Tony and I did a float on the Watermasters today and had a blast getting into some smallmouth bass. Those fish are great fighters and put on quite a show tail walking! The water was a bit off color and we would probably have done a lot better if the conditions were right. But, the [...]
Steelhead Fishing
May 5th Steelhead and Smallmouth Bass on the Salmon River
The Salmon River is running high right now at 1500cfs and its probably the worst thing for the steelhead fishing. Most of the fish are blowing back out to Lake Ontario but we managed to scratch out three today and a few nice smallmouth as well! I also went trout fishing the other day on [...]
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Local Anglers Treat Soldiers to Day of Fishing in New York’s Oneida Lake
Watertown, N.Y. is really known for two things: Great fishing and the home of Fort Drum Army base. And on April 29, those two things came together for a Take a Soldier Fishing tournament on nearby Oneida Lake. In all, 132 soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division, many just returning from a 13-month stint in [...]
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Late April Salmon River Drop Back Steelhead
I had trips over the weekend until today and did ok. We worked hard but were able to hook into a good number of fish and land some nice drop back steelhead. Its coming down to the end of the run now although there are still some fish up river ready to come down, but [...]
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April 23-25 Salmon River Drop Back Steelhead
The past three days have been like fishing in early march with the hail, sleet, rain, snow, wind and cold!! Although it is brutal weather to fish in, I realize that these unseasonably cold temps are the only thing keeping the temperature conscious fish in the river instead of fleeing for Lake Ontario. We ended [...]
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Fly Fishing in Vancouver British Columbia is great!
Springtime in Vancouver BC means great fly fishing for Bull trout, Dolly Varden, Cutthroat, Rainbows and still some Steelhead! This spring has been excellent fly fishing so far and we expect many more weeks of this. There are all kinds of options like swinging a fly on many rivers like the easily accesible Squamish until [...]
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Great Lake Lampreys Used in Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee Pie
The lamprey pie is a royal tradition dating back to the Middle Ages, but the bakers in Gloucester had to go to the Great Lakes to find their local delicacies. The lamprey pie is exactly what it sounds like, an elaborately decorated meat pie, resembling a wedding cake, filled with lamprey eels, and gifted to [...]
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Last Chromers of the Season?
Well, that sad day has come once again. It looks like this is the last day of steelhead fishing for me on the Salmon River this season. I suppose it just means it is time to turn my attention to other angling adventures, but there is nothing quite like the fight of a bruiser steelhead. [...]
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CA Pot Bust Finds Illegally Poached Wild Steelhead
On March 7, Department of Fish and Game (DFG) warden Don Powers seized 18 wild steelhead and 56 ducks from freezers in two locations while assisting the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Department in serving search warrants for illegal marijuana propagation. The wild steelhead, 17 of which were spawning females, are believed to be from the Garcia [...]
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April 13-15th Salmon River Steelhead Trip
Had a blast the last three days with Brett and Scott from Denver, CO on the Salmon River! The weekend traffic was heavy on Friday and Saturday but very few anglers around on Sunday which was a nice change. Regardless we had three good days with plenty of hookups and fish to the net. Here [...]
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