River Brew Review: Black Butte Porter

Posted on May 13, 2011 by admin

Bull Trout and Black Butte Porter = Great Combination

Location: Metolious River, Oregon
Beer: Deschutes Brewery Black Butte Porter

Black Butte and the Black Butte

Mike and I decided to head out the Metolious River this past weekend and figured that it was time to drink Black Butte Porter while fishing at the base of the Black Butte.  We had a great weekend of fishing and an even better time drinking Black Butte Porter.

We started the weekend by reading a weather report that called for 70% chance of showers and cold temperatures.  We decided it didn’t matter, we would brave the rain and cold to hopefully fish alone on the Metolious which doesn’t happen very often.  When we arrived we found partially cloudy skies and no rain in sight.  The weekend treated us well with 17 Bull Trout landed and lots of Black Butte Porter consumed.  The biggest Bully was 31 inches and the average was 24 inches. So yeah, it was a good weekend.

Picture of the Big Bully Below Continue reading →

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Here Is An Interesting Way To Open Your Beer

Posted on May 13, 2011 by admin


I think her chug after she opens the beer may be even more impressive then how she opens it!

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Fishing Folly: The Many Ways To Open Your Beer With Your Fishing Equipment

Posted on May 12, 2011 by admin


Mike and I decided to put together a video to enter into New Belgium’s Clips of Faith film festival.  We got short listed but failed to make the final cut.  In this video we show 9 different ways to open your beer using fishing equipment.  We have already showed you many of the ways to do this in other videos however we added some humor to this one.  We hope that you enjoy it and we would love to hear some feedback as well as suggestions for other ways to open your beer.

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Sea Lion Takes Fish and Pulls Angler Overboard

Posted on May 12, 2011 by admin

Sea Lion Pulls Angler Overboard

I bet that you have been afraid of losing a fish before but never like this.  An Oregon man fishing the Willamette River, Friday May 6th, netted a Chinook Salmon but before he could get the net into the boat he was pulled overboard by a Sea Lion.  He was able to quickly grab the gunwale to keep himself close to the boat and from being completely submerged in the frigid water.  He initial held onto the net but quickly lost the battle with the Sea Lion.  In total he lost the fish, a $150 net, and a $500 fishing setup.  So the next time you are upset a fish got away, just remember, it could have been worse!

Here is the link to whole article.

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Have You Ever Wanted to Catch a Fish Bigger Than You?

Posted on May 11, 2011 by admin

Black Bass

World Fishing Network has put together an article with videos and locations of where you have a good chance to catch a fish bigger than you.  I know that I have dreamed of doing this and I am sure you have too.  So if you are interested click here for their “bucket list for catching fish bigger than you”and check out a couple of the videos below showing what it would be like.

Sturgeon

Grouper

He freaks out about 3 minutes in when he first sees the grouper, it is worth seeing.

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How Craft Brewers Are Getting More Consumers

Posted on May 11, 2011 by admin

Redhook

In order to get more people interested and hooked on “Craft Beer” Craft Brewers are now making beers with lower Abv%.  The idea is that if Craft Breweries make a more sessionable beer they can introduce it to consumers who are not used to the traditionally strong craft beers.  In 2010 craft beer dollars were up 12% while the industry was down about 1%.

Is this a good thing or bad thing?  I personally think that having a more sessionable craft beer would be great.  I enjoy craft beers but when I am in the mood to drink a few more than normal, say out on the golf course or at a barbecue, I don’t want to be knocked on my butt by two beers.  It might be nice to have a delicious craft beer that is of moderate Abv%. 

We would love to hear your thoughts about this.  More info about this can be found here.

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Some Bull Trout Pictures From the Weekend

Posted on May 10, 2011 by admin

Mike and I had a great weekend fishing trip.  We caught 17 Bull Trout, the largest 31 inches.  Here are some pictures.

30 Inch Bull Trout

31 Inch Bull Trout

Notice Mike’s awesome facial hair, the fish reacted very positive to it and therefore he has to keep this until we have a bad day of fishing!

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Need to Chill Some Beer in a Hurry

Posted on May 10, 2011 by admin

Need to Chill Beer in a Hurry

Say it is a hot day, you forgot beers out on the river and you want a cold brew bad when you get home.  Too bad, you never put the beer in the fridge.  Here is a nice easy and quick recipe for cold beers fast.

Grab a cooler or large container that can hold ice and water.  Put one bag ice and about 3 liters of water into cooler/container.  Add 2+ cups salt.  Mix ice, water, and salt.  Insert beers into cooler/container.  Wait 4-8 minutes and you have ice cold brews.  Simple, easy, and effective!

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A Little Humor on a Monday

Posted on May 9, 2011 by admin


We thought you might need a little laughter on your Monday, so here is a Miller Lite beer commercial circa 1990. It has beer and fishing in it, can’t ask for more than that and it made us smile. Enjoy!

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The Costa Rica Challenge

Posted on May 9, 2011 by admin


Can’t wait until this comes out in the fall. This is one of the best fishing movie trailers I have seen. Leaves you wanting more.

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