There are two days I look forward to – the day I get my boat out in April and the day I put it away in November. You probably wonder why I would look forward to putting my rig away for the winter.…
October through November in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex marks the beginning of some very unique fishing opportunities. First and foremost, the big lakes will be producing good limits of bass…
Creek Chub lures have a rich history. Formed in 1906, this company created a plug called the Wigglefish that caught the world record largemouth, a bass weighing 22 pounds, 4 ounces. It also produced…
Snow-covered landscapes and frozen bodies of water have a deliberate way of changing a pike angler's methods and routines. Gone are the oversized spinnerbaits, cranks and spoons — the familiar tools…
A 28-inch long, medium-action jigging rod is a standard piece of gear for most ice anglers. Other options do exist, but today's rods are so sophisticated and plentiful that selecting the right ice-…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
