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The BEST Way to Fillet a Salmon or Steelhead

Posted November 22, 2016

Preserving and preparing your catch with efficiency helps at the end of a long day. When you get home from a long day of fishing whether on the bank or boat, it's nice to have some tricks up your sleeve to get a quick but well-cut fillet. In this video, Cameron Black explains, in detail, a few shortcuts to better have control of your fillet. As always, a well sharpened and quality fillet knife helps the process.Filleting salmon & steelhead properly allows for high quality table fare. As always, bleed your legal keeper fish right away and put on ice...

Is Using A Wobbler Float Necessary??!!

Posted August 30, 2016

Over the last 5 or so years there’s been an increasing presence of brightly colored floats aiding the wobbler fishermen on the Columbia out in the hog lines dotted up and down the river. This technique started with the bank fishermen casting and running lines out over the steeper river drop-offs while trying to ensure their wobbler was suspended off the bottom. Using larger floats has been proven effective off the banks, and here’s some of the reasons why boaters are making the switch... The basic setup that I prefer when running a float is a 3x3x3. The dropper length...

Curing Coon Shrimp The Easy Way

Posted June 06, 2016

This video on curing coon shrimp should give you good start on how to cure your own Steelhead coon shrimp. With this proven method you will catch fish out on the river! This is a very simple, effective, and proven method. Cameron Black of Gone Catchin' Guide Service, shows us a very simple but effective Coon Shrimp Curing Method in this video.ADDICTED BLEND SCENT Buy Here - https://bobsmerch.ecwid.com/If you really want to start curing coon shrimp take notes, and be meticulous when comparing the various cures. Each season test different cures and figure out which works best for you.

Winter Steelhead Videos 2016

Posted May 19, 2016

The 2015-2016 Winter Steelhead Season was one for the record books! We struggled with horrible water conditions a lot of the time but when the water was fishable, the FISHING WAS GOOD!In this video we fish multiple rivers throughout Washington & Oregon catching a multitude of wild and hatchery steelhead. Float fishing was the primary tactic used but we do catch fish using spoons, twitching jigs, drift fishing bait, and more! Enjoy this video and please share with your friends!

4 Simple Ways to Fish for Bass in Washington/Oregon

Posted March 31, 2016

The Northwestern states of Oregon & Washington are well known for their popular runs of salmon & steelhead, great offshore Pacific Ocean opportunities and unique fisheries like sturgeon. Species abound in this territory of plentiful rainfall and a moderate climate. One species that gets attention all over the USA is often overlooked in Washington and Oregon. The largemouth bass.All across the U.S. people fish avidly for bass, compete in tournaments and chase trophy largemouth. These fish are popular for a few specific reasons. Bass react primarily to moving baits which results in styles of fishing that require technique and attention....

Steelhead Float Fishing Tutorial Videos

Posted March 30, 2016

Float fishing for STEELHEAD is an addictive technique that requires constant attention to the float (bobber) and pays off when your float disappears below the surface. Pull back and feel the first few headshakes from a hot steelhead...you'll be hooked on fishing floats for steelhead. Whether you're fishing jigs, bait, worms, beads or otherwise below a float, these tutorial videos will help you get equipped to go out and float fish for steelhead.Let's start with the sliding float! Good for mid-to-big water and allows for easier mending and great cast ability.Here is a video on rigging up a fixed float,...