Well, we’ve been giving it a good try, but I’m pretty sure our favorite salmon fishing spot has pretty much had it for the season. The water levels have come up a couple feet, but the fish were not biting today. We didn’t even get a nibble and we didn’t see any fish caught. There … Read more

If you go kayak fishing in the dark, it’s a good idea to have a light on board so you can be seen by other boats. Posted on the watermanatwork.com website is how to make an inexpensive mast light that will allow you to be seen from a long distance in the dark. It costs … Read more

The salmon fishing on the Columbia River here in the Gorge has been pretty tough lately, but it’s hard to give up on salmon fishing because it is really world class fishing and salmon tastes pretty good too. Salmon that was caught by noon, on the grill at five and eaten by six is what … Read more

The salmon fishing has been pretty challenging for the past week or so. It’s the tail end of the annual fall salmon run and the fish counts over the nearest downstream dam are way down. On top of all that, with daytime temperatures here on the river in the mid seventies and nighttime lows in … Read more

We’ve been fishing hard all week, all I had to show for it was a small coho salmon and a couple wild Chinook that were released. The fishing is getting tougher every day. Not only have I not been hauling them in, the past couple days, I only saw a couple fish caught, even at … Read more

September has turned to October and the salmon fishing season continues. The mornings are getting colder, the leaves on the trees are turning to fall colors and most of the chinook salmon have passed by on their annual run upstream towards Idaho. Thankfully, we have started to see more coho salmon in the area so … Read more

After a hot start to the salmon fishing season, things have cooled off considerably. The fish counts are way down and there are more fish leaving than coming. From here until the end of the season, any salmon or steelhead caught will make it a great day and you can expect a few days when … Read more

It must be all the clean living we are doing because we are having some pretty decent luck salmon fishing so far this season. There were a couple days where the weather didn’t cooperate, but for the days we got out on the river, we were pretty lucky. You can tell when the fishing is … Read more

I’ve been very lucky for the past week or so and done really well salmon fishing on the Columbia River. I’ve gone fishing six times and caught salmon every time. That has to be the best start of the salmon season, or any other fishing season, I’ve ever had. It’s not like the fish are … Read more