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Fishing Trivia: Impress the Ladies with these nuggets!

June 3, 2010 By JD 4 Comments

Okay, so in this age of informational overdose, you probably already have way too much stuff rattling inside in deep recesses of your brain and don’t need anything else jammed in there, but I’m going to load you up with a good dose of totally useless and random fish trivia anyway.

I guess “useless” may be a little strong of a word — you may be able to impress the ladies at cocktail party by busting out one of these little nuggets (highly unlikely) or perhaps at least make your fishing pals think you’re smart (didn’t work for me, but give ‘er a go anyway).

So, without further adieu, here are some things you may or may not already know…Click here to read more…

Filed Under: Fishing Stories Tagged With: columbia river, little cleo, sacramento river, trivia

The Story of the World Record King Salmon

August 1, 2008 By JD 18 Comments

Les Anderson's World record king salmon

On May 17, 1985, Les Anderson of Soldotna, AK landed the all-tackle world record king salmon…this 97-pound, 4-ounce beast from the Kenai River. The mammoth Chinook was nearly 5 feet long and had an amazing 37.5-inch girth!

The improbable catch took place during the Kenai’s early run of kings, which typically features smaller salmon than the July run.

What’s even more crazy is the fish probably weighed considerably more at the time Andersen caught it…

Click here to read more…

Filed Under: Best of FishwithJD, Fishing Stories, Trophy Room Tagged With: alaska, chinook salmon, kenai river, skeena river, world record king salmon

Goodbye, Old Friend

April 13, 2007 By JD 8 Comments

Fish Dog

I lost my best fishing buddy tonight…

Rudy, you were the best pal a guy could have. You’re going to be sorely missed. Thanks for all the good times and the memories. I hope doggie Heaven is full of salmon to bark at, rabbits to chase, beef jerky to gobble and 6-foot sticks to fetch.

We’ll never forget you…

Filed Under: Fishing Stories

Best fishing in the World: Baltavia

April 1, 2007 By JD 3 Comments

Little Bear & Frenchy with a 125-pound king

This time around, I’m going to skip the tips and tell you instead about the amazing trip I took recently to what is, without question, the planet’s best big steelhead (and salmon) fishing destination: Ostrov Novrossiysk, a large island 75 miles off the coast of Baltavia in the former Soviet Union.

The largest king salmon and steelhead in the world live in the streams of the island and I can tell you with absolute certainty that, after seeing what I did last month, this sport will never be the same. The following is a journal of my trip…Click here to read more…

Filed Under: Fishing Stories Tagged With: baltavia, blue meanie, Salmon, Steelhead

The epic tail…er…tale of Steelie Dan

February 16, 2007 By JD 4 Comments

Aiming for the bright light above, the little guy — we’ll call him “Dan” — struggled through the pile of gravel where his mother had buried him several weeks before.

As he reached the top of the stones, Dan poked his tiny little head into the light, and without warning, he was rudely greeted by a swift current.

Click here to read more…

Filed Under: Best of FishwithJD, Fishing Stories Tagged With: fish life cycle, spawning steelhead, Steelhead

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