them is with small grubs and tube style jigs fished on 1/16-ounce lead heads.
Go with brown, motor oil or brown/orange to match the smallies’ favorite food…crawfish. Toss the jigs into rocky banks and hop them slowly down hill. With light spinning gear you’ll have a blast!
Good luck!!
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I just got word that the fishing community lost a dear friend last week. On Sept. 17, Stan Brown of Federal Way, WA (shown here hamming it up in Alaska) passed away at the entirely too young age of 64.
I met and got to know Stan (AKA “The Admiral”) when I guided in Alaska for Alaska King Salmon Adventures on the Nushagak River, where he was the all-around Big Enchilada.
He was truly one of the greatest guys I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and I’m honored to have known him.
Stan-O, hope those fish in Heaven are biting! We’ll miss you!
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JD,
Where can i find a Spawn Till you Die shirt?
–Kevin P.
Oh man, now that’s a classic Ray Troll design. Love it…think I wore out my Tee 100 years ago. 
Here’s the man’s webpage:
And while you’re at it, you might as well watch the Spawn Till You Die music video…I think this was a band that Ray was in before the Ratfish Wranglers.
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Sometimes when I think back, my good pal VnMan and I are lucky to be alive…all that stupid stuff we used to do before we had jobs, wives, kids, spare tires, etc.
Lookie there…here come those two aforementioned brain-surgeons now, running a jon boat through a pipe in a dam. Okay, so it seemed like a good idea at the time…??
For more evidence of our youthful acts that defied logic, be sure to check out the December issue of Salmon Trout Steelheader Magazine
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