Mack Attack Articles

Whether fishing for walleyes — of any other species, including salmon — the presentation is either horizontal or vertical. Horizontal includes casting and trolling. Vertical basically applies to jigging when only artificial baits are used.

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.

With the July 1, 2022 opening of the Washington State summer salmon season finally here, this monthly article discusses the techniques that I employ off Port Angeles (Wash.) Area 6, on the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

With the summer heat setting in and water temperatures rising, the Okanogan River is too warm for the Lake Osoyoos Sockeye to migrate. This means that as the fish stack up in the Columbia River at the famed Brewster Pool, you can easily catch these tasty fish.

There are numerous factors to take into consideration when selecting your trolling speeds, such as the lure you're using, the species of fish you're targeting and the time of year, to name a few.

Many anglers have no true idea of the effectiveness of a metal jig. If they did, jigging would far-outnumber all other techniques. Three critical steps to out-fishing the competition by vertically jigging the Sonic BaitFish (SBF).

On Ep. 28 of the WAO Podcast pres. by Harrod Outdoors and Mack's Lure, Bobby, Richy and Britton break down several techniques to apply when fish just aren't biting, which we classify as negative or neutral fish. Plenty of tips in this episode to put to work when the fishing is slow.

Fishing for kokanee in the spring can be one of the most productive periods, while at the same time, anglers can struggle to get a fish in the cooler. Due to the elements, kokanee fishing in the spring is a much different game than fishing for them during the summer months.

These are my time-proven tips to dramatically increase your catch rate when casting a Sonic BaitFish in shallow water from the shoreline, in a boat or to fish near surface in deep water. Once the angler becomes proficient with this technique, no other technique will be so consistently effective, especially in calm, clean water for a great variety of fresh and saltwater species.

As an adult, fishing for trout has become a quest for the elusive “large” rainbow. North Central Washington has many lakes and reservoirs that are stocked with triploid trout, which can grow well over 10 lbs.

Although my ice-out experiences have primarily been limited to Lake Erie marinas and its wester basin reefs, these techniques are highly effective in marinas and on its walleye pre- and post-spawning reefs.

Mack's Lure presents Columbia River Walleye Fishing Tips & Tactics with Jaime "J-Rod" Rodriguez. In this LIVE seminar, J-Rod discusses depths, structure, riggings, presentations, lure types and more to deploy when you're targeting trophy walleye on the Columbia River.