Fishing

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What You Need To Start Fishing

Everybody wants to go fishing these days -- and I mean everybody. The trouble is most folks get some gear, licenses and so forth, head to the lake and get zipped, and the fishing tackle ends up in…
News & Tips: Sampling Streams for Tying Ideas
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Sampling Streams for Tying Ideas

As your favorite rivers or streams start to clear after the spring runoff anglers have the chance to investigate what critters fish are going to be feeding on in the upcoming months. Sampling the…
News & Tips: Classic Lures: Mepps Original Spinner
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Classic Lures: Mepps Original Spinner

With all of the technological advancements in lure making it might seem foolhardy to turn to offerings invented decades ago. That seems especially true with the high pressure many fishing waters…
News & Tips: Spider Rigging for Crappie
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Spider Rigging for Crappie

Once you see it done, it's easy to tell where spider rigging gets its name. Spider rigging, or spider trolling as it is often called, is a tactic that should be part of every crappie angler's…
News & Tips: Spoon Feed Deep Largemouth
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Spoon Feed Deep Largemouth

There are more largemouth bass lures on the market than you can shake a flipping stick at. Many are tailor-made for set conditions. Flutter spoons, like this one, are great for targeting largemouth…
News & Tips: Springtime Suckers
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Springtime Suckers

Suckers are a freshwater species of fish that are normally found in rivers but also can be found in lakes. Suckers, by almost anybody's standards, won't be the most spectacular fish they have ever…
News & Tips: How to Catch Catfish: Noodling Tips
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How to Catch Catfish: Noodling Tips

Noodling, handfishing, catfishing, cat-daddling, stumping, tickling, grabbling: Whatever you want to call it, it’s the practice of fishing with your bare hands. While technically noodling can refer…
News & Tips: When a Fish Lie Isn't a Story
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When a Fish Lie Isn't a Story

Contrary to popular belief, when a fly fisherman talks about a fish lie, he isn't about to break into a fish story. Instead, he's referring to places where fish position themselves in the water. Fish…
News & Tips: Lake St. Clair, Michigan Is on My Bucket List...
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Lake St. Clair, Michigan Is on My Bucket List

Lake St. Clair's is a big lake with clear blue water and plenty of small protected bays with lots of channels and rivers for small boats. All my life I have chased the tournament trail. Some success…
News & Tips: Never an Unproductive Day Outdoors
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Never an Unproductive Day Outdoors

An eager anticipation set a positive mood as Tom and I sat on my truck's tailgate, pulling on our waders. Twenty or so yards below us a stream, running full from recent rain, tumbled through a rocky…
News & Tips: Stocking Up on Plastic Fishing Baits
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Stocking Up on Plastic Fishing Baits

Soft-plastics are a major category of artificial lures. From tiny finesse worms to massive creatures, these squishy baits are responsible for fooling thousands of bass each season. They're also…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Rio Hermoso Hotel
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Travel Blog: Rio Hermoso Hotel

It was finally in the winter of 2008 that I was able to realize my dreams of traveling to the Argentine Patagonia region to fly fish for brown and rainbow trout. My research on this majestic region…