Fishing Articles

I am fortunate to have lots of grandfathers taking their grandchildren on a fishing adventure throughout the year. I even had a grandmother and granddaughter outing this year. I enjoy each trip and love having kids on the boat. I especially enjoy it when my grandchildren ...

Every year as the high sunny days near, and the high pressure days become the norm on Guntersville we turn to flipping grass and docks and lay downs along some deep edges. There are some tips I can give you that will work anywhere whether you’re flipping docks or pitching the ...

The first time I fished a stream out of a kayak, you may have heard the oaths I swore in Tennessee. It was a short, cockpit or sit-in style kayak. I had a hard time controlling its tippy tendencies.

After an hour or so, my back began to hurt trying to keep the boat ...

As the fishing turns into summertime patterns, the need to size your baits properly will never be stronger. There is no doubt in my mind that we are trending toward a time of year that you can be sized incorrectly and struggle all day because of it. Many people believe in the ...

Today’s busy world and today’s busy people need a way to rest their mind, to look to tomorrow with a clear head and continue when times and days are tough. Many of us today use bass fishing as their way out, a means to the end of the tough world we live in and a way to cope ...

Lisa Adkins called me 3 years ago wanting to go fishing. She was having serious issues to deal with in life and according to her, at an all time low. But it was hard for me to tell because she responded so well to my humor and even better as soon as she started catching fish. ...

Well, let’s see that is me (Little Captain Judy) basically with the same exact hair cut that I have today. Uncle Arthur Lee (Captain Deidra Helmey Jeffcoat’s father) is cleaning the cobia, which was held up by a galvanized pipe that we hung in our dock house. As well as I ...

Every year as we approach the post spawn fishing I look forward to the deep cranking bite; for me there is just nothing sweeter! I guess there is just an enormous amount of reasons that I love the deep cranking bite but the main reason is the ability to catch so many big fish ...

A stable weather pattern this week brought an early taste of summer to Kentucky as high temperatures topped 80-degrees on consecutive days.
Warmer weather and water temperatures climbing into the 70s tell catfish that it’s time to spawn, and anglers who pursue them know ...

As bass fishing continues to progress and change continues to be constant, the fishing industry is maturing and has evolved toward monster hooks and this craze continues to come front and center. I know we have all for many years used #3 or smaller size hooks for most lures ...

It is the time of year when the big “bull” redear sunfish move shallow to spawn, sending a shiver of excitement through the ranks of many Kentucky anglers.

When the big redear sunfish move up to spawn, it produces some of the best fishing of the year. The ability ...

When you’re on the water and trying to land that big fish for the day, understanding fishing line, knowing its good points and bad points can be the difference maker as to whether or not that big-un gets to the boat. One thing you can bet on is that not all fishing line is created ...

Biologists in southwest Arkansas are currently conducting a study on Dierks Lake to determine annual catch rates of crappie. Many crappie were tagged with special blue tags behind the dorsal fin and released in January. Anglers who catch one of these fish are encouraged to do ...

Black Crappie Recipe from Capt. Rick Rodriguez
·1 cup of flour
·1 cup of corn starch
·1 tablespoon of salt
Coat fish with mix and fry in a shallow pan with Grape Seed Oil. This oil allows the use of a little more heat than other oils without burning, ...

Yes, just when we thought we had gotten rid of the “gill nets” it appears that there is a bill in the State of Alabama making its way to approval putting them back in the Tennessee River. The argument is that there is an industry that is suffering from the lack of ability to ...