Twitching Jigs or “twitching” as it is often referred to is a method that has exploded in popularity over the last 15 years in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. The technique is simple and effective. The application is mostly deployed in the freshwater sections and upper tidewater sections of rivers. Coho are the most commonly …
Worm Rigging Steelhead worms are an effective bait for targeting summer and winter run steelhead. The worms are especially useful in targeting bigger steelhead as the larger profile of the worm can be just the thing to trigger a strike. Worms can be presented in a number of different ways, for this tutorial we will …
Trout fishing in Alaska is the most unique of all the fisheries discussed on this site. The size, quantity, and abilities of these fish is the most unique experience that I have had in all my Alaska trips. The driver for this amazing fishery is the presence of the millions of spawning chinook, sockeye, pink, …
Steelhead are typically categorized as being either summer run or winter run fish. This is meant to distinguish between Steelhead that return into fresh water from the ocean in the summer months or winter months. Steelhead are very flexible to given freshwater conditions and there exists a lot of variation in run timing depending on …
Coho runs in the Pacific Northwest are strongest from the mid-Oregon coast north all the way to northern Alaska. The run timings often overlap with Chinook and early winter steelhead, in many rivers it is common to be able to catch two or three different species in a given day. It is safe to assume …
