Longtime Forke-based guide Bob Kratzer and B.C. guide Ryan Pohl talk about two hallowed steelhead areas: the Olympic Peninsula and the Thompson River.

Rolling into the pre-Thanksgiving holiday with Randy Howell, and a question for our listeners: what issues/fisheries are we NOT talking about that we should be?

Do you have all the "clubs in your bag" (golf reference?!?) to be a true steelheader? Also, Austin "Boom Pow" Moser gets us ready for the winter kokanee bite at Lake Roosevelt

The Wild 5 most important things to focus on this week; have steelhead fishind and bowhunting "jumped the shark"?

A lightning-round report of river conditions on the Olympic Peninsula with Bob Kratzer, and Grays Harbor with Joe Superfisky; are we losing our "outdoors skill set" due to a lack of mentorship in hunting and fishing? Cool photo courtesy of Gink & Gasoline.

Ever wanted to catch 6- to 10-pound rainbows like they were going out of style? Bill Herzog tells you e-x-a-c-t-l-y how to do that as we discuss the "Rufus (Woods) Truths"; a roundup of great opportunities in the Yakima Valley with Big Jared.

Late-season blacktail strategies with Scott Haugen (who we shamelessly and accurately call "the smartest blacktail hunter in the world); Southwest Washington waterfowl info from Tim Deaver.

The Oct. 7 episode of NWWC gets off to a roaring start as we join Scott Haugen live in the duck blind for the Summer Lake opener. Your weekly 2-for-1 provides an update on two coho fisheries (the Snohomish River system and the Lower Columbia. We check in with Bob Kratzer of Angler's Guide Service on the status of some of the Olympic Peninsula's salmon stocks.

Hour 2 of NWWC kicks off with a detailed discussion with WDFW biologist Danny Garrett about Lake Washington's multi-species options in October: giant cutthroat, smallmouth and largemouth bass. Andy Martin of Wild Rivers fishing checks in from the opener of the famed Chetco Bubble Chinook fishery. And Shangle and Herzog dive deeper into the Question of the Day: what ONE fishing regulation would you change?

Kicking things off in Hour 1 of the Sept. 30 episode of NW Wild Country, Joel Shangle and Bill Herzog get a live report from the Westport tuna grounds; Austin "Boom Pow" Moser checks in live from Hanford Reach; Jarod Higginbotham gives us a detailed rundown of salmon options on the Klickitat River.