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We're ADDICTED to Winter Steelhead. See why

Posted March 30, 2018

Steelhead fishing is a style of fishing that requires movement and adaptation to changing stream and river conditions. In the video below, we are steelhead fishing primarily in tributaries and small-mid size rivers. Bank tactics can often be ideal for winter steelhead as you can move to many different sections of a river, or hit multiple rivers to maximize success. Steelhead Migration Steelhead migrate into the stream at different times during a specific run. As they move in they start to occupy parts of the river. Finding where steelhead hold is key to catching more steelhead. This often requires a...

Cameron's First Springer Week In The Books

Posted March 28, 2018

Been a crazy week with beautiful sun to downright miserable cold winds, but for our first round we got some fish to bite. Looking like it will be a good season!

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...

Keeper Sturgeon Opened in Lower Columbia!

Posted May 16, 2017

The Columbia River has finally opened to keeper sturgeon fishing from _____ to ____ ! You can now keep legal-sized sturgeon in these areas :Legal-size sturgeon is ___________Plunking for Sturgeon can be very effectiveFirst Opportunity in YearsThe Lower Columbia Sturgeon fisheries were originally closed due to perceived over-fishing and low fish counts. This closure took pressure off of sturgeon and left only catch-and-release opportunity on the lower river. The population has recovered over the last several years bringing this new opportunity.Short windows of retention periods above Bonneville Dam have kept a few anglers entertained, but those fishing the lower river...

2017 Goes Down As One Of The Most Challenging Spring Chinook Seasons To Date

Posted April 28, 2017

Let me start this article by saying that the first person this summer that complains about it being too hot, should be tarred, feathered and drug through the streets...... I don't know what we did to tick Mother Nature off but at least all our little baby salmon are making it to the ocean at record pace. If there's food out there for them, we could be in for some great fishing in the coming ye2017ars. This 2017 main stem Columbia Spring Chinook Fishery is going to go down as one of the most challenging, temperamental, and toughest fisheries we've...

$25,000 in Prizes to Fish for Trout!

Posted April 24, 2017

Trout fishing just upped the ante in Washington State. The second Annual Statewide Fishing Derby began April 22. It will finish October 31st 2017. There is over $25,000 in prizes available - 900 tagged prize trout are available which means the more you fish - the bigger chance you have at one of the many prizes. Over 100 Lakes Statewide are involved in this Fishing Derby. View This List of Washington Lakes. (2 County Examples Below) Clark County Battle Ground Lake, Klineline Pond, Lacamas Lake Cowlitz County Horseshoe Lake, Kress Lake, Lake...