It’s far too often that we hear about tragedies involving kayak anglers. In recent years kayak fishing has exploded in popularity and during pandemic years the Coast Guard reported an increase in the number of kayaking fatalities. If you’re considering kayaking on the ocean, there …
Several of our friends have asked us for instructions for our DIY awning, so here you go! Sorry for the mediocre photos – we wanted to get this out to a few friends before hunting season so we’re working with what we had – please …
If you haven’t read parts 1-3, you can find them here. You would think that after camping in super cold weather for three days we would be ready to head home with a truck load of meat. Instead, we dropped the meat off at a …
The last post I wrote about strategies for kayak halibut fishing received a lot of positive feedback so I decided to take it a step further. In the past couple of years we fished the Strait of Juan De Fuca fairly extensively, mostly by kayak …
If you’re planning on fishing out on the salt, it’s essential to have an understanding of the tides and tidal current, especially if you plan on fishing from a kayak. For studying tides and tidal current, we highly recommend checking out Deep Zoom. The main …
To get started, here’s a quick preview of what it looks like when a 30 lb halibut pulls on an A1 buoy. In my mind, this is the pinnacle of fishing in the Northwest. I know that other Northwest fishermen may not agree, but we …
I was giving my harpoon a good look-over today to make sure it is all in order because HALIBUT IS OPEN in Washington!!! I have been waiting since it closed last year for this. The weather has been bad, but it looks like it is …
For those of you who know western fish, you might be thinking “HAH! That’s a hatchery fish! It’s not WILD! That’s not wild food!” We would say that it is. It’s not a wild fish, but it is wild food. How does that work? For …
There is something special about being out there in silence. Without the sound of a motor, you can hear everything. Moving quietly and slowly, you become more observant of the places you fish. You are in charge of you, and no one else. When you …
When a lot of people think of fly fishing, they think of collared shirts and fancy vests, fancy rubber nets and fancy waders, fancy casting and catch-and-release fishing with barbless hooks. That’s how we used to think of it, anyway, until we learned that fly …