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How to Setup & Troll Walleye Effectively

Posted February 20, 2017

The bottom-walker trolling setup is without a doubt one of the most popular and effective rigs used to target walleye. Whether you are a midwest angler, fishing Minnesota, Wisconsin and Lake Erie tributaries, or a Pacific Northwest Walleye Hound you'll find this rig is highly applicable.Walleye Trolling TutorialsIn the videos below we go over a number of factors for setting up for Walleye trolling. We focus on the bottom-walker technique as this is an excellent way to start fishing walleye, and certain times of year will get you the most bites.To learn how to rig the bottom-walker setup, watch this tutorial...

What's Happening in 2017 for Spring Chinook | Forecast

Posted February 17, 2017

The 2017 Spring Chinook Season Predications/Forecast in Columbia RiverThe Columbia River Spring Chinook Run is likely the most anticipated fishery in the Columbia River basin. Though the fall fishery usually has much higher numbers bound for many more rivers, the famous "Springer" is the most delicious of salmon, arguably in the world. Spring chinook also stay bright for much longer than their fall counterparts, based on the fact that they are meant to stay in the rivers for a much longer time before spawning. The first reported spring chinook was caught in mid-February this year. This is typical of the pilot...

Cameron Gives Away Springer Secrets and The Addicts Talk PDX Sportsman's Show!

Posted February 07, 2017

Listen as the Addicts spill the beans on Springer tactics and planning for the chinook run. Cameron Black, Marlin Lefever, Lucas Holmgren and the song-worthy Josh Handy discuss the 2017 Portland Sportsmans Show, talk about largemouth and smallmouth bass in the Columbia and east-side and west-side walleye.Whether you want to hear about bait prep, water temps and how they affect springers or just listen to us rage on internet trolls, the Addicted Fishing Podcast will keep you entertained. Listen on iTunes Listen to our Northwest Fishing Show and please subscribe and leave comments!Stay Addicted everyone!https://addicted.fishingListen on iTunes - Listen on Google...

Getting Gillnets OFF of the Mainstem Columbia

Posted February 03, 2017

The Columbia RiverThe Columbia River is one of the last remaining inland rivers in the United States that still allows commercial gill-netting.Over the past years, the Columbia River has been ripe with debate over whether or not it should be allowed. The primary debate is over the mainstem Columbia, where hundreds of thousands of fish, including ESA-listed salmon & steelhead migrate upstream each year.Fishing Addicts Northwest met with the CCA in January of 2017 (Coastal Conservation Association) to discuss CCA's efforts to remove mainstem Columbia Gill-netting. You can watch the Live Feed Below:What is CCA?The Coastal Conservation Association is an advocacy group...

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

A Podcast for Anglers & Fishing Addicts!

Posted January 26, 2017

We all love talking fishing. Listen on iTunes - Listen on Google Play - Listen on Podbay (Please Subscribe & Leave a Review!)Whether it is day-dreaming about fishing during the day, or researching new techniques at night, it's time well spent for the addicted angler. Much of successful angling comes from research, preparation and networking. Countless anglers experiences broken down into public knowledge allows us each to advance our fishing experience quicker than we ever could alone. Which is why we started this podcast.The Addicted Fishing PodcastMany of the followers of Fishing Addicts Northwest have been asking for a fishing podcast...