the Tailout July 2020 | Page 6

CONTENTS 6 Don’t Just Hope for Success, Subscribe to It. 1 Year, 6 Issue Subscription: $29.95 2 Year, 12 Issue Subscription: $49.95 www.westernhuntingjournal.com 6 Tips & Tailouts Size matters with dodgers; summer steelhead stealth; mooching California style; killer salmon recipe; basics for a back-bouncing reel. 10 Newsroom Summer salmon seasons on the Big C; key legislation passed; killing of cormorants considered; Washington salmon seasons outlined. 14 Technique Shrimping in the Puget Sound. A primer for spot prawns. 20 Technique Swiss Army knife of salmon baits. 26 Reader Photos Congratulations to Marshall Glasscock from Oakland, Calif. Chosen as this issue’s winner, he receives a Ballistic LT2500-XH spinning reel from Daiwa valued at $199. He submitted a photo of a picture perfect winter steelhead he caught while float fishing on the Bogachiel River. 26 20 About the Cover A brown bear gets his shake on before devouring a sockeye salmon. Peter Simon Photo