Author: otssportshows

BACK TO FULL BLOG LISTINGS Autumn Opps How have you done squeezing every bit of fishing and hunting opportunity you could find out of 2021? It's been quite a year. Of course, COVID kept things plenty weird. Near 120° heat in June punctuated how volatile our weather...

BACK TO FULL BLOG LISTINGS September’s The Month September just may be the best month of the year for outdoor recreation.  So much to do and only 30 days to get it all done.We’ll roll into September on a wave of silvers.  Coho fishing has been exceptional...

BACK TO FULL BLOG LISTINGS There’s More Than Salmon In August No doubt about it, salmon, Chinook salmon, are the headliners for August.  They’re being caught across the Northwest but the stronghold is the Buoy 10 fishery out of Astoria, Warrenton, Hammond, Chinook and Illwaco in the...

BACK TO FULL BLOG LISTINGS ARE YOU READY FOR JUNE? It’s been a tough springer season so far. Some of you started early, trying to lay claim to the “first springer of the year”, others took advantage of an open Columbia and made March their month and...

BACK TO FULL BLOG LISTINGS SPRINGERS If you could find a chunk of spring Chinook in a store the price would be somewhere around $50 pound.  As expensive as it is, it’s worth every dollar.  Spring Chinook, whether it’s Columbia River, Willamette River, Rogue River or Tillamook...

BACK TO FULL BLOG LISTINGS STEELHEAD 100 years ago Zane Grey discovered Oregon and steelhead. Starting on the Rogue he cast flies and caught steelhead, marveling at the fight and beauty of every one of them.  Grey, a prolific and celebrated outdoor writer and novelist, traveled the...

BACK TO FULL BLOG LISTINGS Our friend, long time sport show exhibitor and international hunting guide, Bill Perkins, sent this poem to us.  It's timely given the season but even more importantly it shares a perspective and passion that all those who hunt can identify with. ...

BACK TO FULL BLOG LISTINGS 10 ESSENTIALS FOR OUTDOOR SURVIVALWhile it might be 8 for some and 15 for others, the term “10 Essentials” relates, generally, to survival gear you should have packed in your daypack, car, fanny pack, backpack, boat or ATV.Fundamentally, your “10 Essentials”...