K.C. Goodman with a summer run steelhead on the Kalama River.
A variety of jig styles made by Fish Doctor Jigs.
From tying flies at age seven to running a commercial jig business, K.C. Goodman knows the ins and outs of how to catch a fish.
Goodman has lived in Chehalis his whole life, fishing for steelhead and salmon all over the Pacific Northwest. In 1992, he started Fish Doctor Jigs with his late wife Debby Goodman, researching how to create the best fishing jig.
“I’m sitting back and thinking, ‘Okay, why is this working so well?’” Goodman said. “I’ve had to sit and put myself in the fish brain.”
Goodman was nicknamed the “Fish Doctor” by Casey Beck, an employee of the Chehalis Fire Department, who would often ask Goodman where to go fishing. When Goodman decided to start his business, he knew it had to be named Fish Doctor Jigs. Two years after starting the business, Goodman had his hands full making two-pattern jigs when a friend requested a three pattern jig; pearl white head, flame and black.
“I said, ‘If this ends up being the one, you keep that to yourself because this will end up being a nightmare for me,’” Goodman said.
Read more at The Weekender: http://lewiscountyweekender.com/2019/04/the-fish-doctor-is-in-nightmare-jig-pattern-created-by-chehalis-resident/
