Halibut Basics: Bait
When choosing fresh bait to dredge along the bottom for deep-water species like halibut, lingcod and yelloweye rockfish, you should consider the findings of the US National Marine Fisheries Service.
Camping In The Rain
Choose the right sleeping bag for wet conditions. Down is worthless when wet, and can be very difficult to dry out. A good synthetic bag will keep you warm when wet and dry out quickly.
Winter Chinooks
By October, most salmon anglers have put their saltwater tackle away for the winter. With the exception of chum salmon and scattered schools of late-running coho, migratory stocks have long since entered the rivers to spawn.
Fly of the Month – Emergers
I never go near lakes or moving water without these two patterns in my fly box. They have proven to be deadly over the years, and I find it especially effective for any species of trout when they home in on emerging insects feeding in the top few inches.
Cotton Carrier CCS G3 Grey Strapshot
The CCS G3 Charcoal Grey Strapshot for one camera is the perfect camera carrying system for people on the move. Hikers, travelers, skiers, climbers, bikers and more.
Huxley’s Run – Feb 2018
At the time of this writing an effort will be made to give ‘person’ status to steelhead. I don’t understand it all but I will give you a basic breakdown.
Motor Mooching – What Is It?
What is motor mooching? In my research, I found that in the early days (about 1900), when the first railroads were built to Seattle, many of the laborers were Chinese and Japanese immigrants who fished off the docks using herring they had caught themselves.
Chinook, King Salmon
One of the biggest sport-caught Chinook salmon on record was landed on B.C.’s central coast in August 2012—then tossed back into the ocean. Tourist Deborah Whitman-Perry of Newmarket, Ontario, caught the giant weighing 83 pounds, three ounces (38 kg).
Letter from the New Publisher
I am incredibly excited to be taking over the helm of Island Fisherman magazine. Rest assured, you are in good hands. For the past 20 years, I’ve been publishing the leading technology magazine, online property, and over 65 tradeshows for the online video industry.
Huxley’s Run – Jan 2018
Campbell, the small boulder, emerged from the hillside. The spring freshet had tunneled a channel to where he had been hidden.
