Category: Salmon & Steelhead Fishing

One of the great parts about fly fishing is its ability to connect us to special places on planet earth. Whether it is fishing for Tarpon in Key West or for Silver salmon on the HooDoo River in Alaska there is something special about the line on the water, a…

Swinging for King Salmon in Alaska is like no other fishing experience. These monsters of the ocean that find the inner strength to fight for the survival of the species in their spawning ritual of returning to the site in which they were created taps into a primordial experience of…

Just returned from guiding in the Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery Steelhead Derby. It was a lot of fun participating in a tradition that has been going strong now for 38 years.  The Rowdy Creek Hatchery is one of the last  remaining private fish hatcheries (in California) operating in the Smith…

Let’s go fishing… the Trinity & Klamath Rivers are calling.  Wild steelhead are moving up river and the fishing fun continues.      This is where those steelhead live:

The Silver (Coho) Salmon Season at HooDoo was remarkable. The quality and volume of Coho Salmon running up the Sapsuk River is amazing.   I equate this place to experiences like visiting New York City for the first time or seeing the Grand Canyon… you have to see it to believe…

Guiding in Alaska at HooDoo Lodge for King Salmon (Chinook) is as good as it gets.    The remoteness of this lodge creates unmatched solitude interrupted by explosive power from some of the hardest fighting anadromous fish in the world.  The adventure aspect of HooDoo makes everyday exciting with fly-out trips…