The Man Who Taught Me to Fish
The summer I turned 13, my father took me steelhead fishing on the Klickitat River in Washington. By then I figure he had put in…
Fishing
Fish stories and info from across the Pacific Northwest
For Elusive Cutthroat Trout, the Fraser River is Special
One of the great things about living in Vancouver is the close proximity of gorgeous outdoor settings and solitude. A short drive can put you into…
Learning From My Fishing Buddy
This is Rosie, giving me the Rosie mind-meld because there's a mink on the bank...so why the %&*# aren't we rowing over there? NOW. Rosie…
Happy Days on the Siuslaw
The free-flowing Siuslaw River heads west from the coast mountains near Eugene, Oregon and enters the Pacific at the town of Florence. For being so…
Klein Lake: a Spot for Kids and Kids at Heart
I don't like giving away great fishing spots that are still uncrowded and quiet. But then, one of the main objectives at To the Wild…
Going Wild with the Dutchies
Got the in-laws out in the BC wild when they were here. Whenever we have visitors from outside British Columbia, we try to get them…
Hope for Seymour River Salmon and Steelhead
Looks like there is hope for salmon and steelhead blocked by the Seymour River rock slide. The December 2014 rock slide kept the Seymour River's migrating…
Featured Guide: Dustin Stansbury, Columbia River
We first heard about Dustin Stansbury and his Down to Fish Guide Service when Rod bought a guided fishing trip at a charity auction in St.…
The Columbia River Fall Chinook: We Have Good News, and We Have Bad News
There was a time when the great runs of the Columbia River's fall chinook seemed in peril. Some of the worst years occurred in the…
Last Rites for Seymour River Salmon and Steelhead?
In December of last year, a massive rock slide rumbled into the Seymour River in North Vancouver, BC. The slide was big enough (estimated at 50,000 cubic…