X60 MINUTES WITH THE LEGEND, I of II
Yakima Bait Co.'s Buzz Ramsey hooks up for the first half of an hourlong discussion about summer steelhead on the Columbia River system.
X60 MINUTES WITH THE LEGEND, II of II
June Hogs! Listen in as The Legend shares some of the knowledge that's made him one of the most highly regarded Columbia River salmon anglers ever.
XTHE NWWC BAIT LAB, Part I of II
The summer steelhead openers seemed like the perfect excuse to open the Bait Lab up for business. Listen in as we dive into the science of bait cures.
XTHE NWWC BAIT LAB, Part II of II
Get into the intricate details of Duane Inglin's favorite shrimp brines/cures, and some A to Z instructions on turning fresh bait into steelhead-catching morsels.
XUS ARMY LT. COL. KEVIN INGLIN
The NWWC crew connects LIVE with Lt. Col. Kevin Inglin, serving our country in northern Afghanistan.
X3 PNW ANGLERS LIVE FROM AFGHANISTAN
Three Pacific NW servicemen - Specialist Joel Michael Orazio Jr., Command Sgt. Maj. Charlie Chavez and Sgt. Jerrad Tilden - call in LIVE from southern Afghanistan to discuss their favorite Oregon/Washington fisheries.
XDAVID JOHNSON
From Tillamook Bay to the Wind River Canyon with NWWC blogger David Johnson.
XELI RICO
June 1 marks the opener of the Skykomish River for steelhead and Chinook. "Rico Fonzarelli" loads us up with advice on dealing with the Sky's opening-day crowds.
XZOG ON STEVENS!
Checking in LIVE from the Lake Stevens Kokanee Derby, our resident Kokanee King updates us on the derby-day traffic and how it affected the bite in western Washington's first major kokanee event!
XZOG ON STEVENS, II!
The water has gone flat in the Lake Stevens Kokanee Derby, and so has the kokanee bite. General Zog offers some advice on techniques for flat-water kokes.
XSEP HENDRICKSON
The Wild Country kokanee jag continues as we connect with one of my longtime buddies in the fishing industry, Joe "Sep" Hendrickson, creator of Sep's Pro Fishing and host of California Sporstmen, gives us a unique perspective on the West Coast kokanee fishery.
XCHRIS SHAFFER
The general manager of Pautzke Bait Co. joins us IN STUDIO for the 6 o'clock hour for an in-depth chat about trout fishing, with a BUCKETLOAD OF FIRE BAIT GIVEAWAYS!
XCURT KRAEMER
Former WDFW Region 4 fisheries manager and longtime Lake Stevens kokanee veteran with some important pre-Lake Stevens Kokanee Derby info.
XJARED JOHNSON
The owner of Rocky Mountain Tackle checks in live from one of the West's best kokanee fisheries, and talks about some of his killer koke tackle.
XKOKANEE ROUND TABLE
Shangle & Herzog spin through some of the basics of the fast-growing Pacific Northwest kokanee fishery. Info on dodgers, flashers, hoochies, spoons, etc.
XSWANNY LIVE FROM DRANO
Bill "Swanny" Swann checks in from Drano Lake, where he's changed his technique from trolling to bobber fishing.
XCAPT. NICK KESTER
Heading out into the Puget Sound halibut opener with Nick Kester of All Star Charter. Awesome advice on how, where and when to tackle flatties in the inner Sound.
XSHANE MAGNUSON
Checking in LIVE from Drano Lake, the owner of Upper Columbia Guide Services gets the crew up to speed on the upriver spring Chinook bite.
XBYRON VELVICK
The West Coast's most successful swimbait fisherman checks in for THREE EXCLUSIVE WILDCAST interviews on the science of the swimbait in Pacific Northwest Waters
XPART I - VELVICK
XPART II - VELVICK
XPART III - VELVICK
XGEORGIA PELLEGRINI
The author of ESPN Outdoors' "The Kitchen" joined us on the banks of the Cowlitz River for a shore lunch, and then joined us on the air to talk about it.
XSEAN KONRAD
On a mission to re-write the IGFA record books, this member of the twin-bother team of "The Fishing Geeks" talks about his latest world record. Read about Konrad's world-record burbot HERE on ESPNOutdoors.
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X KEVIN VANDAM - The world's greatest bass fisherman checks in LIVE after his 2010 Bassmaster Classic victory!
X COREY COGDELL - US Olympic trap medalist checks in LIVE from Kodiak, Alaska, where she just downed a 9 1/2-foot brown bear!
X CAPT. TRED BARTA - You won't believe the "report" from Tred's living room. An inspirational EXCLUSIVE Q&A with the popular TV host.
