Author Archives: Jim

Bad accident A big bunch of summer steelhead pushed up the lower Columbia this week and all the lower tribs got the benefit. Fished yesterday in southwest, hooked 5 chromers, will have some pics soon. Train wreck It was a … read more »

I have been at home this week going a little stir crazy.  Those of you who have fished with me in the last year know I have an idle problem with my truck, so this week I have been schlepping … read more »

Pretty darn good. Most days we are hooking between 3 and 6 steelhead, all still chromers, some days we hit the super hot vintage, others they are already slowed down for summer.  If we hook the former, we mostly get … read more »

Right now there are a lot of summer steelhead.  I have days open next week. Give me a call Jim

Things to bring summer run fishing So it’s hot as hell and the water is low but that doesn’t change the fact that there are huge and chrome steelhead in the river.  Right now we are casting to single fish … read more »

A little snow melt goes along way, a couple of hot days put some color I the river and the fishing went from dead stop to full speed ahead this week.  There are still fresh summer steelhead rolling in and … read more »

Fished a two-boat gear trip yesterday.  We had three generations land their first steelhead.  We saw a bunch of good bright summer steelhead but never really figured out how to get them snapping.   Here are some pics of some of … read more »