NWWC PHOTO NATION: Telling a story with photos: Photo Nation in 2013
UPDATED March 29, 2013 / 9:15 a.m.

SEATTLE - Heading into the first few days of spring, it's time to revisit one of the hottest contests we had going in 2012: Photo Nation on the NW Wild Country Facebook page!

There's still time to enter! A reminder of how it works: 1). Go to the Wild Country Facebook page; 2). Post your images in one of three categories: "Best Fish Photo", "Best Story or Mood Photo", or "Best Landscape Photo". Winners of the three categories will be prized up with originals from the awesome collection of uber-outdoor-shooter James Overstreet!.

CHECK OUT THE GALLERY OF ENTRIES in the Best "Story" or "Mood" category of Photo Nation, Northwest Wild Country's exclusive photo contest!

WILDCAST HIGHLIGHT: Clausen preps for a day of ... salmon trolling? Yes!
UPDATED March 29, 2013 / 2:13 p.m.

SPOKANE - "I'm just going to hope for the best."

Whenever I hear words like that from one of the 10 most successful anglers of all time, I don't feel so bad about my sometimes-lame days on the water. If Luke Clausen can go into a day with a "hope for the best" attitude, then I'm okay on those occasional "wing and a prayer" days, too.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN LUKE CLAUSEN GOES SALMON FISHING? Check out Coolhand's plan for a day on Lake Coeur d'Alene.

WILDCAST HIGHLIGHT: Palaniuk's narrow miss at the Bassmaster Classic
UPDATED March 29, 2013 / 1:43 p.m.

SEATTLE - A three-year average finish of 18th place in the Bassmaster Classic sounds pretty impressive, right? Especially if you're a 25-year-old Elite Series third-year pro. Throw out the 2012 Classic, though - when he finished 48th - and you'll get a better idea of just how dangerous Brandon Palaniuk is at the world's biggest professional bass tournament.

Palaniuk was a scant 3 pounds away from hoisting the giant trophy at the recent Classic in Tulsa, finishing second to G-Loomis//Shimao pro Cliff Pace. Add that to his fourth-place finish in his rookie Classic in 2011 and you begin to understand that it's only a matter of time before BP's name is engraved on that trophy.

LISTEN IN ON OUR RECENT CHAT WITH BRANDON PALANIUK as he talks about his near-miss at the 2013 Bassmaster Classic.

WILDBLOG NATION: Come along with me ...
UPDATED March 13, 2013 / 10:45 a.m.

CALGARY - There is something about the Bow River that is comforting to me. It could be that its my home water, and that I have spent countless days and hours on it. Or it might even be that constant feeling of getting away from all the busy bustle that is so closely surrounding it.

You can ask any fisherman on any river and they will all give you a reason to why we do what we do. No matter what story they tell, you will always notice that there are many similarities to your own.

TAKE A JOURNEY UP THE BANKS OF PAULA'S HOME RIVER as she shares some of the magic of the Bow.

NWWC ON TV: The boys are back: Wild Country LIVE on Comcast SportsnetUPDATED Feb. 27, 2013 / 1:10 p.m.

SEATTLE - Yes, we have faces for radio! However, for those of you with Comcast cable, you can catch Wild Country live throughout Washington and Oregon on Comcast SportsNet Northwest. Tune in live from 6 to 8 every Saturday on the channels below.

Here are the channels, and where you'll find us:

-CHANNEL 179: Puget Sound and the Seattle Metro area (from Bellingham to Olympia), Bremerton, Centralia, Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties, Spokane

-CHANNEL 37 (737 HD): Southwest Washington (Longview, Vancouver), Portland Metro area, Salem, Corvallis, Eugene

-CHANNEL 40: Bend ; CHANNEL 82: Ashland

STEELHEAD NATION: Check out the awesomeness of Steelhead of the Day!
POSTED Feb. 27, 2012 / 12:40 p.m.

SEATTLE - I feel a little sorry for the residents of the states that exist outside the boundaries of Steelhead Nation. They simply don't know what they're missing.

Oh, but we can show them! Can we ever. Thanks to the generosity (and photo skills) of Steelhead Nation, the rest of the world can get a glimpse of the addiction we call steelhead fishing.

FOLLOW ALONG ON THE NWWC FACEBOOK PAGE and witness some of the most amazing fish that swim in North American waters.

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