First winter steelhead of 2023
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Mark it on the calendar, Jan 26th - the date I caught my first Winter Steelhead of 2023. I was fishing with Mike Codino of Tim Bailey...


- Dec 31, 2022
BMO Top 5 Most Read Blog Posts of 2022
Here are BMO's top 5 most read blog post from 2022. Thanks for reading and wishing everyone a happy new year for 2023!


- Dec 28, 2022
BMO Top 10 fish of 2022
The 10 top fish caught by BMO in 2022.


- Dec 26, 2022
New Rapala X-Rap Magnum Stick
We tested the new X Rap Mag Stick out of San Diego last summer and the results were amazing. It casts a mile, has a super enticing "S" Curv


- Dec 24, 2022
NEW Blue Fox Northern Lights Series Vibrax Spinners
Like all Blue Fox Vibrax, the new Northern Lights Series feature the patented two part body that virtually eliminates line twist, and featur


- Nov 9, 2022
2022 Fall Fishing Adventure #2: Steelhead on the Clearwater River in Idaho.
My first 20# steelhead on Idaho's Clearwater River


- Nov 9, 2022
The New VMC Open Eye Swivel is a Game Changer!
The new open eye swivel from VMC is a game changer for rigging lures.


- Oct 5, 2022
2022 Fall Fishing Adventure #1. Smallmouth Bass On The Columbia River
Fall Fishing for Smallmouth on the Columbia River

- Aug 23, 2022
Astoria in August
Astoria is one of the most popular salmon destinations in all of the Pacific Northwest.


- Jul 29, 2022
Add San Diego Tuna fishing to your bucket list.
Big fish swimming every direction and all of us trying to keep our lines from tangling. We would yell "Coming Under" or "Going Over" as we


- Jul 23, 2022
NEW VMC Twitching Jigs
Get ready for Coho Season with the NEW VMC Twitching jig!


- Jun 28, 2022
Oregon Coast Rockfish
Catching Rockfish on the beautiful Oregon Coast

- Apr 20, 2022
New Pautzke Fire Worms and Fire Eggs - New video!
Pautzke has introduced their New Fire Worms and Fire Eggs!! Here is a recent video from Pautzke Outdoors on how to use the new Fire Worms...


- Apr 12, 2022
Breaking Out of My Skwala Slump
Cutthroat on the Skwala! It is spring in Montana and that means chasing the most elusive of all stoneflies…the mighty skwala. This is a...


- Mar 29, 2022
VMC NRJ - Ned Rig Jig
Four pound Smallmouth on the VMC NRJ! Ott Defoe Talks about the new VMC NRJ I fished the new from VMC Ned Rig Jig (NRJ) this past weekend...


- Mar 28, 2022
Early Spring Smallmouth Fishing
Doubled up on early spring smallmouth. Spring has sprung in the Pacific NW. The grass is turning green and the trees are starting to...


- Mar 12, 2022
VMC Quik Strike Stinger Hooks for Walleye
The new Quik Strike Techset Single Trail hooks made a Walleye believer out of me. I recently went out on a trip to target Walleye on the...


- Jan 2, 2022
BMO Top 10, 2021
2021 was a unique year. Covid 19 hung around all year leading to disruptions on a global scale, but through it all, everyone prevailed...


- Oct 5, 2021
Columbia Coho!
I fished the Columbia River near The Dalles for Coho casting Blue Fox Vibrax Spinners!


- Sep 15, 2021
BMO put the New Rapala Rain Pro Rainwear to the test - and it was amazing!
Rapala Rain Pro Rainwear Review
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