Growing up as I did in mid-Ohio, I didn’t have much reason to think about what might constitute the best salmon lures. Walleyes? Yes. Crappies? Absolutely. Smallmouth? From time to time; but never ...

Several downrigger styles are available. Electric downriggers are standard on most charter boats. An electric 'rigger deploys and reels in the downrigger weight, which may weigh 10 or 12 pounds or ...

My girlfriend -- who hadn't fished seriously until she met me -- recently asked me, "How do you know which lure to choose when you're fishing?" It was a good question. I've been fishing so long, I ...

Join us for a beautiful day of fishing as we use flat line trolling to target lake trout and salmon. We're fishing in 20 to 30 feet of water along the shoreline with the American Smelt deep dive model ...

Today folks, we are targeting salmon, but the water is super murky where we are fishing. We are flat-lining the American Smelt which has rattles in it, and that will help the salmon find our lure, in ...

I caught my first Columbia River salmon from the bank. Casting a no. 4 gold Mepps, as I recall. That single event, and knowing there is no better place to be on an Indian summer day than the Hanford ...