Fishing Articles

Introduction

One of the great benefits that we bass fishermen have here in middle Tennessee is that we can chase our prey all year long. Under normal conditions our lakes never freeze over. Most of the time even with the winter draw down we have great boat ramps ...

Summertime arrives with temperatures that are hot and nighttime fishing becomes an inviting proposition. However, fishing your hometown lake at night requires much more preparation than daytime fishing does. That body of water so familiar and friendly during the day becomes ...

JAN-FEB / Winter on Bankhead Lake

This old river system about 20 miles from Birmingham still shows some big bass taken each winter. January and February shows less anglers on the water due to hunting season and generally very cold days in the upper 20's at night ...

I took a short weekend trip to Dale Hollow to visit my good friend and guide, Bob Coan of Celina Tennessee. Bob had been touting a technique of fishing for Smallmouth that while not new is not common anywhere but on Dale Hollow at this time. The technique is called the Float’n ...

With each passing day one of my favorite and most productive times of the year, fall, is slowly fading into another great memory. This is not necessarily bad news. While the total number of bass and other species we have been catching with comparative ease will decline, the ...

Since the invasion of West Nile virus and other diseases that are carried by biting insects we have heard a LOT about using products that have DEET in them. How safe is DEET for use on human skin, and will it damage other products we use?

A short search in the net ...

I'm very fortunate to have the time and justification to fish many lakes throughout central and south Texas in the pursuit of both my business and personal interests. All of these area lakes are well aged and therefore remain in more or less a stable condition as far as structure ...

Jordan Lake is the sixth lake, of six man made impoundment's, found on Alabama's Coosa River System. Jordan Dam, on the lakes lower end, was completed by the Corps of Engineers in 1928 and is now maintained by Alabama Power Company. Jordan Lake also features Walter Bouldin Dam, ...

Hot weather means hot bass fishing, both day and night, on Alabama's largest reservoir, Guntersville Lake. Impounded in 1939, this 39,100 acre Lake, near the town of Guntersville, has survived the fishing pressure, so many other Alabama Lakes suffer. It also has a feature most ...

The Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap is one of the most effective year round lures that I fish. It comes in several different weights and many colors, but I usually limit it to the ½ oz blue and chrome.

The Rat-L-Trap is most effective in water 7 feet or less. During the past ...

Throughout my past years of tournament bass fishing, teaching students and charter clients, I have witnessed many boating accidents, close calls, and have seen many inexperienced anglers just waiting for accidents to happen the way they operate and handle their boats. There ...

I normally do not take very long trips, for fishing, because there is so much good fishing in Kentucky and Indiana. However every year Peter my boss likes to take a trip in his boat and I get to go pick him up. The nice thing is that at the other end it means that I get to take ...

As temperatures soar, the bass of Logan Martin Lake have a change in lifestyle. Alabama anglers have to make a few changes as well. Knowledge of the summer season (and these wily green fish whereabouts), and the lures it takes to fool them, can increase your catch.
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As the mercury rises, so do the bass. Especially when its a well placed offering, cast among the weedy waters of mid-Alabama's Lay Lake. Situated near the towns of Columbiana and Clanton, this age old lake, has survived the test of time. Lay Lake features 48 navigable miles ...

From the press release of the IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame:
International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Inducts 5 into the Fishing Hall Of Fame.

Ceremony Wednesday October 24, 2001 6:00PM

Honoring Legends of the Sport of Recreational Fishing!
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