Fishing

News & Tips: Make Your Own Fly Pattern
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Make Your Own Fly Pattern

The great thing about fly tying is that it encourages creativity, skill and thought. All you need to do is look at countless variations of well-known flies like the wooly bugger or a host of wet fly…
News & Tips: Score Big Bass on Your First Fishing Trip of the Year...
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Score Big Bass on Your First Fishing Trip of the Year

It's your first bassin' trip of the year. Make it count by using these five early-season strategies from legendary anglers. At least one of them is guaranteed to catch bass in frigid water regardless…
News & Tips: Flies and Ice Fishing
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Flies and Ice Fishing

With ice fishing season being in full swing, many fly tiers are feeling the crux of not being able to get out and play with their most recent creations, but this doesn't need to be the case. Although…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Everglades National Park - Winter Angling Strategies...
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Travel Blog: Everglades National Park - Winter Angling Strategies

The vast reaches of the Everglades National Park encompass a vast swath of gamefish habitats all the way from inland fresh waters out to the briny salt water of Florida Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.…
News & Tips: Looking for the Best Walleye Spoon? Try These Fishing Tips...
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Looking for the Best Walleye Spoon? Try These Fishing Tips

Fishing for the best walleye spoon? A few tricks of the trade to improve your success are offered by Gary Parsons, member of the Bass Pro Shops® National Fishing Team. Spoons are sometimes overlooked…
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Fishing Presentation Technique

Simplicity and sticking to the basics can be the best strategy during changing seasonal weather. Kevin VanDam, member of the Bass Pro Shops® National Fishing team, gives his advice on how to…
News & Tips: 6 Tips to Finding Bass Fishing Hotspots...
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6 Tips to Finding Bass Fishing Hotspots

Finding bass hotspots can make the average angler better than the rest.  Fishing expert Stacey King, member of the Bass Pro Shops® & NITRO Boats National Fishing team lists his advice on the best…
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5 Early Spring Catchable Bass Fishing Tactics

Check out these 5 early spring bass fishing jig, bait selection and techniques offered by Edwin Evers, member of the Bass Pro Shops National Fishing Team 1. In early spring, catchable bass may be…
News & Tips: How to Ice Fish for Bluegill with Jigs...
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How to Ice Fish for Bluegill with Jigs

One of the best ways to catch big gills is through the ice. Bluegills can be caught throughout the entire winter, but with early or late ice, bluegills hang around deep channels or deep water…
News & Tips: Fishing Tackle Buying Guide
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Fishing Tackle Buying Guide

Maybe it's the effectiveness of the outdoor industry's marketing of lures, but fishing tackle rarely gets the credit it deserves. Case in point — many anglers would rather spend five dollars on a…
News & Tips: Spring Shad Run a Palmetto Ritual
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Spring Shad Run a Palmetto Ritual

Springtime shad fishing in South Carolina is already well underway by late February, and anglers love to get on the water and chase these fish. The shad migrate up rivers driven by the urge to spawn…
News & Tips: Fishing Bait Tip for Winter Crappie Points...
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Fishing Bait Tip for Winter Crappie Points

The challenge of bass fishing in the winter months can be made easier with bait tips from Jimmy Houston, host of Jimmy Houston Outdoors. Winter crappie often hold on points sloping toward bottom…