Check out Bass Pro Shops customer fried fish recipes here and, if you have a favorite fried fish recipe you'd like to share on Bass Pro 1Source, email it to community@basspro.com. Photos are also…
Freezing cold weather may not be the ideal time to be crappie fishing in the minds of many people. Winter weather can be extremely harsh, but the die hare anglers of Lake of the Ozarks in central…
Out of all the different ways you can catch pike through the ice, jigging has to be one of my favorites. Jigging pike is simple and really requires a very basic set up. No bait, tip ups or fancy…
Like it or not, winter provides inevitable downtimes in outdoor pursuits, periods when factors such as unreasonable weather or closed seasons eliminate any options. One of my favorite indoor…
In spring, white bass seek tributaries of major reservoirs for spawning runs. It is during these spawning runs, when thousands of whites are concentrated in small streams, that most white bass are…
I've always been fascinated by those channels that go from saltwater bays into the oceans, and most of my experience with them has been in Florida.
On Florida's west coast, they are referred to as…
Ice fishing a new lake heightens the excitement and adventure of catching fish. It's fun to try new spots, and exploring new water increases your proficiency as a hard-water angler. To help you make…
Soft baits are hot items in the ice fishing scene. The latest generation of baits are highly realistic, scent-infused, and engineered for incredible underwater action. Plus, soft-baits don't require…
A fishing logbook or logbook App on your phone will help improve your odds as a fisherman. Logging your trips won’t guarantee you success on every outing, but it will definitely increase your chances…
Louis Johnson, a retired Chicago foundry operator, was frustrated by the abundance of weeds that kept fouling the hooks on his lures in his favorite fishing lake. Eager to overcome the problem, he…
Bass, as you probably know, are cold-blooded creatures, meaning their body temperature is the same as that of their surroundings. As the water temperature drops, so does their metabolic level. The…
If you've ever hung a big landlocked striped bass on an artificial lure, you know it's a jarring experience. There's nothing tentative about the way a striper hits a surface plug, crankbait or jig…
