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February 3, 2010
Why Pink Salmon are Cool

by Deneki Outdoors

Pretty cool, actually. Photo: Cameron Miller

True, not many anglers head to Alaska specifically to target pink salmon. That’s OK though – we still think they’re pretty awesome fish. Here’s why.

Every other year there are billions of them. OK, not billions, but on even-numbered years on the Kanektok, our pink numbers are [...]

January 16, 2010
Do You Stand Out? Why Outdoorsmen & Women Should use Social Media for 2010

“People using social networks will grow from 14 million in 2007 to 600 million in 2012.”
In the field hunters and anglers do our best not to be seen. We wear camouflage to conceal ourselves. But in the real world of fast paced business and cutting edge change, outdoorsmen and women cannot hide in the shadows…Let’s face it, we [...]

August 3, 2009
Fishing With Kids

Seriously, kids are fishy. Photo: Mike Duffy One of the best parts about being in the outdoor industry is having the opportunity to host family groups at awesome locations.

May 18, 2009
Bonneville salmon counts still down

s biologists in Oregon and Washington prepare to meet today, or sometime this week, and sharply reduce the forecast for the 2009 spring chinook run, they had hoped for good numbers from Saturday and Sunday at Bonneville Dam’s counting windows.

August 29, 2008
Sockeye numbers reach highest level in decades

As of Tuesday morning, 386 sockeye salmon had arrived at one of two fish traps near the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery along the upper Salmon River northwest of Ketchum, fisheries officials reported yesterday afternoon. In all, a total of 42 sockeye arrived in the Sawtooth Valley on Tuesday.

August 1, 2008
Comments sought on sturgeon management plan

Photo courtesy of Idaho Department of Fish and Game Jerry Chapman shows off his catch—a large white sturgeon—hooked on the Snake River near Hagerman. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking public comment on a new draft management plan that seeks to increase the range and numbers of the game fish in the [...]

June 13, 2008
Service Proposes to Expand Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today opened a 30-day public comment period on a proposal to add one national wildlife refuge to the list of areas open for hunting during the 2008-09 season and increase hunting opportunities at six other refuges.

June 12, 2008
West Coast lawmakers vow to save the salmon

WASHINGTON — West Coast lawmakers are protesting a plan by the Bush administration to take $70 million from the $170 million approved in the farm bill as disaster relief for the Pacific Coast salmon-fishing industry.
Bush’s budget office says the money is needed to pay for higher-than-expected costs of the 2010 census.
After the reduction, which needs [...]

June 10, 2008
Salmon update: The run is coming late, but it’s coming

Salmon anglers, be patient. There’s still good fishing ahead when the rivers come down, and fish are just starting to arrive at the Rapid River Hatchery near Riggins.
Seventy-one salmon had returned to the hatchery on Thursday. The run is later than last year because of this year’s high, cold, murky water, caused [...]

May 21, 2008
Northwest Sportsman — Winds of change for spring chinook

by ROB PHILLIPS
For The Yakima Herald-Republic
The much-anticipated Yakima River spring salmon fishing season was announced late last week, but as you may have seen or heard, this year’s season will be a little different from some in the past.
Yes, the season, which opens on May 1, and runs through May 31, [...]