The ultimate Spring "TODO" list in the Pacific Northwest.

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

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

My first 20# steelhead on Idaho's Clearwater River

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

Classic Winter Dinner in the PNW!

Steelhead and Brussel Sprouts on the Grill

Day two of our Idaho Steelhead adventure took us to the town of White Bird, Idaho on the Salmon River for a steelhead trip with Hammer Down

We drove up river a few miles and got set up for our first drift. Within 5 minutes we were hooked up to a big Clearwater Steelhead. We got

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

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

2018 was an incredible fishing year. From the Gulf of Mexico to Alaska and many places in between. While there are way too many fish to mention, here is a quick recap of the top 10 fish of 2018 BMO Top 10 fish #10 This picture of a Pacific City Copper Rockfish may be my favorite picture of the year. Read more about fishing at Pacific City Oregon HERE. #9 Capt Mike Barksdale with a giant Neah Bay Cabazon. Read more HERE . #8 BMO Team member Andy Schmidt with this beautif

October Rainbows on the Kenai River

Earlier this Summer the “ Substation Fire” spread to the lower Deschutes River and burned a significant area along the river. You can read more about it in this article from the Oregonian . I had the chance to fish the river in August and saw the devastation first hand. Although the area was scorched, there are signs of life all along the river. Small patches of green dot the charred landscape, pheasants, deer, wild turkeys and even porcupines can be seen up and down the