Fishing Articles

A winter back-loaded with cold, snow and high water can make the season’s stay seem unusually long and especially harsh.

The first warm days of the year never come soon enough. But when they do, a feeling of euphoria sweeps over anglers because springtime offers ...

Many anglers would drive a few hundred miles for a chance to catch an 8-pound walleye or a limit of tasty sauger. Kentuckians only have to drive to Campbellsville and head south on KY 55 to the Tailwater Recreation Area below Green River Lake. You don’t even need a boat. ...

As we move into the coldest water of the winter I start to remember the success I have had fishing jerk baits over the many years they have existed. I can easily state that jerk baits have been a consistent performer of my fishing over many years especially in the cold water ...

With many years of guiding and fishing for fun, I can tell you that the winter presents some difficult challenges that forces you to analysis what you’re doing on the water minute by minute and put that learned experience back together. If I have learned anything over time it ...

Hooking oneself happens to most anglers sooner or later. Some stories are quite funny after the fact, and make for great jokes. But, when hooks are handled in a careless manner, the danger is real, and there is always the potential of serious injury to eye, body and limb. Modern ...

As we move further into winter the one thing that is always a great part of the cold days of January and February is the pure fact that this is trophy time of year. The Guntersville lake record of 14.8 lbs. was caught in February of 1991 and the next record whenever it gets ...

If I have learned anything about North Alabama in the winter I have realized that in the winter we get a lot of rain causing the lake to get really muddy; causing water to over-run many docks and putting TVA in a position where they spill most of the winter from one dam to another. ...

* “No Fishing Signs” offend me.

* I wonder how people would react if I walked around Sea World with a fishing rod in my hand.

* Fishing is a tough job, but I can tackle it.

* The alphabet as I learned it: A B C D E F I S H.
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November and early December have been relatively mild, with surface water temperatures hovering around sixty degrees. That’s warm for this time of year, so it’s no wonder that bass and crappie fishing has been good.

On the other hand, hybrid and striped bass fishing ...

The recent spate of rainy and somewhat dismal days sends many minds toward the grim reality that winter is here to stay.

Sunless, dreary days with bouts of rain in December, January and February give most people the blues. However, desolate winter days bring joy ...

Stocking Stuffers:
* Filet Knife w/sheath - $9.99 up
* Fishing Cap - $7.99 up
* Fishing Pliers - $7.99 up
* Plastic Fishing Tackle Storage Boxes - $3.99 up
* Sabiki Flies – $1.99 Pkg. up
* The Angler Magazine – free – available at tackle ...

Although fall fishing is still upon us; the weather will change the patterns from fall fishing to winter fishing quickly it will just take a few cold nights. As this change occurs your pattern of shallow water fishing will go away and finding bass will become a little tougher; ...

As the water continues to cool down from the change in weather some of what you might believe about bass habits will change drastically during this fall fishing period. I know that many fishermen make their moves to the deeper water once we really see the weather get cold and ...

Bass lures are the perfect stocking stuffer. Below are three lures that will catch fish all year and are sure to please any bass angler on Christmas morning.

Every now and then, a new lure hits the market and takes the fishing community by storm. This season’s ...

Have you ever been on a discombobulated fishing trip - one where everything goes wrong from the very beginning and only gets worse? Some call it the ripple affect when you forget one thing, don’t bring another, and before you know it, a storm catches you by surprise or a big ...