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 WILDCAST CENTER: Mike Floyd dishes the dirt on late Westside musky bite!
NEW July 11, 2010 / 1:30 p.m
LAKE TAPPS, Wash. - Mike Floyd subscribes to the age-old theory: Talk softly and carry a big stick.
 Or, more accurately in the case of the Westside's musky savant, carry a big net. And a big crankbait. And a big bucktail. The net is for the overgrown tiger muskies that the humble Floyd has a nack for landing: The 49-incher in the photo above is the largest confirmed musky ever caught on Lake Tapps.
I had the great fortune of tackling Tapps recently with Floyd and Darren Largent of Auburn Sports & Marine. I'm an admitted musky greenhorn, through and through - I've caught plenty of Northern pike, but the western Washington strain of this giant Esox is a mystery fish to me. That might explain the first words out of my mouth when I spotted a 50-plus-inch MuskySaurus Rex lurking over a submerged weedbed on Tapps' north end: "HOLY BLEEP!"
XLISTEN IN TO OUR RECENT Q&A WITH MIKE FLOYD and get a look at the Evergreen State tiger musky fishery (including details on the development of the summer bite on Tapps).
PODCAST CENTER: The NWWC Bait Lab opens for business ...
POSTED June 6, 2010 / 10:40 a.m.
SEATTLE - I always wonder what goes through the minds of people like Jeff "The Fish" Aarons and the Dawgman.com guys when they walk into the Sportsradio 950 KJR studios on Saturday, after we've gone off the air.
We have a habit of leaving stuff behind, much to the chagrin of our KJR sports-talk counterparts. Yesterday, we left behind the whiff of tiger prawns, cocktail shrimp and cured sand shrimp.
Sorry, fellas, but the NW Wild Country Bait Lab is open for business. Bring your gas masks next week.
XLISTEN IN ON HOUR 1 OF SHRIMP SCIENCE as the crew discusses the effectiveness of shrimp baits for summer steelhead.
XTUNE IN FOR HOUR 2 SHRIMP SCIENCE as Shangle, Herzog, Perusse and Inglin offer advice on shrimp brines, colors, scents, etc. Herzog jumps into spoon science, too.
WILDCAST: On a day of rememberance, we thank those in service
POSTED May 29, 2010 / 4:10 p.m.
SEATTLE - After seven plus years on the air at KJR - after chats with Bobby Knight, Kevin Van Dam, Les Stroud and the like - a simple, heartfelt statement from a guest you've never heard of will go down as the Most Important Thing Ever Said On The Show: "Hey Duane, it's good to hear your voice."
That from Lt. Colonel Kevin Inglin, speaking to his big brother, Wild Country co-host Duane Inglin.
Lt. Col. Inglin, you see, was calling in from northern Afghanistan, where he's serving the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command in the U.S. Army.
XHEAR THE REST OF THE INTERVIEW as Lt. Col. Inglin talks about day-to-day life for our Pacific Northwest outdoorsmen and women based in Afghanistan, and how they cope with life away from their home rivers and streams.
XLISTEN IN AS NWWC CONNECTS WITH 3 SOLDIER/ANGLERS based in southern Afghanistan: Sgt. Jerrad Tilden, St. Maj. Charlie Chavez and Specialist Joel Michael Orazio, three avid anglers who were fired up and ready to talk about their favorite home waters.
WILDCAST: Johnathan Hillstrand on Phil Harris: "I can still feel him around."
POSTED April 10, 2010 / 4:05 p.m.
 SEATTLE - Perhaps the most telling moment in my 20-minute interview with Capt. Johnathan Hillstrand of the Time Bandit - one of the "Bad Boys of the Bering Sea" on Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" - is this simple, quiet statement about Capt. Phil Harris: "I can still feel him around."
Harris, who passed away Feb. 9, was, of course, one of the beloved members of the D.C. universe, and Hillstrand's affection for his fallen friend is readily apparent in 20 minutes of Q&A I did with him this morning.
"He wasn't supposed to go," Hillstrand said of Harris' untimely passing. "I get so mad at him, and then I miss him. He should still be here with us."
Listen in as Hillstrand talks about the start of season 6 of America's most popular cable TV show, about life aboard the Time Bandit, and about the loss of one of the most beloved characters in TV history:
8PART 1 WITH JOHN HILLSTRAND as he describes Capt. Phil's illness, his battle to live, and the sense of loss he and the Bering Sea fleet felt upon Phil's passing.
8PART 2 WITH JOHN HILLSTRAND as he describes his ... uh ... "disagreement" with another captain.
WILDCAST: Wild Country goes LIVE from Roche Harbor Classic this morning!
