News — spring chinook

Great Lakes Favorite Tackle Website is STOCKED With Northwest Fishing Gear

Posted August 02, 2024

Every angler has got to stock up on tackle at various times. Whether it's a seasonal thing, a year-round quest for fish, or even a new angler looking to get equipped for their first trip. Fishing tackle has been available in brick and mortar for generations, but online tackle shops are a major source of fishing equipment for today's anglers. Fishing guides, casual anglers and dedicated fishing addicts purchase gear every day - perhaps at the local tackle shop while on the way to the river, or maybe a trip planned well in advance with an online shopping list. There are...

The ULTIMATE Guide to Curing Eggs (Roe) for Salmon & Steelhead

Posted December 13, 2023

Curing Salmon Eggs as fishing bait is a time-tested, ultimate technique for catching Salmon, Trout and Steelhead. You don't need Salmon eggs specifically, you can also cure Steelhead and Trout eggs. But often Chinook, Coho, Sockeye, Pink and Chum Salmon eggs are the most popular eggs for bait. In this video, Cameron Black explains the processes, best practices and what not to do on egg curing. Addicted Fishing offers the "Assassin Blend" by Pro Cure, which is a consistently effective egg cure, with an option for Salmon ("Hot Cure") and one for Steelhead ("Sweet Cure") although there are many cases...

The Most ETHICAL Way to Kill A Fish (Salmon, Steelhead, Trout) w/ Jordan Knigge

Posted March 02, 2023

Some fish are meant to be released, while others are destined for harvest. Whichever situation you find yourself in, make sure that you are within regulation guidelines and take into account the sustainability of the species. Addicted Fishing has always been all about conservation, as well as harvest opportunities for anglers when it is appropriate and condoned by regulations. Because of this, anglers should understand the best ways to ethically end the life of the fish they intend to harvest. Often, the subject of our harvest are salmon, trout and steelhead. These fish species all have a similar method of...

Chinook Fishing | "How To" Properly Tune A Salmon Plug By Brad's Killer Fishing Gear

Posted February 10, 2015

Tuning A Salmon Plug for Chinook salmon can be effective in the fall and the spring season. This awesome info graphic by Brad's Fishing shows you how to properly tune a plug and the different methods to use when fishing one of these plugs for Chinook. Read through the info graphic and feel free to comment if you have any questions.