A trail of pink and purple stains runs along the floor of the Water’s Edge Tackle Shop in Clarkston. The handle on the front door is stained, as are the telephone and other frequently used items. The ...

It is not easy for small time entrepreneurs to muscle their way into the fishing bait and tackle business in the Northwest. Much of the industry is dominated by companies that have been around for a ...

Summer steelhead in the lower Columbia River have a sweet tooth. That’s one of the lessons Jim Nicol of Oregon says he learned in 20 years of full-time guiding in the Northwest. It’s knowledge he ...

Salmon fishing or pulling up a pot of tasty spot shrimp are on the to-do list in the days to come. Spot shrimp lovers can soak pots in Hood Canal on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. “We really don’t ...

Cured salmon eggs are a top bait for winter steelhead everywhere steelhead swim up streams, northwest Pennsylvania and northern New York being no exception. Salmon eggs are not the only winter bait ...

Dave Jacobs is a river guide who lives in the big valley at Redding but spends his winters on the North Coast, where the steelhead rivers bring the clients who pay Jacobs to show them the way. It ...

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CDA/North Fork: Fair – With snow in area but with it starting to thaw has made it difficult to find good fishing spots. Reports say the river is running a little murky and has been hard to find a ...

Fishing across Southwest Washington is heating up in several key areas, with Buoy 10 leading the charge as anglers report consistent limits. Steelhead action remains strong throughout the Columbia ...