Like many of you, I use artificial fishing baits and lures 95 percent of the time when targeting bass. But if there’s a period when it makes sense to dip into the minnow bucket, it’s during autumn…
Bass Anglers are well aware that fluorocarbon line is a must-have tool because of its remarkable sensitivity as well as the fact that it sinks rapidly, driving crankbaits and other lures deeper. But…
Fall is by far my most favorite time of the year. Between the hunting and fishing there is always something fun and exciting to be a part of in the outdoors. The fall salmon run on Lake Michigan is…
Having had the chance to test St. Croix’s Legend X fly rod in a variety of venues during the past several months, I can say it’s one sleek fly rod. If it had four wheels it would be a muscle car,…
Fishing the late fall shift on northern lakes has its advantages. Largemouth bass can be relatively easy to locate and, for the most part, will be the largest you will find them all season long.…
A bight is defined as a contour or a bay “indenting into a shoreline.” And the northern reaches of Florida Bay that border the mainland of the Sunshine State are loaded with fish-filled bights. East…
With fall underway, the cold weather and high water means brown trout are in full swing with their migration back into the rivers. If you love fly fishing for big browns then fall is the time to do…
While pink isn’t a common underwater color, these fising lures and baits can trigger aggressive bites.
From season opener to autumn, I sight fish for bass whenever conditions allow. Although many…
Casting, jigging, and dragging a football jig teamed with a bulky plastic are reliable ways to catch smallmouth bass. Try wetting one this fall, and you’ll quickly get hooked on the fish-catching…
This autumn, your favorite trout fishing river may be faster and higher due to heavy rains. While fly fishing and wading may be difficult, you can always try swinging streamers.
Swinging a fly…
Fishing with the bucktail lure is basically some hairs tied to a jighead, which is the essence of simplicity itself. When the bucktail is white, it matches or mimics that vast majority of scaled…
Tips on how anglers can use sound to their advantage.
Unlike humans, fish have two sensors for detecting sound: the inner ear and the lateral line. These two systems work independently of each other…
