‘Salmon’ Archives
How to Brine Herring for Salmon Fishing
Brining herring is an invaluable technique when you're salmon fishing, it toughens the bait, tends to make it shinier and allows you to add scent to the herring prior to using it. Here are some tried and true herring brines: 1. Gallon Ziploc bag 2. Mrs. Stewarts Laundry Blueing (brightens the bait) 3. Rock salt 4. Distilled water 5. Pure [...]
Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing Tips and Techniques
Does the Willamette River's Multnomah Channel play a part in the lanes springers will be using to travel? Yes a very large percentage of the Willamette River Spring Chinook will take the Multnomah Channel route to get up into the main-stem Willamette. The Channel comes in about 15 miles downstream of the Willamette Mouth so it is the first [...]
Sardine Wrapping Kwikfish
Wrapping a Kwikfish with a Sardine fillet is a much more effective way of fishing these lures! Check out this video on this tried and true technique!
Spring Chinook 2010 – Fifth fish of the day!
Spring chinook fishing on the Columbia near the I-5 bridge in early April, 2010!
How to catch salmon on the Columbia River Tech Tip #2b – What technique is best?
Pros and Cons of Anchoring for Spring Chinook This is the second half of a two part article. Go here for the first half. Anchoring Advantages: Easy for beginners, less stressful Able to precisely target a fish holding spot where the salmon come to you; you don’t have to find them Cheaper, saves on gas and bait Can [...]
How to catch salmon on the Columbia River Tech Tip #2a – What technique is best?
This post should actually be called "How to Catch Spring Chinook on the Columbia River!" and "Why is trolling so much better than anchoring?" What fishing technique or method is the best one for catching spring Chinook on the Columbia River? Before I answer this question, let’s take a look at the methods that are available for us to use in [...]
How to catch Columbia River Spring Chinook Tech Tip #1 – Where do I fish?
Where do I fish on the Columbia River for Spring Chinook? This is one of the main hurdles that anglers of all experience levels must overcome, knowing where to fish and why. This article addresses the basics of this. Anglers obviously want to go where the fishing is going to be best and since our Spring Chinook tend to move fairly fast on [...]
Upriver Bright Video
A nice approx. 25# URB caught near Longview below the mouth of the Cowlitz River. We were wobbler fishing on this particular day.