POSTED Feb. 6, 2009 / 1:05 p.m.
 ROCHE HARBOR, Wash. - Catch the highlights from this morning's show as Joel Shangle and Tony Floor went LIVE from Derby HQ at the Roche Harbor Classic:
8HOUR 1 FROM DERBY HEADQUARTERS includes a live check-in with derby leader Raymond Francois, who tells us about his 16.4-pound blackmouth. Joel Shangle and Tony Floor dissect the Puget Sound blackmouth fishery, and discuss the rich history of derbies like the Roche Harbor Classic. Also, a guest appearance by Jay Field, organizer of the new $100,000 Dash One Invitational.
8'ZOG CHECKS IN ON SEKIU, HOOD CANAL, where the blackmouth are snapping! Wild Country's Bill Herzog gets you up to date on the recently opened Marine Area 12 fishery, and spools the western Washington angling crowd up for the upcoming opener at Sekiu.
8BLAST OFF! WE JOIN PAT PHILLIPS AND KIRK HAWLEY LIVE as the cannon releases the 100 boats competing in Day 2 of the Roche Harbor Classic.
8"THE TRUTH" SPREADS THE GOSPEL OF SALMON FISHING as the boys wrap up their exclusive LIVE broadcast from the Roche Harbor Classic.
SALMON REPORT: US v. Oregon TAC's 470,000-fish forecast explained
POSTED Dec. 12, 2009 / 8:10 a.m.
SEATTLE - The first words out of Stuart Ellis' mouth Saturday morning spoke volumes about the angst behind releasing the official 2010 forecast for Columbia River spring Chinook : "There was a little bit of sweating going on in the room."
Ellis, the chairman of the US v. Oregon Technical Advisory Committee - the group charged with forecasting the 2010 springer run - followed up with a chuckle, indicating that he was only partly serious about the sweating. His message was clear, though: The gravity of a number that approaches a half million - the 470,000 upriver springers forecasted for the Columbia - was not lost on him.
"If it comes to pass, it’ll be the largest run of spring Chinook to ever enter the Columbia River since the construction of Bonneville Dam," Ellis told us last Saturday in an exclusive interview on Northwest Wild Country.
8LISTEN TO THE PODCAST OF OUR EXCLUSIVE 20-MINUTE Q&A with Stuart Ellis, chairman of the US v. Oregon Technical Advisory Committee.
8CHECK OUT ANDY WALGAMOTT'S COLUMBIA BLOG on the Northwest Sportsman website about the forecasting process. Some really good behind-the-scenes/back-story reporting here.
NOV. 21: Hitching a ride on Olympic medalist Corey Cogdell's Excellent Adventure ...
NEW Nov. 22, 2009 / 6:20 a.m.
SEATTLE - It's been a season of firsts for US Olympic trap medalist Corey Cogdell. First mule deer hunt, first Kansas blacktail hunt, first season hunting brown bears on Kodiak Island.
Cogdell has been on a month-long hunting jag that would make Michael Waddell blush. From a 4 x 4 Wyoming muley to a 13-point Kansas whitetail to a 1,500-pound Kodiak brown bear, the 23-year-old bronze medalist has created enough work to keep her taxidermist busy until the 2012 Olympics.
8CLICK HERE TO LISTEN IN as Corey discusses her "November to Remember" with the Wild Country crew.
8CLICK HERE AS COREY DESCRIBES the experience of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. |
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NOV. 21
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NOV. 7: An hour with CAPT. RED BARTA: Wild Country crew talks tuna, "reel algebra" and wheelchair hunting with Versus superstar
NEW Nov. 8, 2009 / 3:20 p.m.
SEATTLE - Capt. Tred Barta has become a regular visitor to our Northwest Wild Country fire over the past year, but his past four appearances have left the outspoken host of "The Best and Worst of Tred Barta" feeling a little bit gypped.
"You gonna give me enough time to talk this time?" Barta asked me as we discussed his Nov. 7 on-air appearance.
Tred, it seems, has some things to say. And we were more than happy to let the man talk on Nov. 7.
8CLICK HERE FOR the podcast |
HERE'S WHO ELSE
JOINED US NOV. 7
ON NW WILD COUNTRY |
8SCOTT HAUGEN
If you're a blacktail buck with big antlers, you better pray Scott Haugen is in a whole 'nother county. Scott drops in with some world-class blacktail advice, and some pointers on hunting the rut.
