Even though I have seen it so often over so many years, I still find it remarkable that seemingly small things can be so critical in finally getting fish to bite. One moment there are no fish (for all...View article
Fishing line climbs off the water and hangs overhead. Static electricity makes potent shocks emanate from graphite rods, reel seats, bolts, and every conductor on board.
Those are second...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
Change is palpable at the onset of autumn. Colors pop and animals move. Song birds and noisy formations of geese point south. Monarch butterflies from Michigan arrive in Mexico. Dense clouds of bats...View article
Webster’s dictionary suggests that even the word “plastic” is plastic, taking on various meanings. Several definitions fit our favorite summertime baits nicely: Capable of adapting to varying...View article
After getting blanked on Table ROCK LAKE while fishing with a top guide, my fishing partner and I stopped at a local baitshop to chat with the regulars. Our bull session revealed that the fishing was...View article
The term “offshore structure fishing” is relative. It can mean following a point to a main-lake basin or working the first break out from a shoreline flat. Or it can take on a far less familiar...View article
Every angler who's ever caught a smallmouth the fish has strength beyond its size And as more and more anglers head to the water better armed with...View article
Coming across the perfect rod is an epiphany. It’s like Christmas morning, only better. Instead of a polka dot tie and new underwear you get a piece of the puzzle that fits, a tool that launches longer...View article
