Fishing Articles

With the heat and dog-days at their peak many folks head to the lake to try their luck night fishing; let me just say its not for me and here are my thoughts on why! I believe the night is a fight against many elements that I have tried, experienced and found it’s not my cup ...

As we hit the 90-degree water temperature it becomes the norm that fishing gets tough and looking forward to some cooling water temperatures will really help the fishing. The key is understanding what your facing when you get on the water, as knowledge is key to over coming ...

Those of us who wade rocky streams for smallmouth or tailwaters for trout sometimes bite off more than we can chew.
An eddy on the other side of the stream looks inviting and the more you stare at it, the more you want to cast there. The only problem is a waist-deep run ...

When you head out to try your luck at frog fishing the first thing that comes to mind is thatwe need to find the grass and look for the holes in the mats; while this is a productive patternfor frog fishing its not the only pattern. It’s also a pattern that 99% of frog fisherman ...

I have a collection of old props aka wheels around my house. And just about every one of them, if they could talk, would have an interesting story to tell. Take for instance the prop in the picture was at one time on an old 29 foot wooden boat. Now, you are not going to believe ...

As summer progresses and we start to see the water get really-warm from top to bottom the fish many times move into the deepest parts of many reservoirs forcing you to look for deep fish. The problem is deep fish that are positioned on the bottom are not easily enticed to feed ...

It’s no secret that the heat of the summer forces you to look for different structure and find something that is a reason for fish to hold on a spot. If your observant enough you can target the shadows as the corners and edges around cover hide the sun from the bass and helps ...

As the grass grows beneath the water line the top water bite gets better and better; the next few months will be as good as it gets all year. The key is finding the right cover, depth and using the correct top water bait.


When your fishing on top understanding ...

As we progress further into the deep bite, there are some keys to getting bit and I will try to give you my ideas on making the ledge bite pay off for you. The first thing I can tell you is dedicate yourself to learning how to fish the deep bite, bring only your set-ups that ...

There are probably no worse conditions to fish in than the days where it is dead calm; the problem is the summer is generally full of these calm days and it adds to the summer time stress of catching fish. No wind, clear water, hot summer time temperatures generally add up to ...

As we approach the summer time bite bridges become an excellent target for the summertime bass; bridges can be as rewarding as any location on any large river impoundment. There are many reasons that this is the case and we will explore some of those reasons.

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As working the ledges on these huge Tennessee River Impoundments keeps becoming more popular; the offshore bite on the ledges is front and center for many anglers. My belief is it takes a few important keys to be successful on the ledges and of course some luck, also.
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Kentuckians cannot complain about a lack of rain this past spring. It seemed to rain every other day in March and April.
It is a mild miracle the horses running in the recent Kentucky Derby did not sink up to their knees while standing in the starting gate. The 2.31 inches ...

My long time friend Bill Vanderford (designer of the ever popular Swirleybird lures) sent me this photo that he took many years ago! Heck, this picture could have taken from my boat Miss Judy!




“No Names Needed”


Way back ...

While inshore fishing with Captain Matt Williams and Captain Garrett Ross both from Miss Judy Charters Duncan Kreps and fishing team had a great time. Captain Matt took Duncan Kreps and Dave Stoller inshore fishing. And Captain Garrett took David Kreps and Trent Rhymer fishing. ...