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Fall Chum Fishing

October 27, 2008 By JD 4 Comments

Though they/ve long been treated like the red-headed stepchildren of the salmon world, chum salmon are starting to gain a pretty dedicated following these days. When you take a closer look, it’s easy to see why – chums are plentiful and can sometimes top 20 pounds; they bite great and are absolutely tenacious when hooked.

The only real downside to them is they are not as tasty as kings, reds and silvers. But that’s really not a problem — just keep a couple reds for the freezer and then have a ball catching and releasing chums all day long!

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Filed Under: Salmon, Techniques Tagged With: autumn, chum salmon

Trolling for River Kings

August 20, 2008 By JD 13 Comments

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Just about every river has a slackwater salmon spot. You know what I’m talking about here: one of those spots that’s too slow for back-bouncing, backtrolling, drift fishing or even bobbers. Of course, it always seems that the fish pile up into these zones like crazy, right?

I suppose a guy could catch a few fish tossing spinners or spoons in such a spot, but I prefer to cover more water on the troll. The interesting aspect of slackwater trolling is you aren’t limited to fishing in one direction like you’d be if you were freedrifting or back-bouncing.

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Filed Under: Best of FishwithJD, Salmon Tagged With: king salmon, river fishing, salmon fishing, salmon trolling, trolling

How to Pick the Best Plug Color for Kings

July 21, 2008 By JD 13 Comments


What’s the best plug color for salmon? The one they’re biting…of course. Sorry — bad joke! Anyway, It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the Kwikfish and Flatfish color choices hanging on the wall at the local tackle mart, but keep in mind that you really only need a few to cover most of the bases.

The longer I guide, the more I find that I try to keep things simplified…a fellow could go crazy worrying about all the details! So, here’s my basic color selection guidelines for fishing for river kings:Click here to read more…

Filed Under: Salmon, Techniques Tagged With: salmon fishing plug

How to Fillet a Sardine for Plug Wraps

July 3, 2008 By JD 1 Comment

Okay all you rookie river salmon fishermen out there…don’t fear the sardine wrap! Here’s how to do it…

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Filed Under: Salmon Tagged With: kwikfish, salmon fishing, sardine wrap, Video

How to Hire a Guide

May 19, 2008 By JD Leave a Comment

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So, you’re going to plunk down a couple hundred bones to take a guided fishing trip…but where do you start? Click here to read more…

Filed Under: Salmon Tagged With: hiring a guide

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