Bill Matthews Outdoor Blog

Jan 21

My DIY Kayak Storage Rack

How I built my Kayak Storage Rack that holds 3 kayaks.

Oct 5, 2022

2022 Fall Fishing Adventure #1. Smallmouth Bass On The Columbia River

Fall Fishing for Smallmouth on the Columbia River

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...

Aug 29, 2021

BMO - KBF Trail Clear Lake III

Sunday was the final leg of the three day KBF Trail series on Clear Lake. Three separate tournaments on three days.

Aug 29, 2021

BMO Fishes Clear Lake KBF Trail II

BMO Fishing Clear Lake KBF Trail II

Aug 26, 2021

Clear Lake KBF Trail Day 1

I am at Clear Lake California for the KBF Trail Series Kayak Tournament. There are three separate days of tournament fishing, and each day

Jun 28, 2021

Fathers Day Kayak Tournament

Fathers Day Kayak Bass Tournament

May 31, 2021

BMO Bass Fishing Update, May 30

I switched to a white 3/8oz Terminator Pro Series Spinnerbait along a rip-rap wall and was rewarded with several two to three pound smallmo

May 16, 2021

Tokyo Drifting in my Hobie PA 360

Tokyo Drifting for Smallmouth in my Hobie PA 360

Oct 16, 2020

Lessons learned at Lake Guntersville

Valuable Lessons learned at Lake Guntersville

Sep 10, 2020

Western Challenge Series Kayak Bass Tournament

I came across a small pocket where I landed a nice 17.75" fish. This fish moved me up a couple of inches, but I was still a few inches out

Aug 31, 2020

BMO fishes the B.A.S.S. Nation Kayak Series Tournament at Clear Lake, California

A Great experience fishing the B.A.S.S Nation Kayak Series Tournament at Clear Lake California

May 6, 2020

Cinco De Mayo Smallmouth Fishing

It is Cinco Da Mayo and there is reason to celebrate!! Fishing is open again!!!

Aug 3, 2018

Columbia River Bronze Bonanza

My son Michael came home from college for a few days and I asked him what he wanted to do while he was home. He said without hesitation...

Jun 30, 2018

BMO Bass Camp 2018

As tradition would have it, this past weekend we headed to the beautiful John Day river for our annual Bass Camp. We have been fishing...

May 22, 2018

Spring Smallies on Topwater

Contrary to popular belief, Spring Smallies will hit topwater lures. We tested this last week on the Columbia river with both topwater...

Feb 19, 2018

John Day River Spray to Service Creek

If you are looking for a good one day stretch of the John Day River, the section from Spray to Service offers several options. The...

Dec 16, 2017

Bass, Bigfoot & A New Kayak

I got a break in my schedule on Friday, and was able to try out my new Jackson Big Tuna Kayak on some pre- spawn Smallmouth. My biggest...

Dec 15, 2017

Two Trophies in One Day!

that's I knew that this was a special fish - one that I have been looking to catch for a very long time.