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So you wanna be a fishing guide, huh?

April 29, 2010 By JD 9 Comments

Before you quite your day job and get a guide’s license, here’s a little behind the scenes look at the life & times of a fishing guide…

2:30 a.m.

SKREEANT! SKREEANT! SKREEANT!

A series of horrific screeches pierce the silent evening. My heart rate’s suddenly gone from 0 to 100 mph in just under a nanosecond and I jolt upright, trying to figure out where the terrible sounds are coming from.

SKREEANT! SKREEANT! SKREEANT!

It takes me a bewildered moment or two before I realize that it’s my alarm clock. It’s hard to believe that this little white plastic contraption — no bigger than a Kleenex box — can produce such an atrocious noise. I pound on the snooze bar with a closed fist, hoping to smash it into oblivion and then I fall back to sleep.Click here to read more…

Filed Under: Pure Entertainment Tagged With: fishing guide, JD Richey, salmon fishing

OR’s Chetco River closure extended to Nov. 30

October 29, 2008 By JD 4 Comments

Chetco River King Salmon.jpg

To protect Chinook salmon in the low flows of Oregon’s Chetco River, the Oregon Depratment of Fish & Wildlife has extended a fishing ban for most of the river until Nov. 30.

Here’s what the ODFW has to say…
Click here to read more…

Filed Under: uncategorized Tagged With: chetco river, oregon, salmon closure, salmon fishing

Good News for West Coast Salmon!!

September 10, 2008 By JD 1 Comment

Big King Salmon
After all the gloom and doom, we finally have some good news for West Coast salmon stocks!

I’ve been saying that the major factor in our sharp decline recently has been a lack of feed in the ocean. Apparently, I was on the right track. Read the story HERE

Filed Under: uncategorized Tagged With: california salmon closure, krill, ocean conditions, salmon fishing, west coast salmon

Trolling for River Kings

August 20, 2008 By JD 13 Comments

Star Wars king
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.

Click here to read more…

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

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…

More Salmon Techniques

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

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