It’s been over a year since we committed to delivering a more educational and entertaining blog for our readers. After all the posts from 2013, you’ve shown us what you enjoy reading. Here is a list of your top 10 favorite posts from 2013. Thanks for reading our blog! Our Top Blog Posts from 2013:…
Cutting and rigging a herring for mooching seems relatively simple. We went over what I believe is the ideal spin in last week’s post about spin control. What wasn’t revealed is that I cut my bait upside down and those baits spin counter clockwise. Most people cut them right side up and they spin clockwise.…
Why do salmon strike a spinning mooching bait? The general consensus goes to herring behavior. When wounded, disoriented or otherwise compromised, herring tend to flutter, flash and spin. Truthfully, I’ve watched schools of herring at our dock and have yet to see one spinning like the baits we create, but they do flutter and flash.…
Have an angler on your holiday shopping list? The gift of a fishing trip with Angling Unlimited is certain to bring joy and excitement to whoever receives it this season. Here are our nine reasons to give the gift of fishing for the holidays. 1. Family: Your clan gets together at Thanksgiving and the Holidays,…
I like simplification. It brings me to a center from which to operate. For instance, Sigmund Freud once said life gets down, “work and love.” Pretty simple and I can’t argue with that. Find work that you enjoy and brings meaning to your life. Build a loving family and good friendships. Is there anything else?…
The good news: The eastern population of Steller sea lions is now considered “recovered” by the federal government and they are no longer listed as threatened on the Endangered Species Act. The bad news: Reread the good news. I admit it, I’m a conflicted greenie. The thought of all species happily interacting with each other…
1. Hook It & Cook It – Angling Unlimited teams up with Ludger Szmania to bring you four days of great fishing along with 4 nights of instructive cooking with Chef Ludger. Fish with the pros all day, learn to cook like a pro by night. 2. Big White Kings – Many of the big chinook caught…
It’s the feasting time of the year – food is a central focus at this time of year. Unfortunately, the bounty spread before us in November and December soon morphs into the booty spread behind us in January. In reading about how to maintain a healthy weight, it’s hard to avoid the term “high quality…
Bo Breuner has put in three long seasons for Angling Unlimited as a deckhand and he has thrived in the role. Raised with a passion for fly fishing, Bo brought that same passion to fishing the Pacific Ocean. As a client in 2008, Bo fished with his uncle George Jaquette on Captain Tom’s boat. He…
Just like the name implies, at Hook It & Cook It, you fish a full day then come back to educational, delicious, and spirited cooking lessons with Ludger Szmania, one of Seattle’s best chef. Ludger runs his own restaurant, Szmania’s, in Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood. Prior to that, he was chef at the Four Seasons Hotel.…