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How to Fish Structure 101 (video)

If you're new to fishing, knowing how to find structure and understanding how fish relate to it will dramatically improve your ability to find and catch fish. Lowrance HOOK Reveal 5 Fish Finder As a…
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When Baitfish Transition from Deep to Shallow Water - Fishing Tip

September is often the time of year when baitfish transition from deep to shallow water and bass often follow and so should you. Clumps of baitfish can be located by sonar. Look for pieces of…
News & Tips: Two Fish Species That Bring New Thrills Catfish & Gar...
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Two Fish Species That Bring New Thrills Catfish & Gar

In the United States alone, 1,154 native fish species can be found. This being said, many anglers tend to focus all of their fishing attention on one or two species, often forgetting about what their…
News & Tips: When Your Mindset Can Muddy the Water
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When Your Mindset Can Muddy the Water

So, I learned a valuable lesson while fishing, and here is how it went. I met up with my fishing partner at about 5:30 a.m. for a day on Trail Creek, in LaPorte County, Indiana. When we launched our…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Pitt River Lodge Fishing Adventures...
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Travel Blog: Pitt River Lodge Fishing Adventures

For the past 10 years, my increasing angling focus on Alaska and Canada was fueled by the quest to fish for salmon. Whether by river, stream, or open ocean, I was happy to pursue pink, coho, and the…
News & Tips: Set Aside Fishing Memories
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Set Aside Fishing Memories

Talk to most hard-core anglers, successful tournament pros or fishing guides and they'll tell you that fishing memories is a common mistake. Here's how it happens and tips on how to avoid mind tricks…
News & Tips: 4 Fish & 4 Tips to Fishing Them
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4 Fish & 4 Tips to Fishing Them

1. Crappies If action is slow, try slapping and splashing the water with your paddle. This tactic may seem crazy, but the commotion sounds like feeding fish and will often attract nearby crappies and…
News & Tips: Hot Weather Fishing Options - Fishing Tip...
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Hot Weather Fishing Options - Fishing Tip

When fishing slows on your local lake because of hot weather, here’s some options. Head to the local smallmouth river with a bunch of hellgrammites. The live hellgrammites are ugly and mean enough to…
News & Tips: Night Banking - Fishing Tip
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Night Banking - Fishing Tip

During daylight hours of summer months, fish usually move further from shore, making it even harder for bank fishermen. That’s when you need to think about bank fishing at night. Test these fishing…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: SOFLA Freshwater Gala
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Travel Blog: SOFLA Freshwater Gala

In discussing the trip with Lake Ida's Captain Butch Moser, I found out that his grandson David would be accompanying him on his Carolina Skiff as mate, co-captain, and apprentice guide. I was to…
News & Tips: Art of the Throwback
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Art of the Throwback

Although we seldom encounter issues putting food in our mouth, in the underwater world, fish will often miss or short strike baits with regularity. It's a fact of life in fishing. But having a throw…
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Tips on Fish Cleaning & Handling

By Tom KeerThe big one is in the boat. It’s met all legal size regulations and is in the net. In a short while you’ll head off the water and be on your way home, and you and your family are already…