Fresh caught Coho fillets paired with roasted spaghetti squash.

For a split second, my brain short-circuited on the sheer noise of it. Then reality hit: five feet of airborne rainbow came exploding from the water in a silver pink blur of spots and fury

October Coho on the Columbia River What a ride 2025 has been for fishing enthusiasts like us here in the Pacific Northwest. From Spring Chinook runs to summer's smallmouth bonanza, throw in some rockfish, pink salmon and walleye to the mix the an it has been a spectacular year. And now, as the leaves turn and the air crisps up, Mother Nature's serving one last banger: a bumper crop of big, beautiful Coho tearing through the Columbia. Late October, and these fish are still p

Opening day of the Washington State 2024 duck season was last Saturday. It has been unseasonably dry and hot, with temperatures in the...

Although I mentioned that October 1st would be my final Smallmouth Bass (SMB) excursion of the year, the weather was ideal today and I...

Razor Clam Season 2024 is on! The initial clam dig of the fall 2024 Razor Clam season took place on October 3rd. The weather conditions...

If proven real, this discovery would undoubtedly rank among my most extraordinary fishing experiences.

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

Fall Fishing for Smallmouth on the Columbia River

I fished the Columbia River near The Dalles for Coho casting Blue Fox Vibrax Spinners!

Valuable Lessons learned at Lake Guntersville

one thing you can still count on is good steelhead fishing on the beautiful Deschutes River in Oregon.

Once again I fished with Friend Mark Sapda and guide Robert Thomas on the Queets river, located on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State

Finally I adjusted my depth to about 16” and boom - this was the magic depth. I caught crappie on almost every cast for at least an hour and

I headed up into the Cascades this afternoon looking for some fall trout fishing. I had a game plan all mapped out to try several different

It was a brisk morning with temps in the low 40’s, so the boat ride up the river was more refreshing than usual! On the way up river, we spo

October Rainbows on the Kenai River

It comes around once a year, and it is a mixture of fishing, food and friendships that all collide in Venice Louisiana for one of the greatest fishing trips ever. It's called Marsh Madness. I love this place! Eric and Artie Cosby of Top Brass Tackle started this event 20 years ago as a way to get fishing product manufacturers and outdoor writers together to test out new product in one of the best fishing places on earth…Venice Louisiana. It has tuned into the best of the be