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Columbia River Shad Takedowns

Posted May 30, 2017

The Columbia River Shad run provides fantastic action and enjoyment, especially on light gear. In the video below, Gone Catchin' Guide Service gets into multiple shad on kokanee rods and has all sorts of fun with the kids catching these hard-fighting fish. Shad are a member of the herring family and plentiful. There are a number of methods that will work but from a boat, anchoring with small spoons can be very effective. Once you get up into the Bonneville Dam region where bank fishing is very popular, you can cast shad darts out with additional weight above them. Watch more from...

Spring Chinook Bobber Down!

Posted April 07, 2017

A special video from WRY Outdoor Media, this is a video of Cameron and Marlin raft fishing for Spring Chinook. We often fish for Spring Chinook either float fishing or drift fishing eggs, sand shrimp and coon shrimp.Hardware like spinners and spoons can also be used successfully.Few things are more exciting than seeing your float get taken by a chinook! Set the hook and...bam! Chrome chinook on! Watch belowYou can watch more from WRY Outdoor Media's Youtube Channel Here

The Addicts Fish w/ Big Bass Dreams!

Posted January 29, 2017

Big Bass Dreams has achieved international awareness through their fantastic media featuring pursuit of big largemouth and smallmouth bass. Coming to Washington State, they looked to partner with Fishing Addicts Northwest due to our love for trophy bass. We know a number of areas that house large bass in Washington State so we took them out on a trip. They were very effective in taking advantage of this opportunity. View below:We have loads of information on Northwest Bass Fishing - you can check out videos and articles too.Simple Bass Fishing Tips

Merwin Reservoir Washington | Tiger Muskie on Swimbait

Posted January 02, 2017

It's no secret that there are some large tiger muskie up in some of the reservoir areas of Columbia basin rivers and tributaries. Planted to filter out pike-minnow (squawfish), they are an excellent opportunity.Tiger Muskie exist in many parts of the country as a hybrid designed to not reproduce.There are actually a number of methods to entice tiger muskie. Read all about Tiger Muskie in our technique articles.

Oregon & Washington Steelhead Fly Fishing

Posted December 09, 2016

The rivers of Oregon and Washington hold impressive, resilient fish. Despite tough habitat conditions and constant fishing pressure, there is still opportunity to find both summer and winter steelhead - year round.Fly fishing for steelhead, whether it be using dry flies, streamers, nymphs...etc. - it's an art that results in high-flying fish when you connect.You'll see both hatchery and wild steelhead in this video - summer run and winter run specimens that decided to take a chance on a fly.Finding steelhead fly fishing requires a perseverance and ability to read water. While many areas of the river may hold fish,...

Late Fall & Early Winter Kokanee Fishing

Posted December 05, 2016

The advent of late fall and winter often brings some excellent kokanee prospects on lakes in Washington. Yale, Stevens, Chelan and many other areas offer the opportunity to get into kokanee on a consistent basis. Watch as Cameron from Gone Catchin' fishes November kokanee in Washington state.When kokanee are near the surface it can be advantageous to top-line baits/lures with no weight or downriggers. A mixture of downriggers and top-lines often results in accurate dialing-in of key fish depths. This optimization of your kokanee program allows for a precise knowledge of which part of the water collumn is producing best. Consistent measuring...