In-Fisherman Editor In Chief Doug Stange’s lyrical use of story featuring the wily ways of Zacker and Otis (Toad) Smith spawned the modern age of catfishing that began to unfold a quarter of a century...View article
That we had arrived on Tony Roach’s magic hump was obvious. Surrounded by a great expanse of nondescript white sat a sizeable piece of real estate, roughly the size of a hockey rink, where every 5...View article
For decades, anglers fishing a variety of waterways across the nation have caught untold numbers of suspended blue catfish on trotlines and juglines. Since the 1990s, chummers and punchbait aficionados...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
“Big walleye” is a relative term. So, too, is a big walleye lake. For a lot of folks, a 7-, 8- or 9-pound fish is the trophy of a lifetime. And if they catch it in a lake spanning more than...View article
For decades, anglers fishing a variety of waterways across the nation have caught untold numbers of suspended blue catfish on trotlines and juglines. Since the 1990s, chummers and punchbait aficionados...View article
THE CALENDAR PERIODSThe In-Fisherman Calendar divides the fishing year into 10 periods of fish response. These Calendar Periods are at the mercy of Mother Nature, so they...View article
During winter, suspended crappies are a bonus in natural lakes. High-flying crappies, those big, buttery, golden slabs that float under your ice hole 5, 10, 15 feet or more off bottom, are the easiest...View article
Winter or Frozen-water PeriodWater Temperature: Coldest of the yearGeneral Fish Mood: Neutral In far northern waters, Winter or Frozen-Water...View article
Secrets to Seasonal Migrations, Habits and Habitats
As the seasons change, so do the attitudes and environmental needs of fish. With the passing seasons, crappies alter many things, including type of diet, activity levels, location, even behavior. But...View article
