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I felt so alive and I had no worries about anything other than my battle with this fish.

Looking for something fun, easy and delicious to cook on the BBQ tonight? Try cooking up Bison sliders !

BMO top 10 fishing experience of 2023

Calamari!! I went squid jigging in the Seattle area a few weeks ago and came home with quite a bit of squid. You can read more about that trip HERE , or scroll down to the bottom for a link to it. It was a really great experience, and I want to do it again, but first I wanted to figure out how to make calamari with the squid that I have. Squid Jigging at Redondo Beach, WA. To come up with this recipe took some trial and error and advice from good friends. My first attemp

The kayak fishing community in seattle is great - and helped make this an amazing experience.

Wondering what to do when you only get one duck? Serve as an appetizer.

Cooking salmon this way adds a great smokey flavor, helps the Salmon to retain its moisture and smells AMAZING on the BBQ grill.

I love fishing for Coho in the fall, and November can be one of the best months to catch them in the rivers around the Pacific Northwest.

Howler Brothers Jacke

I picked up the Matagorda Long Sleeve Fishing shirt from Bigfoot Mountain Outfitters late last summer, and it has quickly become my favorite

You don't need a big variety in your tackle box for a successful smallmouth trip on the John Day in October.

having a pod of Orcas swim right next to the boat in Pacific City Oregon has to rank as my top wildlife sight ever.

The NEW VMC Redline Drop Shot hooks are super strong, super sharp, super slick and super organized!

The first and most important part of this recipe is to get out and catch a winter steelhead!

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 and Associates, and Guide Chris Vertopoulos - one of the absolute best guides in the Pacific Northwest. We drifted the Nestucca River, near Pacific City Oregon. The river was in good shape, clear but not too low. It was a beautiful day with the low around 35 and a high of 48, perfect steelhead conditions. It was still early in the seaso

Jalapeño Snow Goose poppers make a great appetizer or game day snack

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

Arkansas Goose Hunt - January 2023

Here are BMO's top 5 most read blog post from 2022. Thanks for reading and wishing everyone a happy new year for 2023!

The 10 top fish caught by BMO in 2022.

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

My first 20# steelhead on Idaho's Clearwater River

The new open eye swivel from VMC is a game changer for rigging lures.

Fall Fishing for Smallmouth on the Columbia River