articles about "Salmon"

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  Don’t Waste Time on the Water

  The one little fatherly pearl of fishing wisdom that I most remember from my childhood days went something like: “You aren’t going to catch anything unless your line’s in the water.” Even at a young age I’d...

  • Posted February 18, 2016
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  Chasing the Birds

  Waking up at 4 a.m. to the sounds of pounding rain, creaking docks and small boats banging together, my fishing partner and I talked briefly about going back to bed, but this would be our last full...

  • Posted January 8, 2016
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  Choose the Right Hook for the Job

  Back in the steelhead-fishing hey-day of the early seventies, I spent a lot more time fishing our Northwest Rivers than I spent on the salt water. I was addicted to winter steelhead fishing, sometimes quitting my job...

  • Posted October 26, 2015
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  Silvers on the Surface

  Back in the late-eighties I got to know a guy named Joe Wallman, and for a few years we spent a fair amount of time together on the water. I enjoyed fishing with Joe not only because...

  • Posted August 25, 2015
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  Fatal Attractors

  We’ve all heard that there’s more than one way to skin a cat, and although I don’t know why anyone would really want to do that, the old adage also applies to catching salmon. Take attractors, for...

  • Posted July 13, 2015