Plan your trip to the Pacific Northwest with Captain Sal's fishing guide. Learn about the iconic salmon and steelhead runs in Washington and Oregon's legendary rivers.
Getting Started in Fly Fishing (It's Easier Than You Think)
For many, fly fishing seems like a complicated, almost mystical art form. It's often portrayed as expensive and difficult, reserved for tweed-clad...
Stocking Your First Trout Box: The 5 Essentials
The wall of a tackle shop can be an intimidating place, especially the trout section, with its thousands of tiny, specialized lures. Here's a...
Don't Just Fish the Water, Read It
I'll never forget my first time on a real trout stream. I was so excited I jumped right in and started casting everywhere—the fast water,...
The Art of Trout Fishing: A Beginner's Guide
Here in Texas, we spend a lot of time thinking about power. Powering a bass boat across a reservoir, powering a big hook into...
How to Fish a Spinnerbait for More Bites
For years, I thought a spinnerbait was just a "dummy bait." You cast it out, you reel it in. Simple. Then one afternoon on...
The Ultimate Guide to Bass Fishing for Beginners
There’s a reason bass fishing is the most popular sport on the water in North America. I'll never forget the first one I caught—the...
The One Rig I'd Choose on a Desert Island
If you told me I was being dropped on a mysterious lake, full of unknown cover and structure, and I could only have...
The Most Exciting Bite in Freshwater Fishing
It’s a calm, quiet morning. The water is glass. You twitch your rod tip, and 70 feet away, a small lure chugs, sending out a...
Why You Need a Squarebill Crankbait in Your Box
There's a unique feeling you get when fishing a squarebill crankbait correctly. It's not the subtle "tick" of a jig bite. It's the...
The Tale of Two Brawlers: Largemouth vs Smallmouth Bass
It’s late on a Saturday night, and as I'm looking at a chart of Lake Washington for tomorrow's trip, I'm faced with a...
Building Your First Tackle Box: 5 Essential Beginner Fishing Lures
Okay, we've got our rod, reel, and line sorted. Now for the fun part—the candy store. Walking into a tackle shop and...
