Fishing Articles

With all the tackle, boats rods reels and more available today many folks get a head ache trying to coming up with what many would consider the ideal set up to bass fish; oh and maybe have it cost a reasonable price. If I can be just a little off-beat I will try to give you ...

As long as the world is into gifts and Easter appears to be one of those giving dates in time let’s explore what might go easily into your fisherman Easter basket. First of all eggs with candy in it just don’t get it. So empty the eggs and put some small bait in the egg shells ...

Spring break for many conjures thoughts of traveling somewhere warm and catnapping on a beach between rounds of golf.

A staycation sounds much better if you’re a muskellunge angler from Kentucky. The state’s muskellunge fishery has earned a reputation that extends ...

Now that the Kentucky-based teams are no longer in the NCAA basketball tournament, the Final Four isn’t nearly as exciting, and somewhat depressing, to watch.

The best cure for any bruised feelings left by March Madness is to get out in early April and chase largemouth ...

The weather forecast calls for a redbud winter to hit this week. This old saying refers to cold snaps that occur in early April when the redbud trees bloom.

The up and down nature of spring weather can cause consternation among anglers when planning fishing trips. ...

With so many weather changes and the up and down of fishing in the past few years many people are starting to use the Lunar Table to predict their fishing day. The table gives you some good information on feeding times, length of feeding time and the moon phase associated with ...

Even though I do not fish a Carolina rig a lot it is however a very effective fish catching bait for spring time fishing. My bias against it has nothing to do with its ability to produce bites only that I have had customers hit each other or hook each other because of the leader ...

Well here we go again with the latest edition of Captain Judy’s and Captain Steve “Triple Trouble” Recipe Corner.

Ribs BBQ Captain Judy Style
Rack of short or regular spare ribs
Large aluminum turkey roasting pan
Garlic powder ...

If there is a question that I get repeatedly from my customers its whether or not color makes a difference? My answer is somewhat complex; color matters but not in all circumstances. Some examples of that has a lot to do with water color, I just don’t believe that fish see different ...

Spring break for many conjures thoughts of traveling somewhere warm and catnapping on a beach between rounds of golf.

A staycation sounds much better if you’re a muskellunge angler from Kentucky. The state’s muskellunge fishery has earned a reputation that extends ...

As we over use certain baits and the bass appear to find other looks and presentations they prefer, it becomes obvious that you just have to put some baits down and move on. Well with that being some of the bad news; don’t throw them away.


Many of yesterday’s ...

When the late winter early spring time of year becomes upon us you always notice lots of boats fishing around the bridges. You can travel any lake this time of year and notice boat after boat either tied up to a bridge or fishing along the outside of it. The fact is that the ...

INTRO BY JUDY: Well, my good old fishing partner, like a brother, and best-est customer of all times and I are going to try something special! Captain Steve “Triple Trouble” is going to take some of my recipes that I have been hoarding for many years, cook them according to ...

Sometimes as fronts move in and out this time of year you’re forced to really slow down your presentation; I find that many of my customers really don’t understand what that really means. You can slow down just about any bait you just have to understand a few dynamics to do ...

As we keep progressing into the spring bite one pattern that always rewards me is fishing visible cover like lay-downs along the banks, rocky edges that jet out from a point or boat docks that touch creek ends along a drop. These objects are visible and this obvious structure ...