Here is everything you need to make your own Jika Rig!
Use a soft plastic like Bass Pro Shops River Bug.
Use a hook like the Bass Pro Shops XPS Wide SuperLock fishing hooks.
Use a bass-casting…
With bass season set to begin soon in Eastern Ontario, Canada, my day has been spent prepping tackle and sorting my fishing gear. As I scour over hundreds of fishing baits, one perennial favorite…
Smoked salmon or trout … fried walleye … grilled or baked striper … Mmmmm! Does eating fish get any better? Here's a super-fast filleting method for all of these species that gets the job done…
Panfish aka: bluegills, sunfish, crappies, bream, perch, shell crackers, pumpkinseeds, slabs and even smaller walleyes are called "pan" fish for a reason. Properly filleted and fried, they eat s-o-o-…
I first read about brook trout in Outdoor Life magazine when I was 8 years old. Dazzling red, yellow, orange and cream spots scattered across a slate gray body painted a picture of the most…
If you only have limited time to fish, such as weekends, then fishing in bad weather and rain is sometimes unavoidable. Personally I like fly fishing in the rain and have had several great days on…
The spotted seatrout is the most popular marine inshore game fish from the Carolinas to Texas. Not only are they delicious table fare, but they are relatively easy to catch on a few basic rigs. Let's…
Last week while shooting a video for 1Source on the subject of jigging tactics for crappie in weeds, a theme arose in terms of bait details. The best plastics that I used for the day were a 2.5-inch…
Lure color is important when it comes to catching crappie. Sometimes, only one color will catch fish; other times several colors work. But sorry folks, there are no precise rules to follow.
Carry a…
It's not unusual to see 50 fish or more stacked up in shallow waters. That's why modern flats boats, made of composite materials for some of the strongest and lightest hulls, are needed to navigate…
Of all the different freshwater game fish available to anglers, one of the favorite target species for fly anglers would have to be the steelhead trout. The steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a…
In the right conditions, jerkbaiting can help you land big bass.
Most anglers take their jerkbaits out of the boat once the water temps get around 50 to 58 degrees. This tradition has gained a lot…