8GRANT PUTNAM
The Deschutes River has been a flyrodders dream this year, but we've begun to wonder whether the famed surface bite is still applicable this late in the season. Putnam sets us straight. |
NOV. 14: Buzz Ramsey
NOV. 21: Corey Cogdell
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OCT. 17: Four-time Olympian Kim Rhode offers gold-medal advice for Wild Country shotgunners on opening day of duck season
NEW Oct. 17, 2009 / 5:20 p.m.
SEATTLE - I've been trying to figure out how many shells I pass through my shotgun every year, and, no matter how many additional trips to skeet range or pheasant release sites I make this fall, I'm still going to be way, way below the number of shots that U.S.A Shooting superstar Kim Rhode passes through her Perazzi EVERY SINGLE DAY.
Rhode - who, for the record, shoots 500 to 1,000 shots a day - is one of the most decorated U.S. athletes in Olympic history, with two gold medals and a resume that includes more than 10 World Cup and Pan An Games gold medals. For 30 minutes on Saturday, she was our personal shooting coach.
8CLICK HERE FOR the "Ask The Experts" podcast |
HERE'S WHO ELSE
JOINED US OCT. 17
ON NW WILD COUNTRY |
8J.D. LOVE
J.D.Love lives on the Sol Duc River, and has fished the Dean, Kispiox, etc.. But the bite he experienced last week on the Grande Ronde River was among the best he's every experienced. Brother Love gives us the lowdown on catching steelhead on a fly.
8JOE SUPERFISKY
Joe "Superfly" Superfisky checks in with the latest on Grays Harbor system coho and Chinook. The official scoopL when the water drops in again, it'll be GAME ON, baby!
8PETE FIELD
Deschutes River steelhead guru Pete Field gives us the on-the-water report on one of the hottest steelhead bites in 20 years on the Deschutes.
8EASTSIDE STEEL BIBLE
Herzog with the A to Z on Methow River steelhead. |
OCT. 24: Greg Hackney
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OCT. 10: Eli Rico gets his Lake Sammamish suave on for the Oct. 10 NW Wild Country
NEW Oct. 10, 2009 / 2:20 p.m.
SEATTLE - The Mystery of Lake Sammamish confounds 9 out of 10 anglers - whether it be for Chinook or coho - but with Professor Eli Rico at the lectern, we made an attempt to solve the riddle of this urban lake fishery this Saturday on Northwest Wild Country.
Rico, the owner of Hot Shot Guide Service, and a longtime Sammamish rat, has this fishery dialed in to a level that, frankly, embarrases anyone else fishing it. As our own Bill Herzog says: "You can climb on Eli's boat, steal his s*it, and you'll never catch as many fish as he does on Lake Sammamish."
We'll have a podcast of Rico's Samm "how-to" posted soon.
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HERE'S WHAT YOU
HEARD OCT. 10
ON NW WILD COUNTRY |
8GREG SCHIRATO, WDFW
With the 2009-10 waterfowl opener coming up quick on Oct. 17, we tapped into the Westside's most knowledgeble duck biologist for some information on the health of various species in the Pacific Flyway. As Schirato pointed out, we're potentially in for a banner year on the Western Washington duck front.
8TONY FLOOR, NMTA
NMTA's Director of Fishing Affairs ran us through the A to Z, soup-to-nuts drill for catching coho in Grays Harbor. Floor has been in the middle of the South Channel bite for the past 3 weeks, and warns us: "Don't give up on Grays Harbor, baby!"
8FRANK URABECK
As we've documented in our ESPN Outdoors column, NOAA Fisheries' attempt to halt summer Chinook fishing off the west coast of San Juan Island is a universily unpopular proposal. Frank Urabeck of the Fisherman's Coalition gave us the very latest scuttlebutt about the San Juan "No-Go Zone". |
More info to come ... |
SEPT. 29: Fishing Geek twin Sean Konrad discusses his 48-pound world-record rainbow
NEW Sept. 29, 2009 / 7:20 a.m.
SEATTLE - So, if we continue our series of interviews with The Fishing Geeks on schedule, we can expect to talk to either Sean or Adam Konrad in about two years, when they shatter the IGFA rainbow-trout world record again.
I wasn't kidding this Saturday when I informed Wild Country guest Sean Konrad that we fully expect either him or his twin brother Adam to phone in immediately when the Canadian Wonder Twins finally eclipse the 50-pound mark with a Lake Diefenbaker rainbow trout.
"We're pushing the upper limits, but, I don't doubt that there's a 50-pounder out there somewhere," Konrad said.
8CLICK HERE TO HEAR our exclusive Sept. 19 Q&A with the new world-record holder. |
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8JIMMY HOUSTON
An American bass icon discusses
his recent experience on the
Fraser River in B.C.
8TIM ROLLER
Our exclusive live, on-the-water
interview with the Manistee River
guide who nettted the new world
record German brown trout.
