We’ve been fishing the Klicktiat River for Chinook salmon and steelhead for the past couple weeks. The weather has been great, getting colder, but it’s been clear, calm winds and sunny. We’ve done a little bank fishing using the mountain bike to get to some spots that don’t get a lot of fishing pressure, but … Read more
After more than a month off of the bikes due to a serious ankle sprain, today was the first day back on the mountain bike. The weather has been perfect for bike riding and winter is right around the corner, having to watch the nice days go by has not been easy. Injuries are a … Read more
The record numbers of Chinook salmon swimming up the Columbia River and it’s tributaries is making for some unbelievable salmon fishing. Usually, this time of year, the salmon runs taper off along with the fishing. While there have been a few days that were slower than expected, the salmon fishing is still going strong. We’ve … Read more
As most people interested in fishing probably know, the Pacific Northwest is well known for salmon fishing. While most fishermen may think salmon fishing is a solitary experience on some remote river, that is only partially true. Some of the rivers are pretty remote, but the salmon runs are well publicized and fishermen come from … Read more
It’s been a while since the last blog post, I’ve been busy and had an ankle injury that has kept me out of action, but I’m hoping to get caught up here in the next few days. I went back to Ohio to visit with my folks and do a little work around their house … Read more
Recent forest fires have been taking their toll on the local mountain biking trails, most of them being closed due to fire danger in the past week or so. The lower elevation trails on private timber company land are probably closed for the rest of the summer, leaving only the trails higher in the Cascade … Read more
The conditions were favorable for kayak fishing on the Columbia River so we spent a couple days fishing for smallmouth bass. The first day we went out, a series of thunderstorms and rain showers had passed through the area. The wind was calm but it was overcast as we launched the kayaks at Rowena, Oregon. … Read more
The wind died down yesterday so we headed out to Rowena to do some kayak fishing for smallmouth bass. River conditions are constantly changing, since we hadn’t been out for a while, we weren’t sure what the river would be like or how the fishing might be. When we got to the boat launch, it … Read more
We’ve been doing a lot of mountain bike riding in the Mt. Hood National Forest lately. Most of the lower elevation trails are closed due to extreme fire danger or too crowded with summer vacationers getting their last riding in before school starts and the rainy fall weather sets in. There are many excellent trails … Read more
Riding mountain bikes is a lot of fun and there are many ways to enjoy riding a bicycle without pavement. Most people like to ride on maintained trails with parking lots, signs at every bend and fork in the trail and smooth trails with no downed trees, rocks, water crossings or anything else that may … Read more