Prime patterns can be revisited each year, as the environment actually pushes, pulls, and prods fish into predictable areas and moods at predictable times. What are the prime patterns to follow on the...View article
Bass anglers have become conditioned to believe that big, fast boats, huge reservoirs, and distant locations are the primary ingredients for catching trophy largemouths. Given the current economy, however,...View article
These lines highlight the importance of personal freedom and refusal to follow the crowd. From my experience, I believe there are many applications in business and investing for which this advice holds...View article
When it happens at a distance, and it often does, you can just barely see and feel the subtle wobble and flash of the lure as it’s gently pulled forward, left, then right—then left-right. You’re...View article
Pavlov’s dogs, fed for days at the sounding of a bell, began to salivate at the chime with no food in sensory range. Few witness that kind of conditioning, but perhaps you’ve seen a dog cower at...View article
Fish live in an overwhelming number and type of aquatic communities throughout North America. The word community is a good description because it suggests they adapt to and function within their local...View article
Reservoirs are manmade hybrids of lake and river environments that reflect the landform they impound. Some are shallow with abundant flooded cover; some are deep with little vegetation; others have...View article
Reservoirs pose a unique challenge for anglers who come from a natural lake background. They’re used to fishing smaller bodies of water, often with weedcover, which combine to reduce seasonal walleye...View article
Stream trout—rainbows, browns, and brookies—probably prefer open water over their heads at all times, but many are stocked in ponds, lakes and reservoirs throughout the frozen north. Being coldwater...View article
The smallmouth bass population at Table Rock Lake, Missouri, has blossomed in the last decade. By 2006, anglers had caught and released 6-pounders, good numbers of 5-pounders, and scads of 3s and 4s....View article
