As I mentioned a couple months ago, this would be the year I would break down and use a wading staff. Though any initial reluctance was probably due to an unwillingness to concede to age, I now wish…
The faint smell of saltwater invaded my nostrils as my guide brought his MAKO flats boat up on to plane and sped across the mirror smooth waters of Campeche Bay, Mexico. "Welcome to the world of…
Most of us have been there. You are on a boat or maybe shore fishing and your buddies or even kids are just pulling them in left and right. But not you; the fish just won't bite or the strikes are…
This is a confusing time of year for a guy like me. Our lakes are still frozen, so I'll be chasing lake trout this afternoon with my sonar unit instead of turkey hunting and fly fishing.
One of my…
In the midst of the last snow storm of the year (fingers crossed) here in Wisconsin, I couldn't help but think of the smallmouth spawn being just a month or two away. During this period, gigantic…
When high water, combined with flowing ice, prevented me from running the Allegheny River for smallmouht bass, I decided to do what any angler would do: find other fishing options.
Foam strike…
If you take a quick look into your fly box, what do you see? Do you have barrage of gold bead head nymph patterns lining your fly box or a run of the traditional weighted nymphs? In most cases,…
As spring starts to show through the snow and ice that has held the landscape hostage for the last five months, fly anglers begin preparing for the upcoming season. Checking fly rods, lines and…
To the fly fisher, the wooly bugger is the equivalent of the jig to the spin fisherman. Each would be in about 99 percent of the "If I were limited to five flies/lures" lists of each respective…
Going from winter to spring brings open water and an early opportunity to do a little fly fishing. But fly fishing during this time of year can be hit and miss. As usual, when the conditions are…
Because I live in a county that holds more than 650 lakes, I do a lot of still water fishing for bass and trout. The dramatic depths of these lakes, many of which surpass 100 feet, and the behavior…
Every year, as the spring flows slowly settle out of our favorite bodies of water, you'll find dozens of anglers fighting for river real-estate in hopes of catching a few early-season trout. As fun…
