When it came time for packing for the trip, we asked to include our rods in his carrying case.  He chuckled and stated that the rods and reel that we had chosen were too small and would not stand up to the silver salmon of Alaska. At first glance of the size of his rods and reels we thought we might have come unprepared.

Upon arrival we adventured our rented boat through the Valdez Arm into Jacks Bay & Galena Bay.  At first we used down riggers and the larger gear to troll pop gear and herring for the silver salmon.  While we did catch a number of silver salmon it almost seemed unsporting as you couldn’t really feel the fight of the fish.

We then anchored in Jacks Bay for lunch, and unsheathed our W&M Alaska Medium Drifter rods & the Eagle Claw Endure Cast reels.  We rigged a small amount of weight and a herring, and cast over side.  As we were unpacking lunch my buddy shouted “the Wright McGill!”  My son grabbed the rod, set the hook, and it was fish on!  We had a modest set on the drag, when the salmon saw the boat it went for an immediate run stripping line off the reel.  After a good fight, we netted the silver salmon, which was our largest fish caught yet.  Immediately following the catch, the whining drag of the second Wright McGill sounded off, and my buddy grabbed the pole.  Like a kid in a candy store, he said “now this is fishing!” as he reeled in yet another big silver.  Lunch was delayed as we all took turns catching our limit with the Wright McGill fishing gear.

For the remaining days of our vacation we caught our limit using the Wright McGill fishing gear.  With each catch you could feel every twitch and pull of the fish, the responsiveness could not be beat.

My friend stated that he is getting rid of the other poles and from now on will only use Wright McGill.  I’m hooked, and cannot wait for our next trip!

My friend Chris and I decided that we would go fishing for perch on Edgemere road. We had caught 20 perch before it began to rain.  As we were packing up I noticed that my light action rod was being dragged into the water. I ran over and picked the rod up, set the hook, and felt what I thought was a whale.  It took a grueling 45min to real in this mud puppy! I was forced to run up and down the road to avoid running out of line or snapping the 4lb test. When I finally landed the monster it felt like a cylinder block. It ended up weighting 53.4lbs.  Thanks to Eagle Claw hooks I was able to catch this giant carp. I can finally say that  my Rocheser outdoors club finally got popular! – Bobby

On Sunday, the company brought its full fleet to the lake. By the end of the day, almost every fish in the lake had a sore lip! Bass were caught on lures, trout on spinners, and sunfish on little jigs. Youngsters and adults alike had a good time soaking up some sun and laughs, and of course catching fishing.

Not only did Eagle Claw bring its best fisherman out to the lake, there was a guest appearance made by one of the greatest fisherman in the world…the snapping turtle!

Not only do we know how to make fish hooks, we know just how to catch em too!

REEL TIME FISHING

Where are you located? What bodies of water do you fish? Lewiston, ID. Clearwater and Snake Rivers. Also the Kenai River in Alaska.

What type of fishing do you specialize in? Salmon and Steelhead

What can guest expect from a trip with your guide service? A full day on the water with lots of laughs, excellent equipment and a shore lunch.

What makes your guide service stand apart from your competitors? I work for a top notch outfitter (Toby Wyatt) and our crew of guides keep in constant communication so we always know where the fish are, and we get them!

What is the best part about being a guide? Watching the smile on peoples faces when they see the fish they’ve just fought come in the boat.

What is a success story with guests? The day I forgot to bring my net and ended up landing 4 spring Chinook by hand. It was quite a circus.

What would you do if you were not taking guests fishing? I’d be fishing!

Favorite fishing tackle? Wright & McGill rods and Lazer Sharp hooks of course! I’m very picky about my equipment; everything has to be clean and in top shape. There is not a better salmon rod on the market then the magnum plug rod in my opinion.

What are your plans for the 2011 season? Spend more time on the water chasing spring Chinook and getting more kids out on the water.

What else would you like the public to know about you? I’m a tackle junkie. And love playing with different egg cures. My garage looks like a tackle shop.

What is your contact information and links? Bookings 1-208-790-2128 and the website is www.reeltimefish.com

Any words of wisdom? Just to always stay positive when the fishing’s slow. A rough day out on the water still beats a day behind a desk.

If you were stuck on your boat with one set up, what would it be? Salmon Fishing it would be a W&M magnum plug rod back trolling some fresh cured roe for sure!

Walleye can be found in Chatfield and Cherry Creek, Antero and 11 Mile reservoirs provide some of the best trophy trout opportunities in the western U.S. and salmon and lake trout of Colorado can be found coexisting in Granby and Blue Mesa reservoirs.  These bodies of water are just a few of the opportunities across the state of Colorado, but others include: Rifle Gap, Harvey Gap, Taylor, Aurora, Taryall, Georgetown, Dillon, Green Mountain, Gross, Twin Lakes, Turquois, and many many more!

