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2021 Springer Fishing – An Epic Week

I am sure many are relieved to put 2020 behind them and look forward to 2021 and beyond. From the…

Early Boat Limits
Early Boat Limits

Who does not like an early boat limit of nice sized coho? People who fish like fishing, but they do…

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Ocean Opener 2020

When the ocean salmon season opened up a week ago, I was reading a number of reports about early limits…

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Pandemic Fishing 2020

In the midst of this COVID-19 stay at home order, we all just have to get out now and then.…

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Something was Missing

The stars and moon were in alignment. The tide was just right. No wind, not even a ripple on the…

Line in the water
Planning the first Springer trip of 2020

After the Fall salmon season has ended, if you are like me, you start thinking about the next years springer…

Mark and Alex on the Ocean
2019 Ocean Salmon Season – Week 3

WOW! I have mixed feelings about the fishing trip today. We took our old neighbors from Sherwood, Mark and his…

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2019 Ocean Salmon Season – Week 4

The weather synopsis is not always 100% accurate. The ocean conditions on paper looked to be similar to the flat…

Aquaholic Prepped
2019 Ocean Salmon Season – Week 1

We are a week late due to some mechanical problems on the truck, but the wait was definitely worth it.…

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2019 Springer Pre-Season

It was a cold day in early March, but it was a beautiful one none the less. After getting the…