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The Last Salmon Man: Primus’ sad ode to California fisheries

October 24, 2016 By JD 1 Comment


Apparently, Les Claypool of the band Primus is a fisherman. He spends time chasing salmon out of Bodega Bay, CA and has seen first hand what has happened to the fisheries there. Sadly, the lyrics of his song The Last Salmon Man hit pretty close to home for me: 

The Last Salmon Man

By: Primus

The river water diverts to other places

To nurture central valley seeds

The northern waters that sloshes desert fairways

Fulfill So-Cal golfers needs

The Mighty Chinook, it used to run the rivers

To the grounds where they spawn

Thin numbers, as the tributaries waned

Pretty soon, they’ll all be gone

Jimmy Mac runs the trawler of his father

Who got it passed down from his Pa

Three closed seasons, and a banknote on his shoulder

That Jimmy’s hidin’ from the law

Jimmy watched, as the bulk of the fleet

Sold their boats or moved away

But after the stroke, he promised to his father

He’d do his best to stay

He’d remember the days when his father used to show him

How to set the temp on the gear

His hand upon his shoulder, he looked out at the water

Said, “Son it is my fear, that you’ll be the Last Salmon Man.”

You’re the Last Salmon Man

You’re the Last Salmon Man

You’re the Last Salmon Man, from the MacGoverner clan

2010 they re-opened North Cal waters

To the salmon chasing slew

Four straight days, Jimmy trolled the jagged coastline

But, the fish were far and few

Jimmy watched as the bulk of the fleet

Packed their boats and moved away

But on his death bed, he promised to his father

He’d do his best to stay

He’d remember the days when his father used to show him

How to set the temp on the gear

His hand upon his shoulder, he looked out at the water

Said, “Son it is my fear, that you’ll be the Last Salmon Man.”

You’re the Last Salmon Man

You’re the Last Salmon Man

You’re the Last Salmon Man, from the MacGoverner clan

The Last Salmon Man

He’s the Last Salmon Man

He’s the Last Salmon Man, from the MacGoverner clan

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: california, king salmon

Awesome Surface Bites: It’s Topwater Week!

September 12, 2015 By JD 1 Comment

Some cooler fall-like weather is moving in and that’s got me thinking about throwing big hunks of floating wood and plastic and watching striped bass blow up on them. Ah, yes…Fall is Topwater Time! And in honor of that, here are a collection of surface frenzy videos to get you pumped!

Welcome to TOPWATER WEEK!

The Best Topwater Blowup…EVER!

Coho Salmon on Topwater Bass Plugs? Why Not!!

Topwater Striper Blitz!

Dry Fly Fishing for Salmon!

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Filed Under: Featured, Pure Entertainment Tagged With: Bass, Salmon, stripers, topwater, topwater week

How To: Plug for River Salmon

August 6, 2014 By JD Leave a Comment

In this, the most comprehensive guide of its kind ever assembled, I cover everything you need to know to consistently catch river salmon on wobbling plugs like FlatFish and Kwikfish.

Packed with full color photographs and diagrams, I go over everything from the basics to sophisticated tricks used by pro guides.

Get ready to catch more river salmon with my latest guidebook: Plug Fishing for River Salmon, now available for just $2.99:

Amazon Kindle
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Buy Now

I’ll help you understand why salmon eat plugs in the first place and then goes into great detail on several deadly techniques that will help you be more successful on the water.

Flatfish

You’ll learn how to back-bounce, flatline and hover – and several other related methods. I’ll also show you the tackle you’ll need and how to pick the right size, color and models of plugs for each specific technique.

Plug Fishing for River Salmon features close-up gear shots so you can see exactly what to use and how to rig it!

Plug Fishing for River Salmon features close-up gear shots so you can see exactly what to use and how to rig it!

Also included are tips on how to properly rig plugs with different styles of hooks, how to properly tune your lures and the best way to fillet sardines and make bait wraps.

Plug fishing for river salmon

In it, I cover in detail Back-Bouncing, Flat-Lining, Hovering, Plug Wraps, Plug Selection, Tuning and a bunch of other cool stuff I employ every single day on the water!

The book will have plenty of helpful diagrams!

There are tons of color pics of gear and rigs (and fish too!), plus full color diagrams to help you understand the concepts.

Pick up your copy today!

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Here’s a list of the chapters that appear in this guidebook:

Why do Kings Bite in Freshwater?

  • Anger Management
  • Feeding Instinct
  • Time of Day

Flatlining

  • Tuning the Plug
  • Dropping In
  • The Bite
  • Rod Angle
  • Rods, Reels & Line
  • Bait Wraps
  • Pregame Prep

Hybrid Flatlining

  • Borrowing from the side-drifting box
  • Rigging Up
  • Sinkers
  • Technique
  • Backtrolling with Divers

Back-Bouncing

  • Traditional Back-Bouncing
  • Hovering
  • The Go Big Technique
  • Rods, Reels & Line
  • Rigging Up

Plug Selection

  • Flatlining
  • Back-Bouncing/Hovering
  • Plug Color
  • The Basic Food Groups
  • Meat Group
  • Diet Group
  • Chocolate Group
  • Junk Food Group
  • Pimp Your Plugs
  • Wash Your Lures

Plug Wraps

  • Fresher is Better
  • The Tools
  • The Technique
  • Wrap it up!
  • Change ‘em frequently
  • The Night Before
  • How-To Videos

Improving Your Hook-Up Ratio with Plugs

  • The Trouble with Trebles
  • Rotating Trebles
  • Single Hooks

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Elwah River dam removal begins tomorrow!

September 16, 2011 By JD 6 Comments

Year of the River: Episode 1 from Andy Maser on Vimeo.

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67.3-lb. California Halibut obliterates World Record!

July 5, 2011 By JD 3 Comments


Holy cow…get a load of this nearly 70-pound California halibut! Frank Rivera of Camarillo, CA landed this 67.3-pound beast on Friday, July 1 off Santa Rosa Island while fishing aboard the 60-foot Mirage out of Oxnard.

The massive flattie is nearly nine pounds bigger than the current IGFA All-Tackle World Record, which also was caught off Santa Rosa Island in 1999, and, pending the application process, Rivera’s fish will take the top slot soon.

By the way, the Mirage struck again on July 3, with another massive butt — a 59.1 pounder — which you can see HERE

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Trophy Room Tagged With: all tackle world record, california halibut, igfa, santa rosa island

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