Montana Spot and Stalk Mule Deer Hunt
I just returned from a fulfilling mule deer hunt in the Missouri River breaks of Central Montana. Hunting here means hours and hours behind the glass searching for mule deer in the open sage country of...
View ArticleA Boat Launching Nightmare!
I just ran across this photo from a flyfishing trip I took years ago to the Green River in Utah. While the Utah Parks Gastapo was busy searching our boat for beer, cigarettes, and porn this rig pulls...
View ArticleChristmas Gift Idea – Age Your Own Whiskey
Heritage Distilling in Gig Harbor has put together the perfect Christmas gift for the whiskey lover in your life. I can’t think of too many of my fellow sportsman that don’t like a fine whiskey on the...
View Article“Inverting” My On-Board Electrical Thinking.
When you get right down to it, there are only a couple things you can absolutely control on your boat: One, the amount of fuel you have on board and two, the health of your batteries. For the former,...
View Article7 Ways to Piss off your Guide!
Wanna piss off your next hunting or fishing guide? Here’s a few tried and true tactics that work every time: The Low-Holer There are very few things that will piss of a fishing guide more thoroughly...
View ArticleMy New .300 Winnie – From Set-Up to the Field
Last winter I decided to pick up a new rifle that would work a little better for long shots in open country…a long range bomber if you will. The time had come to retire my old Browning 30.06 and get...
View ArticleThe 2014 Salmon Forecasts!!!
A sure sign of spring after a long winter is the annual arrival of our salmon forecasts and the “North of Falcon” meetings. I await the salmon forecast numbers like a kid waiting for Christmas morning....
View ArticleThe Four Cornerstones of Winter Chinook Success!
It’s 0640 Saturday morning, we’re between segments on the Radio Show and Rob Endsley’s pen is just flying across his show sheet. “Well, if you don’t write it, I will…now what is the fourth blackmouth...
View ArticleD.I.Y. European Skull Mount
The last time I decided to do a European skull mount it was a long and very stinky process. It was so disgusting that I vowed to never do another one on my own. Yuk! You can send your mounts to a...
View ArticleMontana Mule Deer “Matriculation”…
Anytime one ventures outdoors in search of fish or game and returns without learning anything, it is an opportunity lost indeed. One of my favorite aspects of this wonderful lifestyle we call hunting...
View ArticleEvinrude E-Tec: The Next Generation!
I’ve been running Evinrudes for well over a decade and honestly thought that the final word, the final step in the evolution of the two-stroke outboard engine was the transition from a carburated...
View ArticleSuccessful Steelhead Fishing
By Jason Brooks The cold days of January creates clear waters on the drop and for the steelhead angler it is time to hit the rivers. This time of year brings in fresh fish that are nickel sided and...
View ArticleRunnin’ Skinny with the Evinrude 105 Jet
Kitsap Marina in Port Orchard, Washington recently installed a new Evinrude 105 Jet on my 18 foot custom Waldon river sled and I couldn’t be more pleased. It’s been a long, long time since I’ve enjoyed...
View ArticleIt’s Here – Daiwa Lexa Line Counter!
By Rob Endsley Daiwa’s new Lexa 300 line counter is a compact powerhouse that will put plenty of salmon, steelhead, and tuna in the boat here in the Pacific Northwest. With the Lexa’s buttery smooth...
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