Author: Jerad
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Spring Chinook Fishing is Back on the Lower Columbia
The Columbia River Compact has announced a new opener for Spring Chinook. Fishing is now open with a 1 Chinook limit. My bookings are open for the 17th through the 22nd. If you want to get out sooner, contact me. I’ll get you in touch with a couple of folks that I know that might… Read more
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Wild Salmon and Steelhead Again
Hatchery vs Wild Salmon and Steelhead has been a major conflict in the Northwest. This is a look at a possible middle path. Read more
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Clean Boat, Happy Boat, Good Fishing
After 10 years of chasing fish, it’s time for a super deep cleaning, inspection, and a few minor repairs! Read more
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Getting Ready for the real (reel?) deal
I’ve mentioned before that there’s a lot to get done in order to start up a new fishing guide business. Ironically, extra tackle and fishing equipment is one of the last things that I will end up buying. It helps that I’ve been stockpiling those things for years now though. If you haven’t been following Read more
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First Springer Season Announced!
ODFW and WDFW have announced the first round of spring chinook seasons for 2025. Based on projections, it looks like we’ll have a few more fish in the system to target this year. In usual fashion the season has been announced for March 1 though April 6th. Salmon and Steelhead must be hatchery and you Read more
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When can I start booking?
When can I start booking? When will the first trip be? Why aren’t you booking yet? Will you be at the Sportsman Show? These are all good questions. There’s a lot to getting a guide service up and running, and a lot of it is a “hurry up and wait”. The short answer is that Read more
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It’s Winter and it’s Time to Get Ready!
Ok so that picture is from a previous year, but it is definitely winter outside. This is finally the year where the egg of an idea I’ve been incubating for years hatches into a “for real” guide service. It’s easy to think that all you need is some good fishing knowledge, customer service skills, a Read more