Northwest Fishing Reports

When I turned the temp down the smoking chip pan did not produce smoke till I cranked up the heat. i have the same issue with my masterbuilt. i've had mine for 3 years and have tried everything to keep the smoke up and temp down. still havent found a happy medium. i'm thinking come tax time i'll ey...

Trout Candy Fillet 2 one and a half to two pound trout. Half a cup each of brown sugar and Kosher salt mixed. Layer fillets in sugar/salt, making sure to cover all the meat, for one hour then rinse and dry. Set out on a rack to dry for forty-five to sixty minutes, or more if the surface is still wet...

The only issue with the Masterbuilt Smokers are their ability to ventilate out all of the moisture generated when it's packed full of fish/meat. I do salmon and trout quite often in the smoker, just don't fill up all the racks if you don't want a steam smoked product. I have use mine a couple of ti...

I'm a little late here but I have the same Masterbuilt smoker. The only problems I have with it is keeping it smoking at lower temperatures and the back corners of the racks get hotter than the middle of the racks. One thing you can do to help with that is rotate your racks top to bottom, front to ...

I'm a little late here but I have the same Masterbuilt smoker. The only problems I have with it is keeping it smoking at lower temperatures and the back corners of the racks get hotter than the middle of the racks. It is great for chicken, pork chops and ribs. I haven't tried salmon in it yet, works...

It sounds like I will be going shopping, I have at least a dozen rods and none of them seem right.
All of the medium action rods I have are too stiff. I have a lighter one I may try until I can get a better rod, its a cheap one and not much of a loss if it breaks.

What should I look for in a downrigger rod?

I just picked up a couple of used shrimp pots.
Are there any shrimp in marine area 13?
If so how deep do I need to fish for them?
Is there any kind of structure I should look for?
Thanks, any advice is appreciated.

I am hoping to try squidding later this year.
Is there any place in Mason county to go?
I saw a large school of squid in Hood canal last week while crabbing.
I was about to try there until I saw that its closed.

Happy New Year everyone!