Anglers easing along the bank in spring often note, “Look at all those little bass; that’s a good sign for the future.” Indeed, abundant young bass bode well for a waterway. Likewise, the fishing...View article
Trap doors, hidden tunnels, secret compartments—sounds more like treasure hunting or espionage than bass fishing. Welcome to off-road bass fishing—the art of pushing over, around, and sometimes...View article
Among the most impressive learning experiences for someone like me, who has been writing about catch-and-release fishing for more than 20 years, was hands-on instruction in how easily and effectively...View article
An old proverb says that treble hooks and weeds don't go hand in hand; or, more likely, that treble hooks that penetrate either hooks or hands don't want to come back out again. The second is definitely...View article
Jigs are top choices for both vertical jigging and casting into shallow locations. Vertical jigging allows you to hug the edges of deeper current breaks, drift perimeters of eddies or through areas...View article
Light-biting fish have a tendency to elude hooks. Odds are, too, that some trophy-proportioned fish we spend our lives trying to catch are dainty nibblers. So, how do we increase our odds of hooking...View article
If the fish are there, people will continue to fish. So, environmental quality must continue to support strong fish populations. So too must our knowledge of how to manage fisheries and fish populations...View article