By Jason Brooks The famed Buoy 10 fishery starts in August and will only improve as it nears September. From Astoria, all the way to the red marker near the Columbia River Bar, which is designated with the number 10,...
With regulations increasingly banning the use of chum in many fisheries, gear that gets scent into the water has become essential for success. Mack’s Lure has long been known for its popular trolling attractors like the Sling Blade and the Double...
By Jason Brooks It is June, the month that marks the start of the ocean salmon season on the west coast. When anglers are focused on catching the mighty chinook, they often overlook the opportunity to put a few Pacific...
By Jason Brooks With April upon us and summer just around the corner, Spring Chinook anglers will be looking towards the main tributaries of the Columbia River for some early chrome fish. The Columbia is a feeder river that is more...
Bobby Loomis presents Mack's Double D and Sling Blade Dodgers. He explains when to use each and demonstrates how to fine-tune them for sockeye and kokanee fishing.
By Jason Brooks Approaching a point that jutted out into the saltwater along an otherwise typical ocean shoreline of cobblestone beaches and rocky cliffs, a familiar orange and blue blob on the sonar appeared. It was a school of baitfish...
By the time you're reading this, it'll be open season for sockeye and summer run chinook salmon on the upper Columbia River. With numbers looking great for both sockeye and chinook, let's break down some summer hacks to target these fish.
