As ice recedes across the ice belt, shorelines and tributaries are the first areas that hold panfish promise. For many anglers, early spring action begins on foot. Walking and stalking the water's…
Looking back over the past 50 years, it is amazing how much the fishing industry has changed.
For starters, look at the difference in rods and reels. While the old equipment, such as the standby…
Though I've caught redfish countless times and in many places in my long angling travel career, I could have never been prepared for a destination that barely lifts an eyebrow by catching a hundred…
Small waters are what I consider to be ponds, stock tanks and flooded creek waters. All are within the range of 75 to 100 acres, and in some cases, less, but for the sake of argument … about 75 acres…
Everyone likes to fish. I can’t say that I know anyone who does not like to go fishing, especially in the springtime. The springtime is a favorite time period because the big bass are active, very…
There are so many topics to cover about fishing ... where do you begin? In my recent seminars, I have begun talking about what I call the “Elephant in the Room.” I usually get a lot of blank stares…
The UV Buff keeps the sun off unprotected areas.
I first started wearing a Buff while visiting Australia several years ago. I found the sun more intense there than most other places I'd fished…
Drive past the Guadalupe River west of New Braunfels in the Hill Country of Texas on a sunny summer day and it looks like you could walk across the tubes and rafts paving the river. But after a few…
Worms are the "poster bait" for fishing. Guaranteed to catch almost anything that swims, this organism has become an intrinsic part of our angling history.
Nightcrawlers are the most readily…
There are a lot of things you can do right in fishing and a lot of things you can do wrong, simply because you didn’t know there were such things to be aware of when fishing. To shed some light on…
Vertical jigging always seems like a rather peculiar fishing technique when you first come upon people using it. Hunkered in the bow of a boat, moving just their forearms, the anglers do not cast.…
This is the time of year that you can spend getting all your fishing gear prepared for the next fishing season.I clean everything out of my boat and bring it inside where I can sort through…
