From atop a stony pinnacle in Eastern Montana’s Yellowstone River, I study the stained, roily water cascading beneath me. My right hand clutches an 8-foot surf rod with a meaty saltwater spinning...View article
Largemouth bass inhale 8-inch trout and slurp melon-size balls of shad with ease, and many top anglers believe offering the same sort of colossal banquet is the best way to catch double-digit sized...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
Outrageous Tactics for Top Predators like Perch, Walleyes, Pike, and Crappies
Docks. Lily pads. Slop. It’s all good. Whisper the word “Toad” or “Popper” to a bass fisherman and watch his eyes fixate on an imaginary blow-up in the pencil reeds. He might even reel-down...View article
Finesse isn’t my strong suit, particularly when it comes to putting tough-bite panfish on the ice. I prefer carpet-bombing relatively beefy spoons over wide stretches of fish-holding areas to putzing...View article
No matter how much you like to jig, suspending livebait remains a top ice fishing presentation. But that doesn't mean that you have to stop jigging. In fact, deadsticking livebait while you jig may...View article
In the fish markets in Italy, truly local seafood is labeled nostrani "ours." The idea is to make this hearty, delicious chowder using the best of your own local ingredients, given the season, what...View article