Archives
- 13: Sunrise over Tahoe’s Emerald Bay
- 11: Baitcasters: lefty or righty??
- 11: What do you think of the Kenai River?
- 11: Get more out of your Graph
- 11: Sea-Run Brown Trout
- 10: The Final Word on Central Valley Salmon Fishing in ‘08
- 09: Central Valley river salmon seasons shut down; Sac River gets imited fishery
- 08: Feds to cut Trinity River flows??
- 06: Taxidermy Gone Bad — Yikes!!
- 06: Shimano CORE 101 MG
- 05: G•Loomis STR 1263C
- 02: Kokanee: The Basics
- 01: Lending a helping hand to the salmon of Auburn Ravine
- 01: Salmon-eating sea lions to be captured!
- 01: Steelhead Paradise!
- 01: Striper for Dinner!
- 25: Postcard from British Columbia
- 24: How do I get started in guiding?
- 22: Stripers on tap all through May
- 22: The Klamath: A big return of kings this year??
- 18: Stripers Gone Wild!
- 18: Stripers Gone Wild!
- 16: Salmon Disaster: Your chance to help out!
- 13: Why Bugs Hate Bass Boats…
- 13: With no salmon, other species will feel extra pressure in 08
- 12: No Saltwater Salmon Fishing in CA in 2008!
- 09: New Ewok village under construction??
- 07: Late Steel
- 06: Small Plugs for Spring Chinook
- 06: Big Fred Contaoi earns a paycheck at Lewis Smith Lake
- 04: 250,000 Springers for the Columbia?
- 04: Super Trout: The Donaldson Rainbow
- 02: St. Croix Premier PC76LM
- 01: Name that Fish! April Fool’s Edition
- 31: One “Moore” Big Steelie!
- 31: Spend the extra $$ on a fish finder?
- 31: Spring Shad Fishing
- 28: Busted: Sturgeon Poachers using Baby Salmon for Bait!
- 28: Lost Coho Salmon Shows up in a Dutch River
- 28: Catching Bass on New Water
- 24: Taxidermy Gone Bad!
- 24: The Best Bait for Spring Steelhead
- 24: Steelhead Rods for Bass?
- 23: Lamiglas X10 MTC
- 21: California Salmon Fishing Update
- 21: Name that Fish!
- 21: The Steelhead that ate Cleveland!
- 17: Amen!
- 17: Which rod for divers & bait for steelies?
- 17: Hodgman Lakestream Lite Wading Shoe
- 17: Downriggers: Precision Depth Fishing…Or?
- 15: No Salmon Season?
- 14: Prospects dim for California Ocean Salmon Season
- 14: Glide Your Way to More Steelhead
- 14: Swimbaits for BIG bass
- 12: Emergency Salmon Closure in California and Oregon
- 12: Another 20-lb. steelhead!
- 11: Name that… er… those Fish!
- 11: Fiberglass Fish Mounts
- 10: It’s time to help the fish!
- 09: Lowrance LMS 527C iGPS Fish Finder
- 09: Spring Surf Perch Fishing
- 07: Which rod and reel for coho fishing in Alaska?
- 07: Are stripers a threat to salmon?
- 07: Can Redfish live in freshwater?
- 06: Top 5 California Kokanee Lakes
- 06: Cooking Trout
- 05: The upside to downer steelhead
- 04: 20-pound steelhead!
- 03: In Search of Trophy Bass
- 03: The Lahontan Cutthroat of Pyramid Lake
- 02: Jigs for pre-spawn bass
- 02: CONSTRUCTION ZONE!! Welcome to the all-new FISH WITH JD!
- 02: Rigging plastic worms for steelhead fishing
- 01: New SPRO BBZ-1 colors for 2008
- 01: Trout Trollin’ with Flies
- 28: Why bank fishing at Niagra Falls may not be a good idea!