8CLICK HERE for more
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X Sean Konrad, 9-19-09 - Discussing his phenomenal 48-pound rainbow trout, a new IGFA world record
X Jimmy Houston, 9-19-09 - Fishing the Fraser River with one of America's most legendary fishermen
X Chris Mohr, 9-12-09 - The Kraken has invaded Sekiu! Humboldt squid show up in the Strait of Juan de Fuca
X Tim Roller, 9-12-09 - Discussing the new world-record German brown with the guide who netted it
X LIVE from the Forrest Wood Cup, 8-1-09 - Chatting with Jimmy Houston about bass fishing in high summer heat
X Rollie Schmitten, I of II, 7-11-09 - Former Tuna Commissioner and new F&W Commission appointee
X Keith Colburn, The Wizard, 6-13-09 - "Deadliest Radio" culminates with the captain of the Wizard
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SHOW REVIEW: All 5 "Deadliest Catch" captains hit the Wild Country!!!
NEW May 18, 2009 / 11:30 a.m.
SEATTLE, Wash. - America's No. 1 rated cable television program. America's No. 1 rated outdoor radio newsmagazine.
Seems like a perfect fit to us ... and turns out that the uber-popular captains of Discovery Channel's "Deadlist Catch" thought so, too.
X CLICK HERE as Phil Harris hits us with the greatest story EVER about Dutch Harbor's famous Elbow Room bar ...
X CLICK HERE as the Hillstrand Brothers explain the science of playing pranks on the other crab captains fishing the Bering Sea ...
X CLICK HERE as Sig Hansen talks about the roughest weather he's ever taken the Northwestern into ...
And STAY TUNED as we welcome Edgar Hansen & Capt. Keith Colburn into the Wild Country studios as "Deadliest Radio" rolls on!!!!
SHOW REVIEW: Skeet on the Classic: "I'm finally earning the respect ..."
NEW Feb. 28, 2009 / 5:30 p.m.
SEATTLE, Wash. - You could hear it in Skeet Reese's voice the second he answered his first question on his Feb. 28 visit to the Northwest Wild Country: pride mixed with wonder, with a little bit of exhaustion thrown in.
Such is the life of the new Bassmaster Classic champion.
X CLICK HERE to listen to the podcast of our exclusive interview with the new king of bass fishing
WILDCAST HIGHLIGHT: Iaconelli does City Limits Fishing, Seattle style
NEW Feb. 7, 2009 / 1:30 p.m.
SEATTLE, Wash. - We don't see too many funnel clouds rising from Puget Sound. As luck would have it, that was one of the weather anomolies that greeted Mike Iaconelli and the City Limits Fishing film crew when he fished Elliott Bay and Lake Washington late last summer.
Ike told the story this morning on Northwest Wild Country.
CLICK HERE to listen to the podcast.
-JS
WILDCAST HIGHLIGHT: Gogan tackles Super Bowl and NWWC crew
Jan. 31, 2009
SEATTLE, Wash. - He doesn't want to admit it, but Northwest Wild Country has brought Kevin Gogan's colorful career full circle. Two-time Super Bowl champ, Sports Illustrated cover, All-Pro ... and now, a proud member of the pages of Salmon, Trout, Steelheader, where the above picture of Goges appeared in January, along with a story I wrote.
Your welcome, big fella. Check's in the mail, right?
Gogan joined us on the eve of the Super Bowl, and doled out some humor, Fall City style.
Listen to Gogan's full podcast here
WILDCAST HIGHLIGHT: Gregoire: "We need a sense of urgency"
Nov. 1, 2008
OLYMPIA, Wash. - We didn't know it at the time, but the on-air conversation we had on Saturday, Nov. 1 with Washington governor Christine Gregoire was a sneak peek at her fish-management platform for the next four years.
Appearing just two days before defeating Republican challenger Dino Rossi in the 2008 general election, Gregoire strongly re-iterated some of the thought she had shared with us four years earlier, right before she took office in Olympia.
"I think we've got an education job to do with the legislature," Gregoire said in response to a question about legislative "roadblocks" that currently slow the growth of sportfishing policy in Washington. "We have to fundamentally change."
Listen to the complete interview with Governor Gregoire HERE
WILDCAST HIGHLIGHT: Michael Waddell on buck/bull "sexual frustration"
Sept. 20, 2008
By some stroke of fate, we caught up to Realtree hunting superstar Michael Waddell in late September. Of course, he had bolted a tree stand to a telephone pole so he could feel at home while he watched his son's youth football game in Georgia ...
Listen to Waddell's full interview here.
