Author Archives: Jim

The cool weather definitely helps, but even so I have to admit there are things drawing my attention away from summer steelhead right now. Salt-water fishing is definitely one of them.  The straights of Juan De Fuca have been pumping … read more »

  Neah Bay/ Seiku first. There are salmon, pinks and silvers,  there are lots of pinks and silvers. The best fishing has been around the tide changes, get out to between 300 and 400 feet of water and watch the … read more »

Out at the archery range this morning it was foggy and cool and smelled like salt water and cedar smoke.  I need to buy a salt-water boat just for mornings like this. I have heard of a lot of summer … read more »

  Mike Zavadlov is a great steelhead guide and a good friend of mine.  He is presently slaving away at The Stone Fly Inn in Twin Bridges, Montana. I asked him for a trout report and he was nice enough … read more »

My buddy Lance lives and guides down in Baja and sent this beach fishing report. The dog days of summer are in full effect in the hinterlands of Baja California. Here at the East Cape the day time temps are hovering … read more »

A friend of mine just returned from Baja, although temperatures reached over 900 degrees they still managed to have fun.  Nothing too exciting, just jumbo Dorado, sailfish and tuna going ballistic in flat calm sea’s.  Kinda like here. Except here … read more »

Yes the water is crazy low, yes its stupidly hot out, yes there are still plenty of chromers. So wear shorts, go for a swim at lunch, and bring a one hander.  I honestly don’t know how much longer this … read more »