Veterans day and lingcod
A Veterans Day fishing column from G.I. Wilson
G.I. Wilson
Doug and the last steelhead
Time to turn in my steelhead harvest card. Tears well up in my eyes. Not because of that one pitiful entry but because Doug landed his last fish that day. Friends found Doug’s decomposing body on the family tree farm…
A fish tale with a feel good ending
I ease the anchor down without a splash in my favorite spot at the Glasshouse Hole on the Salmon River. Anglers named the hole because of the beautiful house with full length windows fronting this popular tidewater fishing spot. Lady…
The steelhead of my dreams
G.I. Wilson We know there will be ice in the guides today. There are icy spots on the road, so we wait until 9 a.m. to head for the Nestucca River. It will be a safer drive, later in the day, after…
Silver Bonanza on the coast
G.I Wilson (second from right) with some of his pals catching silver salmon out of Depoe Bay (Submitted). Silver salmon (aka coho) have been returning to Oregon’s coastal waters in record numbers this summer. Please bear with me, for still…