The thing about fishing is that sometimes you catch them, sometimes you don’t. We rarely get skunked, but when you are fishing for big fish, many times you either get something big, or you get nothing. So far this season, the success rate for catching the big trophy steelhead and salmon has been basically zero, … Read more
The weather is about to take a turn for the wet, once it starts raining here, it won’t stop until July. The water in the rivers will be full of runoff and silt, the higher elevation lakes will be getting snow in a couple weeks and the water temperatures will plummet everywhere, slowing down the … Read more
It’s been one of the driest summers on record, but that is all going to come to a stop this weekend. Sure, with all the fires and all, we do need some rain. The mountain bike trails are all dusty and need some moisture as well, only problem is that once it starts raining, it … Read more
Another day fly fishing for the elusive Klickitat River steelhead today. It was a beautiful morning, starting to get a little chilly; in the low forties to start out. Wading in a glacial ice melt river adds to the chilliness. October and November are the best months for fishing here so you have to handle … Read more
Late summer is not prime fishing season for smallmouth bass on the Columbia River, but they are still biting. While you may not catch as many fish as you would in the late spring and early summer, there are some big, hard hitting, hard fighting smallmouth out there. When it’s hot, as it has been … Read more
It’s the time of year when the salmon and steelhead run up the tributaries of the Columbia River making it one of the best places for fly fishing in the United States. It’s been a long time since I’d done any fly fishing and was hoping I could get back in the swing of things … Read more
After a great day of kayak fishing for smallmouth bass on the Columbia River yesterday, we were out there before sunrise again today, hoping for more midsummer bass fishing action. Paddled out to the spot where we caught the two biggest bass of the season yesterday, hoping for more big ones. Didn’t take long before … Read more
It seemed the smallmouth bass fishing may have been over for the summer, but today was one of those days that goes to show that it’s almost always worth giving it a try. The weather forecast called for calm winds so we headed up to Lake Celilo at Horsethief Lake first thing in the morning. … Read more
The smallmouth bass fishing on the Columbia River has been pretty good lately, so with calm winds and temperatures in the 90’s we hit the Columbia for a couple days of bass fishing. With the weather hot and dry, there is a huge demand for water, both for crop irrigation and to produce electricity to … Read more
It’s mid summer, pretty hot, water temps are up and the water level in the Columbia River is low; not an ideal situation for smallmouth bass fishing, but with light winds and a sunny day, why not give it a try? It was a beautiful day, sunny and warm with light and variable winds, although … Read more