As summertime approaches, many anglers are prepping for the vacation season. Bass busters are planning to dredge their favorite deep-water haunts in hopes of finding an expansive school of over-sized…
The drift looked perfect. I had cast a No. 12 Pheasant Tail bead-head nymph into the head of a small, dark pool on southern Missouri’s Barren Fork Creek, one of six cold water wild trout streams in…
I've recently returned from a gem of a destination, El Pescador Lodge and Villas. It is located in Ambergris Caye, Belize. Getting there is simple — most any major American city that serves as a hub…
Although the walleye season has just begun, I've been able to get away on a few outings, despite dozens of duties that come with the excitement of being a new dad. Fish that have hit my landing net…
Line issues are a prevalent problem that can be downright frustrating. Twists and coils can lead to knots and breaks, ultimately effecting both the action of your lure and the ease in which you can…
Swimbaits have taken the angling world by storm. Although most of the buzz focuses on trophy largemouth, many of these fishing lure styles are just as deadly for walleye, stripers, pike and other…
Anglers have long known the importance of shad in the diet of gamefish such as bass and stripers. But for a long time nothing on the lure market had quite captured the exact shape and sound of a shad…
The White River of Arkansas is a world class trout fishery. Trout anglers from around the world come to fish the cold waters which flow from the base of Bull Shoals Dam. Four species of trout may be…
If you do a quick survey of your outdoors friends, you might be surprised to discover how many have had to deal with health issues brought on by overexposure to the sun. The penalties for taking the…
Modern anglers are lucky. The days of heavy, ill-fitting fishing waders are long gone. Those relics, which cracked with age and bathed you in sweat every minute you wore them, have been replaced by…
If I had to pick my favorite piece of structure for walleye, a bar would be on my short-list of final choices. These elongated formations are prime habitat in lakes and rivers, and whether natural or…
Taking a slightly different approach to a familiar angling scenario often provides a fresh perspective and added challenges.
It was with this in mind that my friend Tom Ference and I traveled an hour…
