Some of the most consistent crappie action I experience on clear-water lakes occurs at twilight. Tiny zooplankton start the dance as daylight wanes, and soon the entire food chain is in a feeding…
I have a few cardinal rules when it comes to ice fishing. One of them is that the first drop of a bait down a fresh ice hole has to be flawless. Botch it and can be an uphill battle to get a bite.…
Well, another year of fishing is done, and it has been a great year. Lots of big bass were caught, and I have a firm grasp for a technique that I wanted to learn: the drop shot. The smallmouths…
First step to organizing a tackle box is to decide where the fishing tackle goes.
One of the ways I get my "fix" in the wintertime is tackle organization. I really fine tune everything and remove…
In parts of the country where lakes don’t ice over, you can still catch bass in December.
Shad should be dying because of the falling water temperatures and that’s something the bass key on, so start…
Few species rile up ice anglers like yellow perch. When the bite's hot, these schooling fish can deliver days of non-stop action. Yet, nothing's guaranteed when looking for perch, and their roaming…
When preparing your ice tackle for upcoming ice fishing adventures, choosing what color of jig to pack is a difficult decision no matter what type of fish you plan to pursue. Similar to other types…
The first fact that light tackle (and all) traveling anglers should consider is how radically travel itself has changed since 2001. The September 11 attacks changed the security arrangements on…
The right equipment will help you get into more and bigger fish this year.
As the temperatures drop and the snow comes falling from the sky, ice anglers across North America begin to wait with…
Introducing a child to fishing is a wonderful way to get a youngsters love for the outdoors started. By following a few simple rules, you can make the day one that the both of you will remember for…
There are many exotic angling destinations in the Western Hemisphere, yet there are few that offer the multitude of habitats, geography, fisheries, and broad socio-cultural spectrums that Costa Rica…
As the tributary fishing season gets close to its end here in Northern Wisconsin the biggest of the salmon stealthily make their way up the rivers to spawn. While anglers have been chasing Coho's in…
