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... read more

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... read more

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... read more

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... read more

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... read more

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... read more

This is a nice trigger fish and once cleaned the skin removed would make once dried a fine piece of sand paper! Once you remove the skin just hang it out to dry and then you will be ready to sand away any roughness on your deck!




Many years... read more

Kentucky Afield Outdoors:
Lake Cumberland Striped Bass Heating Up

The higher angle of the sun during the day brings warm breezes as we come into the meat of April. The glorious sunny days of late and air temperatures in the 70s make people joyous.
This... read more

With the bass in full spawning mode the bass will start to move to their post spawn locations and when that happens one of my favorite time of year is near. Its well known that the bass move to the deep drops, ledges and old ponds around the spawning grounds as they recover... read more