HUGE Salmon!

This salmon was found dead near in Battle Creek near Redding, CA. It is estimated that it would have weighed 85 lbs.
Read the full story here.

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Sockeye Released in Redfish Lake, Hatchery Opens

State, federal and Shoshone-Bannock officials released more than 50 adult sockeye to spawn in Redfish Lake Tuesday morning September 2.
Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter and officials with Idaho Fish and Game, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, the Bonneville Power Administration and NOAA Fisheries released the fish as part of the ongoing collaborative effort to ensure the continued [...]

What a Fly Rod Looks Like After Being Struck by Lightning

Found this picture while I was browsing Fly Fishing on the Web. Apparrently, this is a fly rod that was hit by lightning… wow. Need I say, don’t fish in a lightning storm?

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Check the Reg’s!

Have you picked up your local or state hunting/fishing regulations yet?  It seems like every year there is something new we don’t know about.  A few years ago the archery rules had changed and I was more than a little in the dark about the changes.  It didn’t negatively effect me but what IF it [...]

Alaskan Charter Fishing Trip Journal

Here is a diary of a fishing trip with our Alaskan Charter Fishing Guide.
By: Ken Nielsen, Kevin Webb, Larry Webb, Shelly Sheinck
Arrived on 21st of July (Monday)
Greg put us up at Majestic Expeditions (ME), with owners Josh and Christina Graves. ME is pretty new, but they have lots of expertise. Christine is a 5 star [...]

Record Numbers of Returning Sockeye

Fish counts have surprised the experts. They show that nearly 215,000 red salmon have been counted at Bonneville dam. This is the highest number of returning adults since 1955.
Most of these fish will follow the Columbia River to Wenatchee and Osoyoos lakes in WA, and the remaining (which represent the most endangered run) will go [...]

Get Your Kids Outside

Over the last twenty years children’s playtime has declined by 25 percent, unstructured outdoor activities have declined by 50 percent and family dinners have decreased by 33 percent. How can you gain back some of that lost time while increasing your child’s interest in the outdoors?
Call me an old (young?) sap, but as a father [...]

Ten Tips For Boating A Muskie

I came accross this post by Pete Maina recently and I found it interesting because I may be going on a musky fishing trip later this summer and I know nothing about fishing for them. Here it is, hope you enjoy:

Famous angler and TV host Pete Maina releases tips for catching more Muskies this season
Pete [...]

Battle of the Fish Studies Continues

Recent scientific and economic continue to be cranked out by both proponents and opponents of breaching of the three dams on the lower Snake River downstream of Lewiston, Idaho.
Legislation entitled the Salmon Economic Analysis and Planning Act (SEAPA—H.R. 1507) has been introduced in Congress. SEAPA would authorize independent studies form the National Academy of [...]

Huge Idaho Lake Trout

Mike Peterson caught and released this lake trout in the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho. Great fish! Congratulations Mike.

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