Mack Attack Articles

Twitching jigs for fall Coho, as well as Chinook and Chums, has been around for a few years. Most of us have either fished this method or have heard about it. I started twitching jigs several years ago after being taught how to do it by guide on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. We landed a dozen Coho by lunchtime, and we were back at the truck well before dinnertime.

Fishing the SBF as a finesses lure — only using your wrist to work the lure without any arm or shoulder movements, is an effective way to fish rivers.

Predators of any kind are opportunistic. They key on an easy meal and do not waste energy on chasing healthy prey. The fall of a SBF is that easy meal — it mimics an injured, helpless baitfish. It is the best action in all of sport fishing that triggers fish to strike!

By the time September hits, most Coho anglers are dragging out the drift boat or hiking along the bank of their favorite river. I, too, love Coho fishing on coastal streams, but the salt is where it is at in the early fall. Ocean bright, feisty Coho are rushing to get to the rivers and gorging themselves along the way. Quick to bite, and even faster to jump, there is nothing like catching Coho in the ocean and Puget Sound on a cool September day.

While the summer can be one of the best times of the year to fish, it can also be some of the most challenging periods. When it comes to Rainbow Trout, numerous factors come into consideration as to whether they will come out and play or not. Follow some of these basic summer fishing tactics to help you hook more fish this time of year.

Night temperatures will begin to fall at the end of August and that’s a sure sign that fall is just around the corner. It also means that fishing for kokanee and landlocked chinook is coming to an end — in some parts of the country. On a brighter note, however, late August and early September are times when you can catch some of the biggest fish of the year. Catching these big fish, however, can be a challenge.

Whether fishing for walleyes — of any other species, including salmon — the presentation is either horizontal or vertical. Horizontal includes casting and trolling. Vertical basically applies to jigging when only artificial baits are used.

By the time you're reading this, it'll be open season for sockeye and summer run chinook salmon on the upper Columbia River. With numbers looking great for both sockeye and chinook, let's break down some summer hacks to target these fish.

With the July 1, 2022 opening of the Washington State summer salmon season finally here, this monthly article discusses the techniques that I employ off Port Angeles (Wash.) Area 6, on the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

With the summer heat setting in and water temperatures rising, the Okanogan River is too warm for the Lake Osoyoos Sockeye to migrate. This means that as the fish stack up in the Columbia River at the famed Brewster Pool, you can easily catch these tasty fish.

Downriggers are obviously the most proficient way to work the thermocline effectively. They put you at the exact depth you require and with downriggers, you can fish multiple rods and lures at the same time.