Fishing

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…
News & Tips: 4 Great Redfish Rigs and How to Fish Them...
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4 Great Redfish Rigs and How to Fish Them

The best way to choose rigs for any marine gamefish is to understand the basic ways in which they feed. Redfish feed along the entire water column. But being a drumfish, it would be fairest to…
News & Tips: Surface Lure Success for Muskies
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Surface Lure Success for Muskies

I’ll take a muskie any way I can get one – whatever the method, if it results in a successful catch and release of a nice muskie, I’m all for it. And while I guess my favorite lure to use overall…
News & Tips: Tactics for Fly Fishing Four of Pennsylvania’s Limestone Streams...
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Tactics for Fly Fishing Four of Pennsylvania’s Limestone Streams

Four of the most hallowed streams in trout fishing literature — written about by Vincent Marinaro, Charles Fox and others — are Big Spring Creek, Falling Spring Run, the Yellow Breeches and Letort…
News & Tips: How to Get in on the Excitement of Jump Fishing...
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How to Get in on the Excitement of Jump Fishing

    White mist swirled over the emerald green waters of Virginia's Leesville Lake, we raced toward the frothing commotion of churning gamefish and frantically skipping shad. Cutting the outboard…
News & Tips: Easy Steps and Tips for Fishing From Woo Daves...
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Easy Steps and Tips for Fishing From Woo Daves

Fish as a back boater and learn a ton about bass fishing Steps to fishing vary for different people, but if you have a desire to be a tournament guy or girl, join Bass and fish a year or two on the…
News & Tips: A Top 5 Must-Have List for Fishing From Woo Daves...
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A Top 5 Must-Have List for Fishing From Woo Daves

  Fishing Pro Woo Daves likes Bass Pro Shops fishing tackle and NITRO bass boats. Over the years, bass fishing has become a more technical game and each year seems to have even more innovative…
News & Tips: Summer Walleye: The Where & How of Trolling Bottom Bouncers & Spinners...
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Summer Walleye: The Where & How of Trolling Bottom Bouncers & Spinners

Developed on the big western reservoirs, the technique of trolling bottom bouncers and spinners is a great way to cover water and catch walleyes that are scattered over flats or low-tapering points.…