Finding and Fishing Rock Piles on the River
From a recent summertime outing on the Columbia River, I go through a basic approach to locating and fishing offshore rock piles using side imaging…
Category: Locations
When Google Earth Doesn’t Work
We’ve spent a lot of time on GOA looking at all of the ways to utilize Google Earth, and while it is a great tool,…
5 Things You Should Be Using on the River This Summer
Soft Plastic Jerkbait Ok, sure, I think the Zoom Super Fluke is the number one option here, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only option.…
How to Read and Understand River Levels on the Columbia – Part II
We laid out some of the basics for reading water levels on the Columbia in Part 1. Part II gets into some more advanced concepts.…
How to Read and Understand River Levels on the Columbia – Part 1
The Columbia River, despite having been “tamed” by the dams is still a dynamic river. Even those sections that seem more “lake-like” are still very…
Moses Lake In June
A look at a few of the primary patterns in June for this popular tournament destination. Froggin’ Whether guarding fry or bed guarding or feeding…
Echternkamp and Kromm Continue Winning Ways
When you’re hot, you’re hot. The weather is going to have to really get going to catch up with the kind of hot that the…
“Random” Rock Piles
I used to believe in “random” rock piles too. I spent years pussy footing around on trolling motor only through all the backwater sloughs, bays,…
Echternkamp and Kromm…Again!
It might have been the 10th annual Nixon’s Moses Lake Open, but it seemed like Groundhog Day to many participants and those in attendance as…
Making the “Cut”
The Nixon’s Moses Lake Open has always been a special event. This will be the 10th year of the Moses Open. In looking at the…
Tadlock² Nearly Pull Off the Win at the Potholes Open
Tim and Michael Tadlock finished a very close 2nd at the recent Potholes Open. In fact they were only a few tenths away from winning…
Doucet and Eidson Show Off Big Bass Prowess
Jordan Doucet and Chad Eidson have continued to impress, especially when it comes to coralling the biggest, baddest largemouth around. They won the 2017 Potholes…
Nixon’s Moses Lake Open – Preview
It has become the biggest tournament in the Northwest. With a field of over 70 boats, The Nixon’s Moses Lake Open provides the biggest payout,…
Reid and Biagi Run Away with ABA Washington East Opener
Robert Reid and Donny Biagi are both relatives of the bass fishing Nixon family – Larry, Leland, and Paul to name a few. Donny’s older…
When Do Bass Spawn?
It’s been a cold, wet, windy spring. The past winter was the worst in memory. All those factors all point to a late spawn, right?…