Like it or not, winter provides inevitable downtimes in outdoor pursuits, periods when factors such as unreasonable weather or closed seasons eliminate any options. One of my favorite indoor…
A fishing logbook or logbook App on your phone will help improve your odds as a fisherman. Logging your trips won’t guarantee you success on every outing, but it will definitely increase your chances…
Don’t be afraid to change baits when fishing slows down. Giving bass a new look is sometimes all it takes to put several of them in your boat.
Say, for example, you fish an area that is holding good…
For the past 25-plus years, one of my favorite pursuits has been winter fishing. No, the fish aren't nearly as active as they will be in another three or so months, but there's still sport to be had…
There is a paradox of strategy with many B.A.S.S. tournament anglers. When they fish rivers, anglers often compete for backwater areas without current. When the fishing tournament is held in lakes/…
Winter is here in the South! Most people are hunkered down in the warmth of their homes, but you’ll still find me and the few bass fishing faithful out on the water, braving the elements and catching…
Habit I’d Like to Break in 2014
I need to find new spots on a lot of the local lakes I fish. I tend to fish "history" too much. I need to do much more "hunting" for fish before tournaments. That’s my…
Many hunters and fishermen are well acquainted with the solunar theory – the idea that the activity of game and fish is influenced heavily according to the position of the sun and the moon.…
They’re storming our banks, shores and water, and costing our economy billions of dollars: aquatic invasive species.
You’ve probably heard about Asian carp and zebra mussels. But here are four lesser…
Looking ahead to 2014, here’s what I’d like to see in the coming year:
Habit to Break:
In 2014, I need to break the habit of trying to place the fish where and at what depth I think they should be.…
The subject line of my buddy Dave Lehman’s email read, “It pays to be patient,” a message that summed up the events of his past couple of days on the water.
Dave Lehman with a 46-inch muskie.
Dave…
There are two days I look forward to – the day I get my boat out in April and the day I put it away in November. You probably wonder why I would look forward to putting my rig away for the winter.…