- 27: Prince of Darkness (2008 Smoker of the Year Contest entry)
- 27: Not exactly Margaritaville…
- 25: Double Duty Christmas Salmon
- 25: Fishing, Istanbul style
- 25: Big Fred in Florida for Wal-Mart FLW Tour stop at Lake Toho
- 23: Ask JD (Special Edition): Yes, I am the King of the Smokers!
- 22: Enchanted River Steelheading!
- 21: The best bass lure of all time!
- 21: Waterproof Digital Cameras
- 21: The Natural
- 20: Deer in the Headlights
- 19: Trout Heads!
- 18: Icy Rainbow!
- 16: Fishing Report Feb. 15, 2008
- 15: Killing Machine!
- 15: The biggest topwater blow-up you’ve ever seen!
- 13: Fishing the Edge of the World
- 12: The BogaGrip for Oakies!
- 11: Ask JD: Where to go in Alaska, plug leader lengths, sponsorships & more!
- 11: Catch more American River chromers, learn why kings bite in freshwater, how to fix you old oar blades and how to bring a river back to life!
- 10: Awesome!!!!
- 10: Name that Fish!
- 09: 20-pound steelie on a dry, eh!
- 09: Big Fred headed for 1st FLW Tour Event of 2008
- 09: Giant Steelhead?
- 08: CA Fish & Game Commission: American River to stay open to fishing!
- 06: The 1-Day Roadie: Salvation for the Soul!
- 03: This could be fun…
- 03: The rarely-seen Golden Salmon (2008 Smoker of the Year Contest entry)
- 02: 2002: The “Good ol’ Days of California salmon fishing????
- 02: Fishing Report Feb. 2, 2008
- 02: A different kind of Alaskan Rainbow
- 29: Stanislaus River Restoration Project Update
- 29: Wastin’ Away in Cohoville
- 28: Creepy human-face fish…
- 26: We’ve got until Monday, Jan. 28 to get our letters in opposing the American River Fishing Closure!
- 26: Up close and personal at Mavrick’s: A different kind of charter trip!
- 25: Fly Casters asking Fish & Game to close American River to fishing!
- 24: Big Fred hanging tough at Okeechobee
- 23: Major Carnage on the Lochasa River!
- 22: Big Fred kicks off 2008 FLW Campagin on Wed.
- 21: Fishing Report Jan. 21, 2008
- 20: Spinner or the Spoon??
- 19: Big Fred: Basser, Painter, Chef…a true Renaissance Man!
- 19: Bet you’ve never seen one of these before!
- 19: The Beast that ate Winnipeg, eh!
- 17: Adios!
- 16: Got an extra $10,000 laying around?
- 16: Ask JD: Beer, Steelie rods, river regs, bassin’ stuff & more!
- 16: The strange lovechild of a rainbow trout & a football
- 14: Now, that’s a Steelie!
- 13: Big Fred to kick off 2008 FLW Season at the Big “O”
- 12: Fishing Report (Jan. 12, 2008)
- 11: For the Fluff-Chucker in all of us…
- 10: The 2008 SMOKER OF THE YEAR Contest…Let the Games Begin!!
- 10: What’s the best plug color for steelhead?
- 10: JD on Tour!
- 07: YAAHOO!!!, Part 2 (Fun with jet boats in Alaska!)
- 07: Catch more steelhead now (at least in theory!)
- 06: YAAAAHOOOOOO!!!
- 03: Stay Dry: The 4-Step Program
- 31: Happy New Year!!
- 31: 2007 Smoker of the Year WINNER!!!!
- 30: Road Trip!
- 29: The Ultimate Sports Collectable!
- 28: Sluuurp!
- 28: ASK JD: Sea Monsters, Flat-lining plugs, Pink Worms, etc.
- 24: Fishing Report, Christmas Eve 2007
- 22: Your 2007 Smoker of the Year Finalists!!
- 21: For the little lady on your list…
- 20: Friday, Dec. 21: The final day to vote for your favorite Smoker of the Year
- 20: Steelhead Fever…do you have it??
