My first experience with Charlotte Harbor showed me what truly immense Florida marine habitat looks like — I simply was not used to losing sight of two opposite enclosing shorelines while I sat…
One craze that hit the bassin' scene may be short on looks and flash, but is a big-time producer when it comes to finessing finicky fish. Dubbed the "Shaky Head," this jig-and-plastic combo garners…
Bears in North America aren't always black — they come in a variety of colors, such as this cinammon bear. (photo courtesy of Venture North Outfitting) Black bears are one of the most regal…
When trying to find that perfect gift for an angling enthusiast, you may wonder, "What do you get an angler that has everything?" The answer is that there are dozens of gear and accessory options…
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Please pardon the redundant report. Hampden-Sydney College, where I perform two seminars yearly, asked for an after-graduation trip to Central America. This trip would be open to…
Largemouth bass are creatures of habit. These fish do the same things over and over, year after year, and usually at the same location on a given lake.
One thing they do is go into an inactive…
It’s a scenario that plays out on many walleye waters, particularly large reservoirs: walleyes relating to a shallow break along the old river channel in the upper stretch of the reservoir. The break…
For those of us that don't hunt near row crop fields, food plots are a great tool to allow bucks to express their full antler growth potential. Sometimes the topography, leases, etc., limit the…
It’s mid-May, and the majority of all -- if not all -- the bass have completed their spawn throughout most of the country, with the exception of the northern part of the country. When searching for…
Time and time again, you have heard someone refer to a particular bait as their “confidence bait.” What makes a confidence bait just that?
To some, it’s a lure that consistently produces fish, no…
When it comes to catching walleyes in the earlier part of the season (spring and early summer), it's important to keep in mind that the bait fish the walleyes are feeding on this time of year are…
I thought it would be a good idea to help everybody fill their tackle boxes with the right stuff to catch fish on the gulf side of Florida, in the Fort Myers area. I realize that there are soooo (I…
