Species #106 — Chum Salmon

Species: Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Location: Undisclosed Location, Pacific Northwest Date: November 10, 2017 I already wrote this story for the Herald and News last year, so rather than spend too much time on the blog, you can just click here. There were some solid photos my brother, Gabe Ovgard, gave me just recently, though, so I’ll share those here….

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Species #50 — Chinook Salmon

Species: Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Location: Humboldt Bay, Eureka, CA Date: August 11, 2013 This trip was something special. With my brother and a few of his friends, we opted to go to the Central California Coast. Of course fishing was on the docket, but my main reason for the trip was Glass Beach, California,…

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Species #49 — Coho Salmon

Species: Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Location: Puget Sound, Seattle, WA Date: July 23, 2013 Washington has some tremendous fisheries. For that reason, it’s strange that I spent so long without fishing this state. In fact, when I left on this trip in my newly-purchased 2002 Honda CR-V with my friends Ben Blanchard and his then-girlfriend…

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Species #15 — Kokanee

Species: Kokanee Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Location: Odell Lake, OR Date: August 6, 2005 As a kid, I think I fished from a boat maybe half a dozen times. For that reason, I remember every time I had this opportunity afforded only to the wealthy very clearly. *** When the family headed to Odell Lake for the first time, I…

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