Selecting a bait for trout isn’t rocket science. They like garden worms, mealworms, wax worms, and nightcrawlers. Salmon eggs score big, as do all of the synthetic dough baits on the market these days ...

Fishermen often over-analyze a situation, make techniques and approaches too complex. We end up outsmarting ourselves. We can cite a million reasons, from the weather to the calendar, for why fish ...

Slip bobbers are generally used in conjunction with live bait, either on a plain hook or on a jig. You want a little weight on the business end of the line so the slip bobber stands erect when your ...

As I am gearing up for the upcoming gamefish season, I always find plenty of little projects to keep me busy. Going through and tending my arsenal of rods and reels is one of the annual tasks that ...

Longtime pro guide Damon Struble will talk about and illustrate deadly techniques for bobber fishing for salmon on the Siletz River as the guest speaker at the Oct. 7 meeting of the Mid-Valley Chapter ...

SALMON — Fall offers some of the best trout fishing of the year, and here’s where to go close to home. Idaho Fish and Game staff will stock 1,400 trout in the 10-12-inch range at three local waters in ...