PODCAST HIGHLIGHT: Jimmy Houston joins the Wild Country crew
Aug. 9, 2008
We knew that Jimmy Houston was our kinda dude when he asked us to pull out the binoculars to spy on the boats fishing for salmon out our back window in Elliott Bay.
Listen HERE as we talk to a bass-fishing legend.
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May, 2009 (scroll down for more)
X Edgar Hansen, 5-23 - Deadliest Radio hits a high point in herring-biting
X Chris Gregerson, 5-23 - WSU's "Road Coug" on the team's recent FLW College Series win!
X Clay Johnston, 5-23 - Oak Bay Marine Group buddy Clay previews some smokin' B.C. fishing deals
X Capt. Sig Hansen, 5-16 - "Deadliest Catch" captain joins us for 30 minutes of Bering Sea chatter
X Andrew McKean, 5-16- Outdoor Life's hunting editor checks in with late-season turkey advice
X Ron Hobbs, Jr., 5-16 - "Junior" checks in live from the waters of Lake Washington for the NW Bass event
X Glen Hall, 5-16 -Hawg Quest's "Head Hawg" gives us an update of his Sunday Fox Sports TV show
X Aaron Echternkamp, 5-9 - "Unbeatable Aaron" on his victory last week at the Moses Lake Invitational
X The Hillstrands!, 5-9- "Deadliest Radio" continues with Johnathan & Andy Hillstrand of the Time Bandit
X Stuart Ellis, 5-9- Veteran Columbia River biologists helps us sort through the confounding springer run
X Phil Harris, 5-2 - "Deadliest Catch" captain checks in with the NWWC crew (don't miss the Elbow Room story)
X Jim Stahl, 5-2 - Springer Fever hits Drano Lake as Jim Stahl checks in on the morning bite
X Val Perry, 5-2 - Previewing the lower Columbia sturgeon season with one of the region's best sturgeon guides
April, 2009 (scroll down for more)
X April Vokey, 4-25 - The head Gal at FlyGal Ventures checks in on stillwater trout, fly "snobbery" and more
X Justin Coupe, 4-25 - The brainchild of "Rivers of a Lost Coast" describes the production of a must-see film
X Andy Hillstrand, 4-25 - "Deadliest Radio" kicks off with Time Bandit captain Andy Hillstrand
X Val Perry, 4-25 - Previewing the lower Columbia sturgeon season with one of the region's best sturgeon guides
X Mike Meseburg, 4-25 - The head Gal at FlyGal Ventures checks in on stillwater trout, fly "snobber" and more
X Jay Mohl, 4-18 -Previewing the 2009 Vancouver Island offshore salmon fishery
X Norm Dicks, 4-18 - The US Congressman weighs in the recent advancements in selective salmon fishing
X Michael Waddell, 4-18 - America's favorite Bone Collector checks in, fresh from the Georgia turkey woods
X David Johnson, 4-18 - Making the Bonneville patrol for Springer Fever
X Bill Swann, Mike Kelly, 4-18 - A double Springer Fever live report from I-5 and the mouth of the Kalama
X Chris Gregersen & Jim Owens, 4-11 - WSU Fishing Team's Gregerson & CAST for Kids Owens
X Jack Glass, 4-11 -Reporting in on the I-5/PDX troll and upriver options for spring Chinook
X Mitch Webb, 4-11 - Telling the touching story of Kevin'sDriftboat.com
X Tony Floor, 4-11 - The NMTA's salmon assassin previews the newly releases 2009 salmon seasons
X Phil Anderson, 4-11 - The WDFW's director takes us behind closed doors at the North of Falcon process
X Val Perry, 4-11 - Perry checks in with a live report on the Chinook bite in the lower Columbia River
March, 2009 (scroll down for more)
X Chad Jackson, 3-21 - WDFW biologist on mass sturgeon stranding in Port Susan
X John McGlenn, 3-21 - Ex Fish & Wildlife Commissioner speaks out against SB 5127
X Tim Deaver, 3-21 - Bank Fishing 101 from a Columbia River Springer Fever sharpie
X Springer Blast Off, 3-21 - Springer Fever live reports from Jack Glass, Val Perry and Bill Swann
X Terry Mulkey, 3-14 - The veteran Columbia River guide joins us for the first part of Springer Fever
X Bill Swann, 3-14 - Springer Fever continues with a check-in from 2008's undisputed springer champ
X Marc Marcantonio, 3-14 - Talking transition bass with Ranger/Lamiglas pro Marcy Marc
X Tred Barta I of II, 3-14 - The unsinkable host of The Best and Worst of Tred Barta starts the tuna Q&A
X Tred Barta II of II, 3-14 - Bud Hosner of Big Tuna Marine piles on with Barta
