Carl Hartman of Clewiston, Florida, is a guide at Roland Martin's Marina on Lake Okeechobee. Hartman said few anglers fish for crappie in this massive natural lake in the hot season, but the fish…
Dan with walleye
Trolling: There’s more to it than just pulling.
Most of you are no stranger to trolling for your favorite species of fish. What some of you may not know is technology advancements…
NWTF Catfishing Event
On May 16, 2014 I was invited to participate in a catfish round-up for the special needs children in schools from Union, Chester and Spartanburg counties in South Carolina. The…
In nymph fishing, as in other aspects of fly fishing, the devil is in the details.
Sometimes the difference between catching trout and going home skunked can be blamed on something as small as…
When many people think of fishing for lake trout, they think of the gear needed, including downriggers, and this discourages many anglers. Although downriggers are a very valuable when targeting…
Keith Enloe of Eldon, Missouri, runs a guide service on nearby Lake of the Ozarks, a deep highland impoundment that is noted for excellent crappie fishing. This lake is also lined with private boat…
Like much of the northeast, western Pennsylvania has experienced a wet — make that very wet — spring and early summer. While the rain has put a damper on some outdoor activities, our mountain streams…
Bimini is really a couple of islands 50 miles east of Florida's Gold Coast. Though it sits on the Western side of Bahamian Islands, it also fronts the edge of the Gulf Stream, a giant source of life…
The key to summer crappie fishing is knowing where to find the crappie, not where you think they should be found.
Steve McCadams of Paris, Tennessee, has guided crappie fishermen for more than 30…
A float and a jig is a reliable method for catching crappie; I always have one of these set-ups rigged and ready in my boat. There's something to be said, however, about mixing things up now and then…
One of the real joys of fishing occurs when warm spring weather draws fish of all species into skinny water. Anglers don polarized sunglasses and scan the shallows for emerging signs of life. The “…
All around me big, deep-bellied browns and rainbows were rising frantically, sipping in one of the tiniest mayflies I had ever seen. The insects were so abundant sometimes the trout would grab two or…
