Fishing Articles

Assorted yarnies for a variety of water conditions.   Although relatively new to the Great Lakes, yarnies or yarn balls were developed in British Columbia and on Vancouver Island Canada over 40 years ago and their use has since migrated throughout the northwest from California to Alaska becoming a “go to” angling technique due to their affordability, versatility, ease of use and effectiveness. Whether you call them yarnies, yarn balls, woolies or fuzz, there is no question that one of the best techniques to use when fishing for steelhead in Great Lakes rivers and streams are yarnies. Anglers from, the...

  Walleye relate heavily to weeds during much of the year. Typically there’s a population that never leaves the weeds.   Weed is a topic of discussion across the United States these days as more and more states legalize or decriminalize the use of marijuana. Dispensaries are popping up on corners like convenience stores and you can drive though and pick up a bag of weed almost as easy as getting a Big Mac.  Weeds, not the kind the country is now using for medicinal purposes, are a topic of discussion among serious anglers these days, too. Aquatic weeds are...

World-class Coho Salmon fishing on the Egegik River. This amazing watershed includes the 2nd largest lake in Alaska - Becharof Lake, and then flows into the incredible Bristol Bay. With a massive run of Sockeye and Coho, this river is the place to go to experience silver salmon fishing, fresh from the Ocean, with incredible food and cozy experience. Read Scott's Article about the Egegik River When you book at the Becharof Lodge, they'll take you to the most incredible holes and riffles for catching loads of sockeye, chum and coho. Depending on when you arrive, you'll have a chance...

In wavy seas a side-finding sonar screen circles your face. Somebody has to stare at it. No lines out. Just watching. The boat path forms sine waves over a basin flat in a search pattern taking us off structure. Way off. No man’s land. “There’s one,” says walleye guide Tony Roach as he seems to throw the boat into reverse and pitch back in the general direction of the mark at the same time. Fire drill. For me, standing and pitching at the same time—in waves—is hard enough. Roach is working a Northland Puppet Minnow. I have on a Rapala...

The magic words… “Fish On!” came screaming out from John McKessock’s lips. My rod was pumping and bucking. The Ambassadeur was screaming and moaning. John jumped for his rod to get the gear out the way. I threw the motor into neutral and I freed and hauled back on my rod. The big king 90 feet under the boat was obviously annoyed with the sting of the 2/0 Mustad barb buried firmly in his jaw. First the brute headed for safety going deep, then would turn tail, rise and begin heading towards the horizon. From the minute I grabbed the...