After a slow summer of fishing, the fall salmon and steelhead fishing season is under way, so time for a little salmon fishing on the Columbia River to get things going. We’ve been able to spend a couple days fishing at our favorite local spot and the fishing has been pretty good. The wind has … Read more

The Lowrance Elite 3X fishfinder is one of the least expensive fishfinders available, there will be a lot of kayak fishermen who are looking for a basic, low cost fishfinder and the kayak fishermen who do not need a $500 fishfinder might be interested in the Elite 3X. The low price and color screen will … Read more

Straight Outta The River

After weeks of wind, we finally got a mostly calm day to get out on the Columbia to do a little smallmouth bass fishing. The air was full of smoke from multiple large wildfires in the area, but it was sunny and not too hot. The water level was even a little high for this … Read more

As you may know, I’ve been trying to install a Lowrance Elite 3X fishfinder on the kayak for nearly two months now without success. I bought the fishfinder from Dicks Sporting Goods because it was on sale. Turned out not to be such a bargain because the fishfinder that I bought was defective out of … Read more

We braved the 105° afternoon heat to do a little kayak fishing for smallmouth bass on the Columbia River. A few days ago, water was released from the upstream Columbia River dam which raised the very low river water levels and probably cooled the water off as well, which seemed to make the smallmouth bass … Read more

I installed a Lowrance Elite-3X fishfinder on the kayak and have been very disapointed with the performance, to say the least. I did a super careful installation and documented each step to update the photos on the kayak fishfinder installation page of the watermanatwork.com website. I tested the fishfinder and transducer before installation to make … Read more

Finally, the wind died down for a day so we could get some kayak fishing in. Thankfully, the water level in the river is a little higher, so the smallmouth bass fishing was a little better than it’s been. The water is still pretty warm and very clear. The hot summer of 2015 continues with … Read more

Normally, at this time of year the blog would be full of photos and fish stories about fishing for smallmouth bass on the Columbia River and trips into the high country for trout fishing, but this year is a little different. The weather determines what you can and can’t do around here and that is … Read more