summer is winding down,salmon are showing in the salt and the snaggers have arrived on the skoke. what a quick summer, i only spent about 3 hours steelhead fishing all summer,{ hooked 3 landed 1} hopefully with the next good rain i will get out.

i started doing weekly fishing reports on kmas radio, it is a real blast, a little nerve racking , but fun. i am not much of a public speaker. anyway i want to thank all of my loyal customers for another great year so far . i am taking a few days off next week so anyone wanting orders need to get them in by  the 4th of august if they want them before i leave, if not i will start tying again around the 15th-ish.

as for recent fishing reports, i know of some nice kings coming off of johnsons point, and off point defiance. i also know a bunch of kings just arrived in hood canal,{ just in time for the derby on the 16th and 17th.} ayock has been goos and so has right infront of glen ayre and infront of the union marina. the rivers have been lame except for the cowlitz{ i won't fish that mess} it is full of steelies. a good buddy of mine boated over 120 steelies in something like 15 or 20 trips. the kalama has some fish but it is really low and clear.  i will make another report as soon as i get out. i plan on chasing some bass tomorrow with my son but maybe a river in a few weeks.

oh yeah for those of you that haven't heard yet "fishing and hunting news" is going out of business. i personally was NOT  a fan of them but i feel terrible that they are closing, i hate to see any business shut down. i feel for all of those people loosing there jobs, it sucks.

we should have some clothing comming out in the next few weeks, i will let you know.