The mere mention of hybrid saugeye (female walleye x male sauger) in states where they’re stocked, brings smiles to the faces of most fishermen. When fingerlings are stocked in adequate numbers (depends...View article
Ever wish for a fish you could catch limits of all year long? Fish that still bite, following cold fronts in water barely above freezing? A fish that will hit jigs with abandon in streams with high...View article
A study by biologists from New Zealand* indicates how the magnetic sense in fish, which is used for homing and long-distance migrations, is organized. Particles of magnetite, an iron-containing substance,...View article
Last summer, success stories began to circulate about wacky-rigging thin worms on finesse jigheads, enabling anglers to catch bass when other techniques failed. Toward the end of the season, I obtained...View article
Clear spring skies and mild weather greeted Sieg Taylor as he left the marina on the fourth and final day of the 2005 FLW EverStart Tournament on his home waters of Clear Lake, California. On day one,...View article
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
Many veteran anglers note that fishing today, particularly for bass and walleye, hasn’t been better in our lifetimes, thanks to a variety of factors. First, angler willingness to release large fish...View article