Skunkmaster,

Thanks very much...we appreciate that a lot. Yes, the Salmon River is incredible when the steelhead are running.

As far as how we choose when and where to tape a show.....word of mouth mostly. The first time we ever taped a show was with Rod Bush of River Otter Guide Service (http://www.greatnw.com/riverotter/). He had heard about us (this was long before we were on TV) and took us out fishing. I became about a 1000% better fisherman at that point..LOL - amazing how much better I am with a guide than by myself. Anyway, he put us in touch with a couple more guides and we went from there. Now we try to cover different species and different parts of the state. Steelhead are such a special fish and such great fighters that you can NEVER have too many steelhead shows.

On that salmon river show, we were using a cluster of cured eggs under a float. It's a real simple technique... a float is just a glorified bobber and it sounds more "glamorous" than the word "bobber." A float and then a few feet of leader (depending on depth..you want the eggs at least a foot off bottom) and then your gob of eggs. When the float goes under or pulls to one side, set that hook like there's no tomorrow! That's all there is too it. That river was so full of fish that day that we also caught them on spinners, spoons, jigs and shrimp. I think a pickle might have worked!

We'll only be on the Outdoor Channel one more week. It really does our sponsors (and therefore us too) no good to be on nationally because they are MAINLY concerned with the northwest. Plus, the Outdoor Channel is rapidly becoming the "Outdoor Infomercial Network" and airing the shows that pay them the most money...it's a real disgusting business sometimes. That's why you see so many bass shows that are owned by some company (can you say spiderwire?) and the whole show is basically a half hour ad for the main sponsor. We are currently pursuing getting on locally and regionally (Washington, Oregon, California etc.). We will keep you posted as long as POSH II doesn't get too upset at us for posting on Piscatorial Pursuits. Feel free to e-mail us anytime for more info and/or how you can help us get on locally. Thanks again for your interest.

Kevin Erickson
Fisherman's Heaven http://www.fishermansheaven.com
kevin@fishermansheaven.com