Fishing

Crowley Lake - Part I Each June I am lucky to be able to compete in a very exclusive trout tournament. I have been fishing this tournament for the last four years. It's a wonderful tourney that has such great notoriety, the participant number doubles each...

Daiichi D16Z Hooks Gamakatsu Octopus Hook Seeker Black Steel Rod G 870-7 15-40 (Shallow Rock Cod) Calstar Graphiter Rod, GFGR 800M 8' 20-40 Shimano TLD Star 20/40 Reel Daiwa H50H Reel (Shallow Rock Cod) Kicker 25 Heavy Jig (Shallow Rock Cod) My ...

Lead core line has never enthralled me, it's so darn heavy I thought the poor hooked fish didn't stand a chance dragging all that weight around. A spool of #15 pound test weighs a pound or more and gets heavier as the test goes up. Most lead core lines offer...

Man! What a sight. Two mako sharks frothing up the ocean, swirling and jumping and really going crazy chasing a meatball of anchovies. I was trolling two L Jack plugs for exactly what I saw, mako sharks, but they were hard over to the starboard so I chanced...

The Long Beach breakwater really slows the ocean currents down along the beach. There's hardly any wave action and what little there is occurs mostly at the most southerly beach along the Belmont Shore area. Because of this the Long Beach harbor area is...

Our tremendous winter tides signify it’s time for the ferocious surf fish to put on their seasonal show. Tides fluctuate from a high 7.0 to a consistent number of minus low tides, while the water temperatures range from 55 to 60 degrees. This combination of...

We started using the LED light up bobbers, "Night Bobbies" by Rieadco last year predominantly as a novelty during a 3 day (72 hour) tournament designed to help eradicate suckerfish on the Columbia.

The only and final Bait is: Tirlanfish Easy to use. No need for maintenance. Resistant and long lasting. A device in compliance with environmental regulations. Get more and bigger fish. You only need to place the batteries and plug the device, and this...

Many people are familiar with Ross Reels USA. They make award-winning reels designed and manufactured in Montrose Colorado. I use Ross Reels on my fly rods and love their functionality along with the company’s philosophy and customer service.

Out of all the specialized equipment used to make your fishing trips successful one would hardly think something as simple as a floating hook could be the difference between catching your limit or coming home empty handed. Floating hooks can be used to catch...