- 19: Name that Fish!
- 18: Tuning Steelhead (& Salmon) Plugs
- 17: Jail Break!!
- 15: Vote for your favorite Smoker of the Year!
- 11: Fish Porn…is it wrong??
- 10: Stalled Boat + Big Surf = Harrowing Ride!
- 10: Big Fred gearing up for 2008 FLW Tour season
- 10: New Idaho State Record Brown Trout
- 07: How to tie an Egg Loop….Back by Popular Demand
- 06: More thoughts on the Prospect Island Fish Kill
- 06: Fishing Report Dec. 6, 2007
- 04: Oregon Flood…Worst since 1964
- 04: Dave and his Fat Chicks!
- 04: Scenes from the Prospect Island Fish Rescue
- 03: Catch more bass on a tricked-out Senko
- 02: Prospect Island fish rescue nets 1,462 striped bass Dec. 1!
- 01: Delta Striper salvage effort underway today
- 01: Catch me on the radio in the Northwest Saturday
- 29: River Menaces: Pinepeds and Pinheads
- 28: Monster Brown Trout from the Big Hole River!!
- 27: How to catch winter bass
- 26: Ventura River Steelhead: New lease on life with removal of Matilija Dam?
- 26: I think he’s just sleeping (Smoker of the Year Contest entry)
- 25: Massive Fish Kill in Prospect Island in the California Delta!
- 24: Putting the finishing touches on the Stanislaus River salmon spawning riffle Restoration Project!
- 22: Partial nudity, lots of gore and blood-thirsty vermin….JD’s small screen acting debut!
- 21: Sucker for a Kwikfish!
- 19: Wait…wait…wait to set the hook on salmon & steelhead plug bites.
- 18: Desperate times, indeed! (Smoker of the Year Contest entry)
- 17: Ask JD: Oars, Camera Flash issues, Steelie Plugs, Nets & more!
- 17: The Catfish Killer!
- 17: Fishing Report Nov. 17, 2007
- 14: When all the planets are in alignment…
- 13: Bad to the Bone
- 13: It sure seemed like a good idea…
- 12: Oops…Reilly did it again!
- 11: What it’s all about…
- 10: Saltwater bluegill? Name that Fish!
- 10: Do you Wahoo??
- 10: Little Man on the Sticks
- 09: Battle Wagon
- 09: Something Smells Foul (Smoker of the Year Contest entry)
- 02: Big Fred finishes strong at Clear Lake
- 01: Possum Death Spree…the video game!
- 01: Wish you..er..I was here!
- 01: Serious Slab!
- 26: Big Fred posts solid Day 2 bag at Clear Lake
- 25: Big Fred taking aim at Clear Lake
- 22: Takes one to catch one (Smoker of the Year Contest entry)
- 22: Why Glo Bugs work….
- 19: Anyone got a cracker?
- 19: A near-death experience…
- 17: Suisun Sturgeon
- 16: Going back to Cali…to Cali…
- 14: First Appalachian State…then Stanford…now THIS!
- 13: Tigerfish: Why they don’t “noodle” in Africa!
- 12: Delta Topwater Action!
- 11: Not such a bright idea…
- 11: Day 2 at Pickwick tough for Big Fred
- 10: Big Fred in 84th place at Pickwick
- 10: They’re baaaaaaack!
- 09: Just Say No!
- 09: Fishing Report (Oct. 9, 2007)
- 06: Soldotna Fire Engine #47 (Smoker of the Year Contest entry)
- 06: One strange day…
- 04: Electric Chrome!
- 04: Think we got bit that day??
- 02: A new leader in the Clubhouse (Smoker of the Year Contest entry)
- 02: Almost 70 pounds of lake trout!
- 01: Name that Fish!
- 29: Coho’ing in the Rain
- 29: Ever wanted to be a professional bass angler?
