Ten Tricks To Catch More Salmon by Dave Vedder

Dave Vedder is a writer, photographer, author and lecturer. Dave’s numerous articles and books have helped Dale’s family have enjoyable outdoor experiences as much as any fishing educator. He is a native Washingtonian and alumni of the Central Washington University. Dave's first fishing trips were when his mom and dad took him salmon fishing while still in diapers. His love of the sport began early and grows every year. His passion for fishing has taken him from Africa to Alaska and from The Marshall Island to Cuba. His primary fishing interests are steelhead, salmon, trout and pacific bottom fish, but Dave will travel anywhere on the globe where Adventure Angling are to be found.

Dave's writing is regularly featured in Western Outdoors, Western Angler, SaltWater Sportsman and Salmon Trout Steelheader. He has written more than 250 outdoor articles and a handful of angling humor articles. In 1997 he designed the Dave Vedder signature series of steel head rod sold by Lamiglas Inc. Dave is the past President of the Northwest Outdoor Writers Association and a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America. Dave's writing and photography achievements include an award for excellence by the Outdoor Writers of America in the category of Ethics in the Outdoors. He has won many awards for photography and writing from the Northwest Outdoor Writers Association.

In 1993 he wrote Stealhead Float Fishing published by AmatoPublications. In 1995 along with Drew Harthorn co-authored Steelheading With Floats, also published by Amato Publications. Dave's photography has been featured on more than twenty magazine covers and his photos are often featured in advertisements, books and a variety of other media.

Dale’s gamefishin.com article on shad at John Day dam, on the Columbia River.

Check to see if it’s open for Chinook before you go…might get too crowded if it is open for Chinook. Dale won a fishing rod for this article (good to see fishing tackle used as currency).