Most catfish anglers are "sit-and-wait" types. They find a shady spot on the bank where they can sit, toss out a bottom rig, lean their rod against a forked stick, and then sit and wait, hoping…
Though the popularity of drop-shot rigging came about as a finesse tactic for pressured bass waters, the notion of suspending a bait above the sinker has found numerous applications when pursuing…
Normally I would have grabbed my 12-weight fly rod, a box of bead-eyed streamers and climbed into the wooden boat to battle high-jumping tarpon at the exotic Costa Rica fishing lodge. But the camp…
When grading cast-n-crank lures, lipless crankbaits score high, producing bass bites with little input from the angler on the other end of the line. A more refined approach — one that provides…
Making the decision to go on a canoe-camping trip is a worthy outdoor commitment. If you're new to this type of camping, beyond choosing what canoe to buy, how to pack it for a multi-day trip is the…
Some hunters and shooters see summer as the slow period, one where seasons are lacking and things to hunt are nonexistent. Hunters in the know, however, find the best hunting opportunities of the…
Except for a few specific dry patterns when the need arises, thin bodied, lightly hackled darker-colored patterns like the x-caddis, or elk hair caddis are used most of the time
Every serious fly…
One of my most memorable fishing trips took place on a little oxbow lake in the backcountry of eastern Arkansas. Two friends, Lewis Peeler and Jack Bissell, had joined me for a day of bream fishing.…
I'll never forget my first experience with the unique sport of back trolling for steelhead. I was fishing with Les Wedge and Cliff Creech, fishery managers for New York State, on the Salmon River…
For many outdoor enthusiasts, the importance of dressing in layers is well known. This method of dressing allows you to regulate your temperature by peeling-off or putting-on clothing layers —…
Bimini, a chain of islands located in the westernmost district of the Bahamas, lies only 48 nautical miles east of Miami, Florida. For U.S. boaters making their first crossing to the Bahamas, Bimini…
I reluctantly admit that, having fished for over 40 years, I qualify as "old school." So it took me a while to warm up to the new generation of braided fishing lines. Little by little I did, though,…