- 27: Stanislaus River restoration project nearing completion
- 26: Get a Grip! (Smoker of the Year Contest entry)
- 25: Go on an’ git you some, son!
- 24: Big Fred to appear on American Chopper TV show on Sept. 27
- 23: FISHING REPORT Sept. 23, 2007
- 21: The Perfect Storm on Lake Tahoe
- 19: Sea Monster comes ashore in Baja
- 18: River Restoration Update
- 17: A new twist on “Catfishing”
- 16: Big Fred re-signs with Orange County Choppers
- 15: Even the trout are juicing these days
- 13: So long, Cordova!
- 13: Brains….uuuumm good! (Smoker of the Year Contest entry)
- 12: More carnage from Alaska
- 11: Why did the salmon cross the road??
- 10: The loveable Brookie
- 09: Reason #110 to not like lining
- 08: Sometimes, it’s just best not to ask…
- 07: Postcard from Cordova, Alaska
- 07: So long, old girl…The Last Ride
- 07: Running amok in Alaska
- 06: Stanislaus River Restoration Update
- 05: Big Fred currently 1 fish out of the $$ at FLW Series event at Lake Champlain
- 04: Goin’ Old Skool
- 02: What are you looking at??
- 31: Remember when…
- 31: 3.3 Million Pink Salmon headed for WA State
- 30: The Chump…er…Champs!
- 30: Bassing the “Off-Brand” spots
- 27: Bringing back the river
- 26: Give me a bridge and a treble: Coho fishing, Downtown Juneau Style
- 25: I really, really like GLoomis rods, but…I ain’t doing THAT!
- 24: An easy one…Name that Fish!
- 23: Macks & bears and fires, oh my!
- 23: Starting ‘em out right
- 20: GULP!
- 19: The King of Lings
- 17: Fishing Report, Aug. 19
- 16: Blackened Chinook: Good Vittles! (Smoker of the Year Contest entry)
- 15: Tell me this fish didn’t really look like this…
- 14: Low water plug-pulling for Chinook
- 14: A nice, misty-eyed moment
- 13: Redding, CA: Angler’s Paradise!?
- 12: Big Fred: Road Warrior (The Year in Review)
- 12: Underwater Lures: RAPALA
- 09: The view from the other side
- 08: So you want to be a fishing guide, eh?
- 06: His Royal Airness
- 05: The new frontier of topwater fishing
- 04: The best lure of all time?
- 02: River Cammo
- 31: Catch and release gone bad
- 29: Rollin’ Chovies
- 28: Kokanee on Steroids
- 27: Name that Fish: A head with fins
- 27: Not a steelhead…repeat, this is NOT a steelhead!
- 26: Big Fred makes his Orange County Choppers TV debut
- 25: Removal of Oregon’s Marmot Dam begins
- 24: Feather River salmon “fly”
- 24: Fish’s eye view of a flasher & Hootchie
- 24: That’s one way to do it…
- 23: How to beat the crap outta your boat…
- 21: On vacation in the Crustacean Nation
- 20: Holy Doughballs, Batman!
- 20: Underwater Video: Apex Lure
- 19: Always, always check the forecast before you go…
- 17: Up From the Depths…
- 16: Pike, Pike, Baby!
- 15: The Purple Unicorn
- 15: Big Fred finds the smallies on Day 2 of Chevy Open in Detroit
- 15: Salmon with Mango Salsa: serious grubbin’ going on
- 12: Big Fred just happy to be alive after Day 1 of the Chevy Open
- 10: Don’t drink & row….
- 10: Fishing report, July 10
- 10: Come on, get a room! (Smoker of the Year Contest entry)
- 06: Hey Pal, order the chicken…
- 04: Ain’t trout cool?
- 03: Just like a video game…
- 03: Fishing Report, July 3
- 02: Big Fred headed for the Land of the Giant Smallies
- 30: Kinda says it all…
- 29: Mackinaw Jigging 101
- 27: 7X tippet and a No. 22 Zebra Midge?
