Columbia River Crabbing – How To Catch Crab on the Columbia
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Check out our Astoria Fishing Guides and Washington Halibut Charters As fall happens upon the fishermen of October and our salmon fishing is winding down … the lower Columbia River’s crabbing action is in full swing! Guest Article by Captain Mike Barksdale In this article I will give up some helpful tips that will definitely increase your Dungeness Crab catch rate! How to catch crab isn’t a big secret, but the ability to catch limits of crab day in and day out and have your traps absolutely stuffed full of prime keeper sized crab takes a few tricks of the trade.…
States reopen lower Columbia chinook season
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Check out our Astoria Fishing Charters and Washington Halibut Charters October 14, 2010 CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Chinook salmon fishing will reopen on the lower Columbia River downstream of the Lewis River from Oct. 15 through the end of the year. In a joint hearing this week, the Oregon and Washington departments of fish and wildlife decided to reopen recreational chinook salmon fishing on the Columbia from Buoy 10 upstream approximately 88 miles to the mouth of the Lewis River. This section had been closed for chinook since Sept. 12 to reduce impacts to federally-listed wild “tule”-stock chinook salmon destined for…
Tying The Strongest Knot For Braided Line
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Learn how to tie the strongest knot for braided line!
Sardine Wrapping Kwikfish
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Wrapping a Kwikfish with a Sardine fillet is a much more effective way of fishing these lures! Check out this video on this tried and true technique!
How To Fillet A Sturgeon
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Check out our Astoria Fishing Charters and Washington Halibut Charters Filleting sturgeon is definitely not as easy as filleting salmon but once you watch this video you're going to be well on you're way to becoming a pro! If you're interested in purchasing the same high quality knives used in the video, scroll down and visit our affiliate partners. It's important to have sharp knifes and to keep them sharp when you're filleting fish of this size. Having the correct knife for each task keeps the knives sharper longer and makes processing the fish faster because you have the correct tools for the…
How to take great fishing pictures!
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Check out our Fishing Charters Astoria Oregon and Halibut Fishing Charters Washington To me taking photos of the day's catch is far more rewarding then filling the freezer. I don't just like taking photos, I like taking good photos! Good photos when viewed, grab your attention and draw you in. Creating this picture, the timeless documentation of some of these moments, helps me to remember and relive these experiences for years to come. I'm going to provide you with some tried and true methods for turning your mediocre pictures into great ones! [caption id="attachment_256" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Do your pictures look like this…
Learn the #1 secret to catching more fish!
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Check out our Astoria Fishing Charters and Washington Halibut Charters Photo courtesy of Langara Fishing Adventures & Flickr There's an old saying that goes like this, “The guy that works the hardest gets the most stuff!” Fishing is no different! The harder you work, the more time you spend on the water, then the more knowledge you're going to gain; and you're going to put more fish in the box because of it! The number one secret to catching more fish is this ... work harder. When I talk about working harder at fishing, it's not always intuitive what this…
