Author Archives: Joe Piston

1st Hike Since January

Hiking, setting trailcams, and catching Sea-run Cutthroat and Dolly Varden I moved 1 of the 4 cameras I left out all winter in this area and added 3 more. Moved a camera here. This opening in the brush looks like a good spot to capture bucks butting heads before the rut and it’s on aContinue reading “1st Hike Since January”

3 days on Lake Istokpoga

We were hit with record high temperatures and calm winds during most of our time here, but we still managed to catch 3 over 5 pounds and enough smaller fish to keep it interesting. Caught them on a variety of lures, the 3 big ones came on a swimjig, spinnerbait and flipping a craw. WeContinue reading “3 days on Lake Istokpoga”

Florida Bass fishing Vacation #2, Part 1 Okeechobee

Day 1 shore fishing We always start are trips with a day of fishing from shore after an all night flight from Seattle to Fort Lauderdale, after a 2 hour flight from Ketchikan to Seattle. Sometimes we actually fight through the sleep deprivation enough to catch something, this time we did better than normal. 10Continue reading “Florida Bass fishing Vacation #2, Part 1 Okeechobee”

Florida Vacation #1, 2023

January 25 – February 7 After flying all night from Ketchikan Alaska to Fort Lauderdale Florida we hit a few shore fishing spots before checking into the resort but only managed to catch a few bowfin. The next 2 days were real windy but we had pretty good fishing in one of Lake Okeechobee’s canalsContinue reading “Florida Vacation #1, 2023”