As the summer heats up and the bass get tougher to find the chase to find those lunker fish on a southern lake gets tougher and tougher; the key is what do you do to accomplish this! There is no easy answer, but I do have some suggestions that will get you closer to the bigger ...

When the summertime hits most of us that love to fish the deep ledges, enjoy the challenge of deep cranking baiting; it’s a technique that has challenged the best of fisherman and will continue. There are however many keys to making a day deep successful; but its not easy and ...

Captain Kathy Brown of Miss Judy Charters is holding up a nice king mackerel, which would definitely classify as a silver king!




This is a true story about the great unknown “Silver King.” Don’t go running to your identification book for this ...

One pattern you can generally bet the farm that will occur is occurring now on the lake is the schooling bass. If you want to have a ton of fun and don’t care about size chasing schooling bass can be the pattern you might be looking for. With the bait balls continuing to grow ...

Bass fishing is a different animal when it comes to catching fish, no other type of fishing can compare as most other types of fish bite to eat something and feed where bass respond and strike. When it comes to catching bass I always tell my customers if your going to be a good ...

When you fish a lake like Guntersville enough sometimes you just must do the obvious fish the grass lines; although not all grass lines are created equal, as not all have active fish. As you move up and down Guntersville or any grass lake there are active grass edges from ledge ...

The hot summer and effect of 90 plus water temperature is taking most anglers out to the deep water, some are successful others are not. There is a reason and those who have figured it out are benefiting. When you get on your deep spot and wonder why those fish were there one ...

If I told you that blue gill spawn 4 or more times a year and their beds make for great areas in the heat of the summer to find active bass, would you believe it? Its true and the good news is most bluegill beds are easy to find just look for hard bottom areas in 2 to 6 feet ...

As we approach the busy time of year that loads the lakes up with pleasure boaters, jet skis, kayaks, fisherman and more; its time to revisit some of the common practices of safety. It’s hard to believe that a lake of 69,000 acres can get so busy that it presents a safety issue, ...

HOW TO CATCH A GROUPER!

Any more than 8 seconds and you are hung!




Captain Judy Helmey of Miss Judy Charters is holding up a nice gag grouper. Who caught it? Terrell Gooding Tybee Island, Georgia. You know I am always saying “Freight ...

As the world of fishing and electronics keep advancing it has many of those of you that don’t use computers or advanced electronics daily confused and wondering where these enhancements will end. I believe many of those confused are making way too much of the electronics we ...

New state record saugeye caught in Guist Creek Lake

Louisville angler lands 6-pound,13-ounce fish

FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 6, 2019) - Louisville resident Dennis Rhea won big on Kentucky Oaks Day – not for a bet on a thoroughbred horse running at Churchill Downs, but for a state ...

Every year on any lake is always met with changes and Guntersville is no different; in fact, this year it appears to me that with some drastic early year weather we have seen the most change in the lake in many years. Guntersville has gone through some of the biggest weather-related ...

Largemouth Bass Caught in Harlan County
Evarts resident Mark Ward catches record 14-pound, 9.5-ounce bass on Good Friday

FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 26, 2019) - Evarts resident Mark Ward went fishing after work on Good Friday, April 19, at 6-acre Highsplint Lake ...

As a believer in the fact that the more a person understands the movement, patterns and habits of fish the easier it is to become a seasoned fisherman. There is no doubt in my mind that knowledge is everything, it really doesn’t matter what your trying to accomplish without ...