Bill Matthews Outdoor Blog

Kenai River Rainbows

The Kenia river is world renowned for its runs of King and Sockeye Salmon. It is what draws anglers from around the world to this amazing...

November Chum

My son Michael & I headed out to the Oregon Coast on Sunday morning to see if we could find some Chum Salmon. We are on a dual search...

Mexican Roosters

My wife and I decided to take a vacation to the Baja California Peninsula of Mexico. We have good friends that have a beautiful property...

Fall Steelhead on the Deschutes River

This past week I had the opportunity to fish with Rocky Conroy, Dan Radke and Kelly Reichner on the Deschutes River in Central Oregon. ...

Beer, Bass & Bigfoot all in the same day - Only in the Pacific NW!

It was another beautiful Spring Day here in the Pacific NW, and I was reviewing my options for this glorious Sunday. As my wife and I...

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.

Tiger Musky

Tiger Musky in WA State? Absolutely! I had always heard that a few lakes had Tiger Musky in the state, but never knew they got this big...