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
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
Captain Mark Chmura tells the first mate to “send one downtown.” When the cannonball hits 400 feet, it’s not there yet. When this crew sends a bait “downtown,” people speaking Chinese pick...View article
No bug slicks. No birds. Wind hums through lines and cables as the probe disappears into the blue-green depths. Foam trails are draped across the swells, some heading east, some heading west, some passing...View article
Commercial salmon fishermen have depended on attractors, especially dodgers, for half a century or more and continue to depend on them today. Les Davis, inventor of the famous Herring Dodger, observed...View article
In some environments they average a foot or less in length, yet "ferocity beyond belief" describes the attitude of the smallest salmon, the kokanee. They will maul lures half their own length, which...View article
Without oxygen, life ends. Just ask the minnows panting in your bucket or those belly-up bass in the harbor after a tournament. Our own need for oxygen is painfully evident if we go without it for even...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
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
On today's sophisticated fishing scene, attention to presentation details usually separates great anglers from good anglers. In this regard, in many situations, working through the puzzle of finding...View article
