NW Outdoor Explorer

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Fishing

What am I doing when I am not fishing? I am thinking about fishing.
What am I doing when I am not fishing? I am thinking about fishing.

A lot of what I have learned about fishing comes from watching professionals like Cody Herman with Day One Outdoors.…

First Winter Steelhead on the Incredible Sandy River
First Winter Steelhead on the Incredible Sandy River

The Sandy river is not my back yard exactly.  From where I live, it is more like my neighbor’s back…

The Biggest Fish I Have Caught to Date
The Biggest Fish I Have Caught to Date

We all know that person that tells tall tails and maybe stretches the truth a bit.  Well, this is my…

The One That Did Not Get Away
The One That Did Not Get Away

A couple of weeks ago, My buddy Alex text me.  “You ready to go fishing yet?”  If you know me,…

Pacific Northwest Dungeness Crab - A Most Succulent Shellfish
Pacific Northwest Dungeness Crab – A Most Succulent Shellfish

Dungeness crab here in the Pacific Northwest is our heaven. The crab molt generally between May and August.  By October,…

Fishing Knots - The Egg Loop
Fishing Knots – The Egg Loop

Thinking ahead of the possibility of fishing this weekend, I remembered that I used my last leader the previous weekend.…

Winter Steelhead - The Fish of a Thousand Casts
Winter Steelhead – The Fish of a Thousand Casts

This time of year, it is time to bundle up and get out there to chase the ever elusive steelhead,…