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  • How’s Your Fishing Line Rate?

    How’s Your Fishing Line Rate?

    Not all fishing lines are created equal, and when there's no set standard for labeling lines, manufacturers can put what ever they want on the label. See how your favorite line compares to some of the most popular.

    Jan 27, 2013 | 2 comments | View Post

  • Here's Paul with a trophy Chetco steelhead caught on a size 2 Lazer Sharp hook and roe cured with Pautzke BorxOFire enhanced with sugar and anise-krill oil.

    Side Drifting – Chetco Style

    Side Drifting has become increasingly popular throughout the Northwest for both salmon & steelhead. Guide Andy Martin gives us a quick lesson on how he does it "Chetco Style".

    Dec 26, 2012 | 3 comments | View Post

  • Tips, Tricks, & Techniques

  • WD-40 – Fishing’s Secret Sauce

    WD-40 – Fishing’s Secret Sauce

    I was first turned on to the use of WD-40 as a secret sauce when I was just a kid fishing for trout at Howard Prairie Lake. On a rather slow day of fishing, one older gentlman was catching fish

    Jun 18, 2012 | 4 comments | View Post

  • Why Salmon Bite

    Why Salmon Bite

    Having a better understanding of our quarry is always beneficial, and can often improve our success. Even though this topic has probably been beaten to death many times over, a recent debate on one of the forums I post on

    Sep 19, 2011 | 3 comments | View Post

  • Other Recent Articles

  • April Springer Madness

    April Springer Madness

    Low water conditions have thrown the Upper Rogue for a loop. Instead of winter steelhead, springers have become the name of the game.

    Apr 01, 2013 | 9 comments | View Post

  • Winter Steel Warming Up

    Winter Steel Warming Up

    Winter steelhead fishing on the Rogue has started to warm up, while the big push of fish is still waiting to make it’s move.

    Mar 19, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

  • First Rogue Springer of 2013

    First Rogue Springer of 2013

    Let the madness begin! The first confirmed Rogue River springer has been caught, but it wasn’t from it’s normal section. One lucky angler got the surprise of his life, and a great tasting meal to go with it.

    Mar 13, 2013 | 5 comments | View Post

  • Diamond Lake Ice Fishing

    Diamond Lake Ice Fishing

    Ice fishing at Diamond Lake presents Southern Oregon anglers with an early shot at the big numbers, and large trout that the lake has to offer.

    Mar 06, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Low & Clear Still Producing

    Low & Clear Still Producing

    Southern Oregon winter steelhead fishing has held on despite low and clear conditions. Both the South Umpqua and Middle Rogue are producing winter steelhead, and with rain in the forecast, things will be heating up.

    Feb 21, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Phil’s 36×19 Winter Steelhead

    Phil’s 36×19 Winter Steelhead

    On Friday you saw the pictures of Phil’s large winter steelhead. Now you finally get to see the video.

    Jan 21, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Winter Steelhead Are Here

    Winter Steelhead Are Here

    Both the Middle Rogue, and South Umpqua are putting out winter steelhead despite tough conditions for Rogue Valley anglers wanting to get on the water.

    Jan 18, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post