Cooler temperatures are bringing coho into many Southwest Washington rivers, including the Lewis River near Woodland, Washington. Anglers using cookies, beads, and yarn flies can do well when the fish move across the flats. These runs attract a lot of fishermen, and sometimes it’s shoulder-to-shoulder. Many call this “combat fishing.”…
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Bear Jokes
Here are 24 bear jokes, dad-style, to tickle your funny bone. Share them with everyone!
Bear Trackers
We keep an eye out for new ways to track bears. Here are a few of our current favorites. Want to know what the Yosemite bears are up to? Track their movements here: https://keepbearswild.org/bear-tracker/ What about polar bears? Here is a great tracker from bear friends up north: https://polarbearsinternational.org/polar-bear-tracker Got…
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New Washington State Record Mahi Mahi
Catching a mahi mahi [dolphin fish or dorado] off the coast in Washington state isn’t a usual catch, but it’s not unheard of. In El Nino years when warm water pushes north, mahi, marlin, swordfish and other warm-water pelagic species will follow the albacore tuna sometimes as close as 30…
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Wilderness Foraging
Fall brings an abundance of foraging opportunities nationwide, from berries to mushrooms and more. Kathy Meade Merritt of Willow, Alaska, recently roamed the forest and came up with this mixed bag of tasty mushrooms. Like many rural Alaskans, Kathy forages for sustenance as much as fun. She dries mushrooms and…
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Camping in Style
There’s camping, and there’s the fine art of bushcraft camping. Alex Mausheim has definitely embraced his inner bear with this most excellent bushcraft camp. When he hits the woods, he goes all-out, from authentic open-air tents to period-appropriate attire to a trusty 1911 with ivory grips. Looking at his setup,…
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Columbia River Chinook in Full Swing!
Bear Farm Outdoors pro staff John Sauer and Dan Bancroft hit the Columbia River August 31 for a day of wobbler fishing for chinook salmon. The run is in full swing right now with 17,000 to 20,000 chinook going over the Bonneville dam every day. Wobbler fishing is a technique…
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Lake Erie Walleye
Captain Bob Brown of Sundance Sportfishing reports great walleye action on Lake Erie right now. He is running trips and catching limits. To get in on the action, get in touch with Captain Bob at www.sundancesportfishing.comhttps://sundancesportfishing.com/. Bob fishes Lake Erie and the Florida Keys. We fished together as younger men,…
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Puyallup River Kings
Will Deacon of Roy, Washington, reports catching his first king of the season along with coho and pink salmon on Washington’s Puyallup River. Will was drifting Nikkobaits scent balls,
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Cowlitz River Steelhead
Bear Farm Outdoors staff writer John Sauer with a pair of winter steelhead caught drift fishing on the Cowlitz River in Washington State. Keep those fish and game pics coming!