“If I could only get my lure in that spot, there has to be a bass hiding in that mess”—I’ve shared the boat with enough bass fanatics for this to be their unofficial credo. As pressure from...View article
Irresistible retrieves for topwater fishing and more.
Bass fishing involves many retrieves—burning, ripping, hopping, crawling, shaking, stitching, twitching, jerking, swimming, dragging, and more. There’s no lack of options once a lure hits the water....View article
“If I could only get my lure in that spot, there has to be a bass hiding in that mess”—I’ve shared the boat with enough bass fanatics for this to be their unofficial credo. As pressure from...View article
I used to kid my old buddy Art Moraski, alias "the Night Stalker" due to his penchant for fishing after sundown, that night fishing was for people who couldn't catch fish during the day. And do you...View article
As spring approaches, rising water temperature is an important key in predicting walleye movement and location. In the southern states, at the end of winter and in more northerly locales shortly after...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
While fish share many of the same basic organs as you and I, they do have some unique attributes.Cold-Blooded—To begin, fish don’t maintain a higher body temperature...View article
Winter river fishing means cold water, often fussy walleyes, and short strikes. Time and again, your jig and minnow comes back to the boat with the minnow's tail skin peeled like a grape. Gummy 'eye....View article