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SHANE MAGNUSON SHOWS OFF A WIND RIVER SPRING CHINOOK. (BUZZ RAMSEY)

NORTHWEST SPORTSMAN JUNE 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS

What’s In The May 2011 Issue!

Sept. Northwest Sportsman Coming Out, Plus 2 New Mags!

SEPTEMBER 2010 NORTHWEST SPORTSMAN. THAT'S ERIC BRAATEN UP TOP WITH A MUZZLELOADER MULEY, HEATHER LUSK WITH A BIG COWLITZ CHINOOK FROM 2009.

AW: God, could you grant me an extension on autumn – like maybe make it two or three months longer? God: Time stops for no man.

AW: How about an extension on this Editor’s Note? God: That’s actually up to …read more…

First Albies Greet NWS July ‘It’s On’ Issue

“‘It’s On!’” reads the cover of the tuna-tackling July issue of Northwest Sportsman just as reports of the first sport-caught albies of the year crop up!

According to reports on ifish and Northwest Wild Country, tuna were caught the …read more…

Huge Changes In Sound, Straits Fishing Rules

THE AREA UNDER NEW STREAM AND BEAVER POND REGULATIONS. (WDFW)

Streams and beaver ponds are also now ‘closed unless open,’ a 180-degree reversal designed to protect ESA-listed salmonids.

GOLD BAR, Wash.—The fish were never large – except on one notable occasion – but now we may never get to fish …read more…

June Issue A Real Smorgasboard Of Ops

JUNE 2010 NORTHWEST SPORTSMAN, COVER IMAGE BY TONY FLOOR.

A friend of mine was having some troubles springer fishing on the Columbia system during only the best fishing of the decade – issues with his crews, tackle, sea lions, weather – so he said the hell with it.

But …read more…