X Andy Marks, 3-7 - CCA representative joins us to talk about the dangers of SSB 5127
X Charles Hudson, 3-7 - Columbia River sea lions are now up for lethal removal
X Pat Patillo, 3-7 - WDFW's Salmon Manager discusses the '09 Columbia coho and Sound pink runs
X Eric Linde, 3-7 - "Easy E." checks in live from the Joe's Sturgeon Derby
FEBUARY, 2009 (scroll down for more)
X Skeet Reese, 2-28 - "The Champ" tells us about winning the Bassmaster Classic
X Clancy Holt, 2-28 - Springer Fever Kwikfish advice from the "Father of NW Plug Fishing"
X Robert Campbell, 2-28 - Springer Fever continues with a rundown of the Willamette River
X Buzz Ramsey, 2-21 - Springer Fever kicks off with NW fishing icon Buzz Ramsey
X Carmen McDonald, 2-21 - Reporting from the Willamette River for Springer Fever
X Nick Kester, 2-21 - First Water report from Point No Point, with All Star Charters
X Bill Hinton, 2-21 - Seattle photographer discusses his fishing photo that appeared in Nat Geo
X Bob Roberts, 2-21 - Middle Columbia River guides reports live from McNary Tailrace
X Eli Rico, 2-21 - Secrets for Lake WA cutts from Hot Shot Guide Service
X Keith Robbins, 2-14 - Spot Tail Guide Service owner discusses his day of filming with Mike Iaconelli
X Tiffany Haugen, 2-14 - Help from the Wild Country Kitchen - handling frozen fish
X Scott Haugen, 2-14 - The host of "Trijicon's Game Chasers" offers up some out-of-season hunting suggestions
X Eric Linde, 2-14 - Linde passes along some last-minute info on the upcoming Columbia River sturgeon derby
X Bruce Hewitt, 2-14 - Veteran Tri-Cities guide discusses the upcoming steelhead bite on the mid-Columbia River
X Eli Rico, Wooldridge First Water, 2-14 - Taking a look at Lake Washington winter cuttrhoat
X Mike Iaconelli, 2-7 - The host of City Limits Fishing talks about his challenging day of filming in Seattle
X Tony Floor, 2-7 - Checking in from the Roche Harbor Classic, the first tournament in the NMTA Salmon Derby Series
X Bonner Daniels, Wooldridge First Water, 2-7 - Updated information on the Snoqualmie River steelhead bite
X Bill Monroe, 2-7 - Portland Oregonian outdoors writer checks in live from the Willamette River
JANUARY, 2009 (scroll down for more)
X Kevin Gogan, 1-31 - Two-time Super Bowl winner/former "NFL's Dirtiest Player" throws the crew under the bus
X Tiffany Haugen, 1-31 - The Wild Country Kitchen leader serves up some fish/game-based Super Bowl recipes
XJerry Gutzwiler, 1-31 - WDFW commissioner offers his opinion on Columbia River spring Chinook allocation
XBill Swann, 1-31 - "Swanny" gives us some critical advice for catching wild steelhead in big, hard-flowing rivers
XBill Black, 1-24 - The owner of Over The Edge Tackle tells us about the creation of his unique steelhead jigs
XTiffany Haugen, 1-24 - We introduce the Wild Country listeners to our new NWWC Kitchen savior, Tiffany Haugen
XColumbia River roundtable, 1-24 - Eric Linde joins the crew in-studio to discuss Columbia springers
XEric Linde, 1-24 - The captain of the Corona Fishing Team sits down to talk about Columbia River sturgeon
XLarry Carpenter, 1-24 - Master Marine's owner gets us up to speed on US/Canada Chinook-sharing politics
XJohn Martinis, 1-24 - North Sound author John Martinis tells us about his kickass new "Saltwater Fishing Jouarnal"
XPhil Stephens, 1-24 - Mystical Legends Guide Service owner gives us the scoop on Chehalis River system steelhead
XWDFW's Ron Warren, 1-10 - Washington's hatcheries division manager on flood damages to Westside facilities
XDavid Johnson, 1-10 - NWWC's new blogger reports on steelhead conditions on Tillamook-area streams
XMike Meseburg, 1-10 - The owner of the Duck Taxi joins us live from the goose blinds near Moses Lake
XJ.D. Love, 1-10 - Frequent contributor Love reports on Olympic Peninsula small streams dropping into shape
XDan Ayers, 1-3 - WDFW's coastal shellfish manager offers advice and information on January razor clam digs
XJ.D. Richey, 1-3 - STS writer and owner of FishWithJD.com, Richey discusses his former life as an almost-rock star
