Fishing

News & Tips: Cold Weather Fly Fishing
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Cold Weather Fly Fishing

In Ontario, come November, all but the die-hard anglers quit fly fishing for the year — for a number of reasons. First, many trout waters close at the end of September. Second, it’s hunting season.…
Frabill Introduces Snow Shoe Tip Up by Frabill Introduces Snow Shoe Tip Up...
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Frabill Introduces 'Snow Shoe' Tip Up

Plano, IL (November 11, 2013) - Ice fishing in some snow-belt regions can get downright daunting. Thick snow blankets the hoarfrost, making hole to hole travel an adventure in itself, let alone…
News & Tips: Fly Proportions - Wet Flies
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Fly Proportions - Wet Flies

For the next few blogs I want to spend some time going over the concept of fly proportions and how these apply to what you intend to tie. The different fly categories (wet, dry, nymph and streamers)…
News & Tips: Non-traditional Soft Baits Catch Fall River Walleyes...
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Non-traditional Soft Baits Catch Fall River Walleyes

My partner Tom Ference flipped his crawfish-imitating soft plastic jig into a quiet, bank-side pool of the Allegheny River. A moment later he had a strong tap. Following a hookset and a strong but…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Tybee Island, Georgia Reprise...
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Travel Blog: Tybee Island, Georgia Reprise

I'd been to Savannah twice before and found it to be a marvelous destination with superb historic homes, numerous lush city squares, excellent art galleries, and gourmet restaurants. Yet I hadn't…
News & Tips: 4 Adhesives Available for Fly Tying
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4 Adhesives Available for Fly Tying

Epoxies and cements like Fly Head Cement can bulletproof the heads of your fly patterns, preventing threads from unraveling. If you were to step into an average fly fishing shop and ask to see their…
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The Champ Speaks; Mercury Pro Chris Lane Answers 5 Questions

Mercury Marine/Legend Boats pro Chris Lane answers Five Questions for BassProShos1Source.com  Can you hear it? The distant music building up unto a thunderous roar. The Rocky theme song as the champ…
News & Tips: Bet on Bars and Points
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Bet on Bars and Points

Bars and points attract fish no matter the season. A point is a shoreline extension that pushes out into a lake. A bar is essentially an underwater point that juts out into deeper water. These…
Walleye Pro Mark Brumbaugh by Walleye Pro Mark Brumbaugh...
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Walleye Pro Mark Brumbaugh’s Tips and Tactics

Pure Fishing Pro Mark Brumbaugh offers BPS 1Source a glimpse into his ample bag of tricks when it comes to catching walleyes. Mark provides a laundry list of tactics that he might use on any given…
News & Tips: Walleye Lessons from the South
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Walleye Lessons from the South

When the Professional Walleye Trail headed south a dozen years ago, it's likely a few eyebrows were raised on logo-capped heads. Destinations like Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky and Arkansas — bass…
News & Tips: Match the Forage, Catch the Bass
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Match the Forage, Catch the Bass

If you watch the trends of fishing lure production, you will see certain hot colors trending from season to season. Understanding when to choose those colors is the key. The ability to select proper…
News & Tips: Gearing Up for Ice Fishing
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Gearing Up for Ice Fishing

The right equipment will help you get into more and bigger fish this year. As the temperatures drop and the snow comes falling from the sky, ice anglers across North America begin to wait with…