Puget Sound Ling Cod Season

Well, after going on 3 to 4 years of owning Pontus, we finally got her out for Ling Cod season. It's actually pretty hard to believe we've had that little dive boat project as long as we have, especially as we are already eyeing the next dive/cruise/fishing boat... Two foot-itis is strong with us... 😛 …

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Hunting Spot Prawns In The San Juan Islands 5/7/17

This year we decided to make an attempt at learning how to shrimp. The spot prawn season is a small window in most areas of the Puget Sound which makes the investment in gear questionable when my schedule is likely not going to line up with the open window to shrimp. The Seattle area is open …

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White Trashing The San Juan Islands

    Running a small inflatable through the San Juans with deteriorating conditions, multiple days of varying small craft advisories, and conflicting currents is quite interesting to say the least. It's a mesh between running class III whitewater, and running full throttle in the larger dunes of Southern California. You need enough gas, a smooth transition, and figure out …

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Lake Diablo Hiking, Boating, and Car Camping

Growing up, this was one of the yearly wet camping trips we took as a kid. Traditionally spent the weekend fishing and camping in the typical wet Washington blue tarp camping weather. This year as my knee was still on the mend we decided to revisit my childhood and go car camping at Lake Diablo …

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