Technology and how we plan our outdoor pursuits has gotten even better over the years. A few years back I was in the coffee shop real early in the morning before a hunt. I was on my tablet looking at the weather and river information.  A gentleman waiting for coffee said “I have never seen that.” I asked what he was referring too.  He replied “You...

In this video I show you how to connect the FishHawk X4D to Cannon Optimum downriggers. I also show you how to get the information from your Cannon Optimum downriggers and Fish Hawk Electronics on your display on the Humminbirdf Solix. The post Connecting FishHawk X4D to Cannon Optimum appeared first on Ridge to River Outdoors.

In this video I show you how to connect your Cannon Optimum downriggers via Bluetooth Sync. I also connect Humminbird Solix to the downriggers. The post Bluetooth Sync Cannon Optimum Downriggers appeared first on Ridge to River Outdoors.

In this video I go through the first time setup for Humminbird Solix CHIRP MEGA SI+. I will also network two units together. I show you this in real time so you get a sense of how long it takes for setup and networking. The post Humminbird Solix First Time Setup appeared first on Ridge to River Outdoors.

Time is doing this weird thing where it feels as though it is standing still and yet passing by so fast…don’t know just hard to explain. Seems like we were just talking about great fall fishing was and while leaves remain on many trees snow is happening on our lower passes. Anyway here we are […] The post Seattle Fly Fishing Report – November 11 2...

From good friend and long time Seattle resident Greg Tomas you can read more of this work on his blog Anglers Tonic. We see summer beginning its annual sunset into fall so naturally out thoughts immediately go to winter steelhead and though this was a great read to cool everyone off a bit here in […] The post Haida Gwaii – by Greg Thomas appeared...

Sorry for the delay in getting a report up lately but we have been slammed busy and staff has been traveling so we fell a bit behind. That being said here we go latest report coming at you right now! Cascade Mountain creeks blue lines or mountain streams whatever you want to label them as […] The post Seattle Fly Fishing Report – October 4 2020 –...

Every year we enter summer looking forward to the days when weather is predictable water levels are down and approachable and fish are looking up! Now that we are here we can’t wait for water and air temps to drop like a winter sun and fall freshets to perk up our finned friends. So that […] The post Seattle Fly Fishing Report – August 19 2020 – A...

Amazing over the past decade or so how different our entry into summer has been in the area. Read more deeply into it or not but when summer hits it has been landing with water temps reaching higher levels what seems to be sooner than before. Many of our smaller streams have seen flows drop […] The post Seattle Fly Fishing Report – August 6 2020 –...

It didn’t take long for this father and son and the grand kid’s to get there limits of Puget Sound resident Coho Salmon. Coho Salmon are known as the aerial fighters because after getting hooked they tend to head towards the surface making multiple jumps and runs trying to unbutton the hook. Their bigger cousin […] The post Big Coho Salmon In Puge...

Well anglers summer has officially arrived…feels like we have been saying that for sometime now but with all fisheries finally at a place where we are comfortable with anglers of all age and skill level exploring the waters around here it finally feels real. Creeks are low and fish are looking up. Parachute Adams caddis […] The post Seattle Fly Fi...

Encounters with adult chinook salmon are increasing daily as thousands of fish begin to migrate back into Puget Sound. Our guests today Jeremey and Julie wasted no time in learning the technique of mooching and hooked into a nice chinook and a coho salmon within the first hour of the trip. Our morning continued with varied action but the highlight...

Resident coho fishing has been excellent the last few days with numerous fish coming to the boat daily. Our guests this morning a family of five were able to pick up the technique of mooching very quickly. Three kids between the ages of 4 and 10 ended up catching the most! By the end of the trip everyone had hooked Read more The post July Seattle...

Alright the 4th of July weekend is nearing closure and we are finally beginning to see water levels drop on many of our small streams in the area meaning it is time to break out the 5x and the dry fly box…it’s about time! The other fishery we should be paying more attention to is […] The post Seattle Fly Fishing Report – July 6 2020 – Fireworks Ar...

Well we finally coincided summer with some cool weather resulting in some nice low water flows on local rivers and streams which means…time to fish! Mountain Creeks – We always suggest using high water time to do some due diligence on new places to get on the water and now that time spent should begin […] The post Seattle Fly Fishing Report – June...

Welcome to summer! We have seen an incredible insurgence of new fly angling interest over the past few months and why not? If done in the way we enjoy doing it it is the epitome of social distancing outdoors. Long expanse of beach to yourself intimate mountain creeks or long classic steelhead runs to swing […] The post Seattle Fly Fishing Report –...

Seattle Fishing Season has begun   This is the beginning of our favorite time of year in Seattle summer salmon season on beautiful Puget Sound! It’s a time when the salmon start to come home. Shoals of herring can be found around the edges of our large underwater banks that surround Seattle’s marine environs and draw in Chinook and Coho Read more...

Freestone – A river with no man made impediments. In other words no dams on it. As we arch our way towards summer we are still holding our breath for our favorite freestone streams to come into shape. Well we can exhale a bit as there are a few in a state of readiness if […] The post Seattle Fly Fishing Report – June 18 2020 – Freestones appeared...

Father’s Day is going to coincide almost exactly with the official beginning of summer. With everything that took place this past winter and spring most of us forgot or didn’t have the opportunity to notice we had a decent snow year and are having a cool entry to summer so run off is taking a […] The post Seattle Fly Fishing Report – June 15 2020...

We are happy to report we can take you fishing this summer! There are still some hoops to jump through but the season is a go! To follow Alaska’s COVID-19 Mandate 10 regarding Interstate travel you will have to arrive with a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within the last 72 hours and present results … Continue reading "Covid 19 Update" The post...