The Seattle Times: Fishing. A great resource for the latest on fishing in the SEattle area from the Seattle Times. Of note is that Cedar River is opening for catch and release. That Pine Lake is opening up on the Issaquah plateau.

It’s been a while since I’ve bought much fishing gear, but with Grace growing up and actual success catching fish, I need two more rods. A good time to update the fishing guide. Resources like “TackleTour”:http://www.tackletour.com/editorschoiceall.shtm. They remain a great guide to fishing gear particularly their editors choice: * “Quantum Energy 20PTi”:http://www.tackletour.com/reviewquantumenergypti.shtm. Kind of expensive, […]

King County Fishing Lakes in Washington State. I think I noted this already, but if you want to fish on Lake Washington, here’s the site to check out. The other thing to go is to visit Lincs on Rainer Avenue. We never caught a single fish in Lake Washington until we visited them. They just […]

Tech Reports and Fishing Tips. This is a great set of articles from one of the premier lure companies, Luhr Jensen. And their prices direct from Oregon are great too.

Knowing Your Freshwater Bait (Non-Worms) Knowing Your Freshwater Bait (Non-Worms) Through centuries of trial and error, anglers have narrowed their bait choices to a few reliables. The following section covers the most popular non-worm bait for freshwater fish. (And by the way, the reason you find certain baits in bait shops is that they really […]

Trout – Baiting For Springtime Trout SALMON EGGS Salmon eggs are a highly productive trout bait, especially on opening day. They’re the right size and shape, and in many instances, they are saturated with flavored oils for added enticement. Cheese-flavored eggs seem to be the most popular. Salmon eggs come in a variety of colors. […]

Lake Washington Fishing Report. This website stores the latest on Lake Washington fishing reports. Good for seeing what people are getting. I’m going to bookmark believe me! The site also has other general reports around Washington State lakes

George Van Zant Tackle Reviews – Ultralight lessons Continuing on with my education and knowing that the big fish are always caught on bait, I learned more valuable techniques. First and most important, it’s always best to use very light test mono, you will get twice as many hook-ups. I use 2 LB P-line on […]

Ultralight Spinning Rods Six New Ultralight Spinning Rods, Ultimate Ultralight Travel Set Added CERRITOS, CA– Daiwa is taking ultralight spinning tackle to the extreme level with its six new Spinmatic rod models, each of which features titanium nitrided Zirconia tip-top that is so tough a file cannot scratch it. With Daiwa’s X-Treme guide system ultralight […]

Packable Tackle Do realize that, as with photo equipment, good gear assures quality results but only beginners pay list price. Tackle is widely discounted. Shop wisely and you can save 30 to 50 percent. I’ve found the lowest prices either in mail order catalogs you can order through fishing magazine ads or in discount stores […]