It looks like winter is gradually releasing its icy grip on northwest Pennsylvania following a rather brutal past few months. Within two to three weeks the ice should be off of Pymatuning Reservoir,…
My release/hookup-to-strike ratio remains fairly high, compared to the fabled averages. This is based on fishing for the Silver King since the 60s and my angling for them continues at full bore. It's…
Use these quick links in this article to jump to these topics: Overview of Topwaters in Early Spring | Topwater Baits and Methods for Early Spring Bass | Tips for Catching Early Spring Bass…
Gear selection seems to grow more every season for ice anglers. While having the latest bells and whistles is fun, it's unfortunate we can't carry a tackle-shop's worth of baits on the ice. We have…
Every year, as the spring flows slowly settle out of our favorite bodies of water, you'll find dozens of anglers fighting for river real-estate in hopes of catching a few early-season trout. As fun…
Usually I focus on one type of fishing or hunting for this blog, but for this week I thought it would be a nice change of pace to offer a mixed bag of tips for various kinds of fishing. The theme for…
Riprap, also known as rubble, shot rock or rock armor, can be defined as rock or other materiel used to armor shorelines, streambeds, bridge abutments, pilings and other shoreline structures against…
The Cumberland River Boys. Sounds like a bluegrass band, but that's what I call my inner circle of compadres who prowl the Cumberland River system of Kentucky and Tennessee for giant landlocked…
If you were to look at my spring, summer or fall fly boxes you would notice that 95 percent of the flies that I use have beads. Whether they are shiny (gold, silver or copper) or natural (black,…
Rock bars and sandbar, typically formed where a feeder creek joins a medium- to large-sized river, draw walleyes year 'round, but especially during the early spring. These locations often provide…
Like so many marine coastal anglers in the southeastern U.S. and Gulf States, I have a fierce addiction to fishing for redfish: small ones, big ones, on topwater plugs or on soft plastics. I simply…
Even the most experienced anglers run into snags on some occasions; sometimes, it’s in the literal sense, as happens when getting hung up on a fishing hook as a result of a misplaced cast.
If you…
