Fishing

News & Tips: 3 Awesome Jerkbaits Bass Love
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3 Awesome Jerkbaits Bass Love

There are a lot of fun ways to catch bass. Fishing a jerkbait is one of my favorites. When it comes to jerkbaits that'll dive between 3 to 6 feet, there are many standout baits on the market. Here…
News & Tips: How to Rig a DOA Shrimp Like a Pro
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How to Rig a DOA Shrimp Like a Pro

The original 3-inch DOA Shrimp is the gold standard in the saltwater fishing realm. It's perfect balance and quarter-ounce weight give it the slow to neutral falling action that imitates a shrimp.…
News & Tips: Gamefish Love Shallow-Diving Crankbaits in Thin Water...
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Gamefish Love Shallow-Diving Crankbaits in Thin Water

When bass, pike and walleye venture into thigh-deep water, many anglers turn to topwater plugs. While these can be effective, sometimes skinny-water fish just won't surface feed.   The Bomber…
News & Tips: 4 Live Fishing Bait Strategies for Summer Striped Bass...
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4 Live Fishing Bait Strategies for Summer Striped Bass

Stripe Bass are seldom thought of as summertime fish, but in the right places, and with the right baits and presentations, you can experience some unbelievable action in hot weather with these…
News & Tips: How to Stop Worm Weights From Sliding
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How to Stop Worm Weights From Sliding

Keeping your worm weight pegged and in place can often be a struggle. Screw-in style weights often tear the nose of your plastic bait after a few fish, whereas toothpicks can often cause issues with…
News & Tips: How a Carolina-rigged Crankbait Scores Big Crappie...
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How a Carolina-rigged Crankbait Scores Big Crappie

Fishing crankbaits for crappie needn't be a big-boat, multi-rod affair. You also can cast and retrieve a single lure for big-fish action. Oklahoma crappie guide Todd Huckabee uses a Carolina-rigged…
News & Tips: 3 Tips for Catching Hot Weather Trout
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3 Tips for Catching Hot Weather Trout

Trout fishing in the lakes and streams of the Missouri Ozarks is a year round affair. However, most fly fishing trips take place in the summertime. Temperatures can soar during the three vacation…
The author Jason Mitchell and friend Ken Schmidt with a massive Fort Peck walleye.  Repetition is a top strategy to trip the trigger of late summer walleye by The author Jason Mitchell and friend Ken ...
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Lay Over Walleyes

Anglers love to follow cliches.  Many of these cliches get taken as bold truths and get repeated until nobody ever questions what the cliche is. A lot of information is repeated until we get to a…
News & Tips: 3 Tips for Tying Hexagenia Fly Patterns...
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3 Tips for Tying Hexagenia Fly Patterns

Seeing as the Hex Hatch is just a few weeks away, I thought it would be good time to share the three most useful tips I have learned over the years about tying Hexagenia patterns. These patterns…
News & Tips: Your River High and Dirty? Toss Spinnerbaits for Smallmouth Bass...
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Your River High and Dirty? Toss Spinnerbaits for Smallmouth Bass

At the risk of sounding whiny as well as redundant, I again must share the fact that western Pennsylvania has been inundated with rain for the past several weeks. The wet weather has provided some…
News & Tips: How to Cut 5 Boneless Fillets: Northern Pike & Chain Pickerel  (infographic)...
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How to Cut 5 Boneless Fillets: Northern Pike & Chain Pickerel (infographic)

Caught from cold water, the firm, white flesh of northern pike or chain pickerel will rival fillets from any freshwater fish.  Some think pike is the best eating of all!  However, the pike’s bones…
News & Tips: Catfish Fillets: 5 Simple How To Steps (infographic)...
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Catfish Fillets: 5 Simple How To Steps (infographic)

Fried catfish, hush puppies and coleslaw … that ought to set your mouth to watering just thinking about it.  But to turn a mess of blues, flatheads, or channel cats into supper you need to know how…