XScott Haugen, 1-3 - Author/TV host Scott Haugen introduces his new blacktail book, Trophy Blacktails
XFringe Fishery, 1-3 - Chet Mullen from Auburn Sports & Marine on the upper Green River steelhead fishery
XGary Krein, 1-3 - The owner of All Star Charters gets the crew up to date on Marine Area 8-1 & 8-2 blackmouth
DECEMBER, 2008
XWDFW Director Phil Anderson, 12-13 - Part I of II of our interview with the WDFW's newly appointed interim director
XWDFW Director Phil Anderson, 12-13 - Part II of II of WDFW interim director Phil Anderson's exclusive interview
XJack Glass, 12-13 - Veteran guide Jack Glass alerts us to a sneak attack by the OR F&W Commission
XColumbia River spring Chinook forecast, 12-13 - The crew reveals and discusses the 2009 springer forecast
XCrash Test (Irish Setter), 12-13 - We CT Irish Setter's Wingshooter boots with Setter's Kyle Racieiwicz
XNWWC's Bill Herzog, 12-13 - NWWC co-host Bill Herzog checks in with advice on deep-freeze steelhead fishing
XFirst Water, 12-13 - The first live on-the-water report of the day, courtsy of Eli Rico of Hot Shot Guide Service
XWhere's Eli?, 12-13 - Opening up the Prize Cave to give away Columbia jackets, with a game of "Where's Eli"
NOVEMBER, 2008 (scroll down for more)
XBill Karr, 11-29 - Western Outdoor News' editor details new legislation that'll change West Coast trout fishing
XEli Rico, 11-29 - Our roving river rat gets us up to speed on "River X", a mystery chum-salmon fishery
XNick Kester, 11-29 - North Sound saltwater guide Nick Kester describes the insane salmon bite in Marine Area 10
XWhere's Swanny?, 11-29 - Guide Bill Swann helps us for a rousing game of "Where's Swanny?"
XFringe Fishery, 11-29 - Auburn Sports & Marine's Tom Pollack tells us about Lake Washington's killer cutt fishery
XRon Hobbs, Jr., 11-8 - Bass wunderkind Ron Hobbs, Jr. describes his recent trip to Texas to battle bass' superstars
XTony Floor, 11-8 - Tony "The Truth" Floor defines what Chris Gregoire's re-election will mean for WA anglers
XMike Perusse, 11-8 - NWWC's Mike Perusse checks in from the Oregon North Coast Rendevous in Tillamook
XPaul Sullivan, 11-8 - The owner of Burbank Goose Club gives us a live report on goose gunning in Tri-Cities
XFirst Water, 11-8 - Eli Rico gives us some killer information on water conditions on the Skykomish River
XGrant Wooldridge, 11-1 - The third-generation boat-builder talks about Wooldride's new "Stars & Stripes" boat
XAndrew McKean, 11-1 - Outdoor Life's hunting editor gives us a glimpse into his life as a wandering hunting scribe
XGovernor Chris Gregoire, 11-1 - Washington's governor joins us for an exclusive pre-election discussion
SEPT./OCT., 2008
XDino Rossi, 10-25 - The Republican gubernatorial candidate defines his salmon platform
XThe Roundtable, 10-25 - Jim Mercier of Fetha Styx, Mark Spada of Yakima Bait, Eli Rico
XEli Rico, Wooldridge First Water, 10-25 - Rico love in studio for a pre-seminar coho discussion
XJordan Doucet, 10-18 - 3 Rivers Marine's bass assassin checks in from Lake Washington
XRob Phillips, 10-18 - Yakima-based outdoors writer checks in from the pheasant fields
XAdrienne Comeau, 10-18 - Our girl Adrienne gives us a Fraser River sturgeon report
XTom Pollack, Fringe Fishery, 10-18 - Hitting the Lake Washington Fringe with Tom Pollack
XEli Rico, Wooldridge First Water, 10-11 - Checking up on conditions on the Skykomish River
XMike Kelly, 10-11 - Fish Reaper Guide Service checks in live from the Snake River
XAndy Martin, 10-11 - Wild Rivers Fishing owner updates us on the Chetco River Terminal king fishery
XMark Evans, 10-11 - Opening day of duck season, live from the blind on Skagit Bay
XMike Meseburg, 10-11 - Hop aboard the MarDon Duck Taxi for a live report from Potholes Reservoir
XBill Swann, 10-11 - Swanny checks in from the Westside coho grounds
XMichael Waddell, 9-20 - Realtree's hunting hotshot gives us some advice on hunting the rut
XCharlie Evans, 9-20 - Live from the waters of the North Sound with All Star Charters
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