Author Archives: Joe Piston

Sunny weather has been in short supply this summer, so I took advantage of a break in the rain and went for a paddle after work, then spent the night in the woods. Set a camera here. I usually put my cameras in security boxes to protect them from bears. Hopefully, this one will beContinue reading “A Short Camping Trip”

Pink salmon will be spawning in every stream that has enough current to support them. I set 2 cameras at 3 different small streams that get a run of fish every year. Cameras get better results on the little creeks than larger streams, simply because a camera can cover a small stream easily. It alsoContinue reading “Setting 6 Cameras for Bears”

Set up another camera here, and checked this camera.

After seeing endless schools of herring fry, then watching the fish I’d just caught regurgitate a bunch of the same little fish, I decided to tie some flies to imitate those baitfish. I started with crystal flash chenille for the body. The wing has 3 layers, starting with white marabou… …followed by a layer ofContinue reading “A New Fly for Salmon Trolling”

Didn’t mess with any of my trailcams this weekend because checking them when it’s been raining often leaves too much humidity inside them. Watched an eagle dive into the water and grab a pink salmon that was too big for it to carry while flying, so it swam the fish to shore. I paddled toContinue reading “Hiking and Kayaking”

This spot didn’t get a lot of action, but I did catch some interesting deer behavior, plus a couple of nice bucks. I moved this camera about 100 feet to an area with more food and cover.

This is the first time I checked the camera I set up in this new spot, which consists of an intersection of two trails at the edge of big dark timber and some more open forest. I’ve had a camera here for a few years; it monitors a spot where a couple of minor trailsContinue reading “Checking 4 Cameras July 4-5”