How To Tie An Egg Loop Knot
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Learn how to tie the egg loop knot, in this step by step video.
Spring Chinook 2010 – Fifth fish of the day!
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Spring chinook fishing on the Columbia near the I-5 bridge in early April, 2010!
Top 5 Sturgeon Fishing Tips
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Check out our Astoria Fishing Charters and Washington Halibut Charters Sturgeon fishing tips and techniques are fundamental for consistently catching high numbers of sturgeon and big sturgeon. The following 5 sturgeon fishing tips are techniques that I employ on a daily basis as a sturgeon fishing guide and they have put a lot of sturgeon in the boat over the years! 1. Fish where the sturgeon are. Fishing where the sturgeon are may seem like an obvious statement, yet I can't tell you how many times I see anglers fishing in areas that just don't hold sturgeon or aren’t holding sturgeon at that…
Strong Columbia River chinook run highlights 2010 salmon forecasts
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Check out our Astoria Fishing Charters and Washington Halibut Charters OLYMPIA – Forecasts for strong chinook salmon returns to the Columbia River this summer could lead to improved fishing in the river and Washington’s ocean waters. Fishing prospects also are looking up for some rivers in Puget Sound, where coho salmon are expected to return in increased numbers.Those and other preseason salmon forecasts developed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and treaty Indian tribes were released today at a public meeting in Olympia. Forecasts for chinook, coho, sockeye, pink and chum salmon mark the starting point for…
Record Steelhead Return Continues, Big Increase In Wild Spring Chinook Expected
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Check out our Astoria Fishing Charters and Washington Halibut Charters Photos courtesy of Flickr & Cor23 The record 2009 summer steelhead return to Idaho and northeast Oregon streams has continued unabated into a new year that also may see the biggest upriver spring chinook salmon run in modern times. "We've had a record harvest (more than 50,000 steelhead) and a record number of angler days," Ed Schriever of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game told the Northwest Power and Conservation Council Wednesday. Schriever, chief of the IDFG's Fish Division, and Bill Tweit of the Washington Department of Fish…
Astoria Crabbing!
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This video was taken off of the mouth of the Columbia River in the ocean. The pots had soaked for a couple of days and were absolutely full!
How to catch salmon on the Columbia River Tech Tip #2b – What technique is best?
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Check out our Astoria Fishing Charters and Washington Halibut Charters Pros and Cons of Anchoring for Spring Chinook This is the second half of a two part article. Go here for the first half. Anchoring Advantages: Easy for beginners, less stressful Able to precisely target a fish holding spot where the salmon come to you; you don’t have to find them Cheaper, saves on gas and bait Can get out of the weather Let’s look at the positives I have listed for anchoring. Easy for beginners and less stressful Anchor fishing for spring Chinook is pretty mellow once you get…
