Too many times, fishermen go to the lake and find the lake covered in rolling waves or at least a strong wind that makes it uncomfortable to be on the water. They pack up their gear and head back…
I was looking through the Bassmaster magazine the other day and flipped to where they show the pictures of the big bass that have been caught. And sure enough, my theory holds true: I believe nine of…
It is time to start throwing a suspending jerkbait; the water is cold and the fish are sluggish. These don't sound like the best conditions, but it will become your favorite time to fish if you give…
White bass, unlike their striped, large- and smallmouth cousins, don’t just hit anything they can fit into their mouths. When the fight is over and the fish is caught, every bit of effort put into…
As the days get shorter and the nights longer, waters begin to cool down. One secret to enjoying productive winter fishing is to get in the tailraces below dams. This tactic works all across the…
We all are guilty of overlooking a cove or inlet when we are blasting down the river or lake trying to get to what we think will be a honey hole with tons of bass. I have been guilty of this more…
I love to fish. Everyone knows that, I am sure, but the only times anyone sees me fishing is in the daytime! In essence, one of my favorite times to fish is at night. I just love it! I really can’t…
Weather conditions are constantly changing and fishing changes right along with the weather. It seems like half the time we go and practice for a tournament and figure something out that is working;…
Enthusiasm.This is the one word that comes to mind every time I head out onto the water. Whether fishing a lake I have been to a hundred times, or searching out a remote area I have never been to, it…
When I was a first became interested in bass fishing as a kid, I had the same question and no one to ask. My high school fishing buddy, Hank, had a subscription to Sports Afield Magazine and would…
When I was asked to write an article on old baits that you hardly hear anything about anymore, quite a few came to mind. It became especially apparent just how many there are when I looked through…
I just returned from a brief but rewarding trip to a lake to fish for smallmouth bass. I was invited by a friend from Louisiana to his rustic cabin on an island. Each day, he would gather neighbors…