- 26: My new guiding gig…
- 26: TAUNTING…15-Yard Penalty…Repeat First Down!
- 25: Aliens on light tackle!
- 25: Walk softly & carry a big stick (Smoker of the Year Contest entry)
- 25: So, you’re saying there’s a chance…
- 21: Fishing Report June 21, 2007
- 20: “Rainbow” Trout??
- 17: Big Fred finds tough going Day 2 of FLW Tour stop on the Potomac
- 15: Bites don’t stick on Day 1 at Potomac for Big Fred
- 14: Rumble in the Jungle
- 13: The world’s largest rainbow?
- 12: Big Fred’s State of the Union Address & how he’s going to go after $125K on the Potomac
- 10: Brownzilla and Friends
- 09: Alaskan “Closet Door”
- 09: Fishing Report, June 9, 2007
- 09: “Tarnished Chrome” (Smoker of the Year Contest entry)
- 08: Oh $#%&@!!!!
- 06: Why Canada is cooler than California
- 03: Small Creek Troutin’
- 01: In mailboxes this week…
- 31: Who am I??
- 30: San Francisco Halibut fishing
- 25: Power Drifter!
- 25: Says it all…
- 24: Malibu Creek steelhead: Hanging by a thread
- 23: Fishing Report, May 23
- 22: Now, that’s a #@$%&*# steelhead!
- 21: Super Smolt (Smoker of the Year Contest entry)
- 21: OLD SKOOL
- 20: A trout? Did you just call me a trout?
- 20: Down the hatch!
- 19: Big Fred out of the $$ at Wal-Mart Open
- 19: The toughest fish in baseball
- 17: Big Fred fishing for big bucks at the $1.5 million Wal Mart Open
- 15: Taxidermy gone Bad
- 14: Fishing Report, May 14
- 14: It was a bloodbath…
- 12: For the fluff chucker who has everything…
- 12: Big Fred all about the Benjamin’s at Lake Dardanelle
- 08: Big Fred on the loose in Arkansas
- 08: Monsters in Lake Tahoe?
- 07: First king of the year!
- 07: Better than a Squawfish! (Smoker of the Year Contest entry)
- 06: What the ??
- 05: The Red Curtain of Death
- 05: Fishing Report, May 5
- 03: Time to face the music
- 03: The Kwikfish Hall of Fame
- 29: Well-prepared Big Fred narrowly misses the $$ in Lake Norman
- 23: Hawg Umpqua springer!
- 23: Sometimes, you’ve got to throw them the ol’ change-up…
- 20: It sucks to be a baitfish!
- 20: 5-gallon bucket with fins
- 17: 2nd largest smallie ever in California
- 17: Fisherman’s Forecast is back on the air!
- 16: 2007: Humpies and kings, oh my!
- 13: Goodbye, Old Friend
- 13: Big Fred chasing $200,000 in N.C.
- 12: Her First Fish!
- 09: Guido’s Steeie (Smoker of the Year Contest entry)
- 09: Fishing Report, April 9, 2007
- 02: Name that Fish!
- 01: 125-pound king: New World Record?
- 01: Fred misses cut in Knoxville
- 29: Bass didn’t stay pinned for Big Fred on Day 1 of FLW Tour Stop at Fort Loudoun-Tellico Lakes
- 28: Farewell, Willie
- 28: Big Fred preps for 2nd FLW Tour Stop
- 25: Fishing Report, March 25, 2007
- 23: Water skiing, anyone?
- 12: Pimp my Ice Shack!
- 11: The often-overlooked freshwater redfish
- 11: AREA 51 King
- 07: Sexy New Swimbait
- 03: Sacramento River salmon to rebound in 2007?
- 02: Beauty & the Beast(s) (Smoker of the Year Contest entry)
- 01: Sardine Wraps: How-to
- 28: Name that Fish!
