8 ON STEP

The Sea Lion Challenge

10 HOOKED

Summer Salads

12 RUNNING WIDE OPEN

Boating Products, Places, People & More

22 SPOTLIGHT

North Rivers’ Boat For Every Passion

26 ADVENTURES

Pitching Steel For Deschutes River Chrome

32 FIGHT CLUB

Motion Marine’s Daly Double

40 ADVENTURES

Nick’s Epic Alaskan Adventure

45 SONAR TECHNOLOGY

15 Great Options

50 GETTING THE SKINNY

On Thin-Water Tactics

54 NIGHT FISHING

Make The Most Of It

58 HOW TO

Launching And Loading

62 Parting Shot

Photo by Brady L. Kay

On The Cover: North River’s 24 Seahawk is just one of the many different lines of aluminum boats that the Oregon-based manufacturer offers. From that humble beginning in 1974 until today, it has successfully grown into one of the top selling manufacturers of heavy-gauge aluminum boats. Page 22. Cover photo provided by North River. Cover design by Chris Searle.