Ice fishing technology has come a long way over the last decade from
heaters to huts and everything in between to keep you dry, warm, and focused on the fish.  Sonar and GPS technology has also advanced and truly takes the guesswork out of fishing, allowing any ice angler to identify potential fish-holding structure on a topo map, mark it on their GPS and then use color, HD sonar to identify bottom type, weeds, fish, and how the fish are reacting to their bait.  This allows an angler to eliminate dead water quickly and idenfy the fishes mood so that they can adjust quickly.

Sport Fish Colorado and its guides take full advantage of all the impressive new ice fishing technology to capitalize on the many awesome ice fishing opportunities Colorado has to offer.  We don’t like to sit and hope the fish come to us.  We actively pursue our target species in hopes of meeting the day’s goal(s) in order to achieve a fishing experience that provides an adrenaline rush and leaves you wanting more!  This takes a little more work and effort, but is usually well worth it!  For more information on ice fishing in Colorado check out Icefishcolorado.com.  Give Colorado ice fishing a try today for your shot at a true trophy like one of
the fish below!

Robby Richardson

Sport Fish Colorado

Ice fish Colorado

Brian Woodward is the director of the Wyoming Walleye Stampede.  Brian is in charge of running three different events. The 1st event is at Keyhole Reservoir on May 7th and 8th.  Second event is at Glendo Res on June 4th and 5th.   The 3rd event will be held at Boysen Res on June 18th and 19th to finish out the regular season.  Then the top 25 teams from the Stampede will go on to compete against the top 25 teams from Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, and South Dakota for a combined 125 team Championship.  Really exciting!  All good stuff!!

Brian Woodward is also the president of the North Platte Walleyes Unlimited.  Brian spends most of his summer (when he is not fishing) reaching out to youth in the local area and throughout the state of Wyoming.  North Platte Walleyes Unlimited donates over 1500 rod and reel combos to young anglers.  The club has 3 major events that they participate in and giveaway fishing rods. The major event of the year is at the Sportsmans Expo in Casper where the organization gives away around 900 combos.  The club is also the primary sponsor for a life jacket loaner program that the Casper EMS department runs.  Last year the North Platte Walleyes Unlimited received some great recognition for saving two lives due to individuals wearing our jackets after getting swept away in the North Platte River.

During the winter months Brian coaches a competitive girls volleyball team that competes at a junior national level.  The girls team will travel to Colorado for 5 tournaments.  The team will be attending the Junior National Qualifier in Minnesota.  This year the girls are competing in the 18 year old division. Lets wish his girls team the best of luck this year.

Brian is involved in many different organizations. But when he does have time he like to fish. Here is a list of the tournaments that he will be fishing.

Masters Walleye Circuit West Division Includes:Devils Lake ND,June 24-26th, Mobridge SD, July 22-24, Cass Lake Sept 16-18

The Cabelas NTC @ Bays De Noc, Escanaba MI,  & the World Walleye Championship, Praire du Chien, WI

Glendo June 11th and 12th and one tournament at Big Mac with the Nebraska Walleye Trail in May.

http://www.wyomingwalleyestampede.com/j/

http://www.npwalleyes.com

Bernie Keefe will be hosting ice fishing seminars open to the public.

Jax sporting goods in Ft. Collins on December 9th.

Gander Mtn. Sports in Aurora on December 10th

Bass Pro shops in Denver on December 11th and 12th.

Please visit Bernie’s web site;  http://www.fishingwithbernie.com/

As far as fishing goes, I have been fishing pretty hard the last month. California has had some great weather lately (about 80). Over all this year has been a terrible for fishing …every time I go it seems like “should have been here yesterday”. I have been fishing Santa Barbara Island the last two weekends, the bite for yellow tail, white sea bass & halibut has been good. Two weeks ago we tried to get the island but was unable due to 25 knot winds. The boats that were able to get to the island did catch fish. We finally got there this past Saturday to find great weather but the fish didn’t bite. The sport boat that has been catching the most fish, close to 50 a day, caught only 6 on Saturday and 4 Sunday. We went 0 for 2 Saturday and couldn’t get bit on Sunday. Fishing there sucks because if yellow tail, white sea bass & halibut aren’t biting and there is nothing else to fish. The island is under the cow cod restrictions which has specific rules on species and depth. It is not worth getting caught.

Squid has been available all year which is strange. Squid is usually available only in the spring to early summer. I have been using the P140-5/0 and that has been a good hook for that application.  Here is a picture of a Sheephead that we let go. That hook was jammed right into the roof of his mouth.

I have put away the saltwater gear and will concentrate on freshwater.

–Jason Martinez 

For more info on the Cow Cod restrictions go to

http://www.fgc.ca.gov/regulations/new/2010/27_20isoratt9.pdf

Rene “Catdaddy” Shumway has been busy pulling in huge catfish in Kansas. Look at the size of these two monsters.
If you would like to catch giant catfish like these check out Catdaddy’s website for more information
www.Catdaddyguideservices.com