- 28: Fishing Report, Feb. 28
- 27: Night Ranger (Smoker of the Year Contest entry)
- 25: Calamari anyone??
- 21: Now, that’s a REAL outboard…350 HP!!
- 21: Self Explanatory (Smoker of the Year Contest entry)
- 17: Big Fred stumbles; out of the money at Lake Travis
- 16: Fishing Report, Feb. 16, 2007
- 16: The epic tail…er…tale of Steelie Dan
- 15: Big Fred only 3 pounds out of the Top 10 at Lake Travis
- 15: Big Fred enters Day 1 of $125,000 tourney at Lake Travis
- 13: His Darkest Hour…
- 11: Big Fred heads for Texas & first FLW Wal-Mart Tour event
- 06: Fly Fishing in Caves for Blind Catfish??
- 05: Name that Fish!
- 04: Just in time for the Big Game…
- 03: The best water temps for steelhead?
- 02: Big Fred’s New Ride
- 31: Damn, who’s that handsome cover model??
- 30: Fishing Report, January 30, 2007
- 30: A day in the life of Biscut Eater
- 28: Time for some tropical “Panfishing”
- 28: Godzilla-sized Brookie, eh!
- 28: Big Fred makes “big splash” at Okeechobee
- 25: Big Fred enters Day 3 of FLW-Wal Mart tournament on Lake Okeechobee
- 23: Coastal Chrome (Smoker of the Year contest entry)
- 23: Now, that’s a Lunker!
- 23: The best lure of all time???
- 21: Our 1st Annual “Smoker of the Year!” Contest
- 20: 22-pound Mad River Steelhead!
- 17: Egg Loop Video
- 15: Fishing Report, January 15
- 14: Almost a new California state record steelhead…
- 10: Big Fred’s Orange County Choppers bass boat rolls out of the paint shop
- 03: JD launches Endorsed Guide/Outfitter list
- 01: Fishing Report, January 1
- 28: JD in Print UPDATE
- 24: Fishing Report, Dec. 24
- 18: Big Fred starts filming with TV show American Chopper
- 14: Fishing Report, Dec. 14
- 08: Salmon Jerky: A Great X-Mas Gift!
- 07: Big Fred heads for Orange County Choppers
- 29: Trouting in Closed Waters
- 25: Basic Chum Salmon Techniques
- 23: A Steelhead for Thanksgiving
- 19: Big Fred Joins Orange County Chopper Team
- 19: Fish on!
- 18: 51-pound King; 15-Year-Old Girl
- 16: Don’t be Too Quick to Judge!
- 16: Huge Steelhead…Almost!
- 02: Do You Need a Custom Rod?
- 22: Tying the “Pimped-Out” Egg Loop
- 15: Flatlining for Kings
- 12: Striper on…a fish-eye view
- 11: Cedar Plank Salmon…Yum!
- 09: Little Kid…Big King!
- 07: Trout: Smoke ‘em if you’ve got ‘em
- 30: SE Alaska: Incredible salmon, halibut and freshwater hot spot
- 19: Juneau Fishing Mission
- 18: Take the California Fish Quiz!
- 09: How to Sardine-Wrap a Kwikfish
- 08: Jigging for Kokanee
- 21: Steelhead Abuse!
- 09: Big Buck
- 03: Redemption
- 01: The Huge Kokanee of Lake Clementine
- 19: A Day in the Life of a Giant Brown Trout
- 15: Giant British Columbia Steelhead
- 09: Your Fish Tasting Fishy?
- 08: Pink Plastic for Trout
- 22: Animal Rights?
- 01: Rejuvenation
- 14: The Perfect Storm on a Small Lake
- 11: The Deadliest Trout Bait
- 10: Basic Bait Drifting for Kings
- 07: Fishermen Say the Darndest Things!
- 16: The Big Book
- 30: More Tales from the River
- 27: The Toe Drain
- 11: September 11
- 02: Expectation