Fishing Articles

The deepest snow since Bill Clinton roamed the White House pounded Kentucky this week, leaving in its wake stranded cars, sore backs from shoveling snow and grumbling citizens.

It seems remote now, but in just a couple of weeks, we’ll be slipping on short sleeve ...

One thing I notice every day when I am fishing with most anglers is that they fish their bait the same way cast after cast. Most experienced anglers are constantly adjusting their retrieve and making a change as to how they present it until they find a bite. Customers ask me ...

There is a saying in fishing that goes “the best time to go fishing is when you can.”
With the frenetic pace and busy schedules of modern life, the saying is true more than ever. However, if you only have a few weekends each spring to fish, the experience yields more stress ...

As spring approaches and the fishing continues to get better the thought that enters my mind every year is will my body hold up allowing me to fish every day. Eight hours on the water day in and out requires me to try to strengthen parts of my body every year to hold up under ...

Little Miss Judy Believe It or Not!

My father was a whiz with boat engines. It seemed as though he could fix almost any mechanical problems without involving factory parts. Back in the old days, you just couldn’t stop what you were doing just to run out to the ...

Although the price of a gallon of gas is lower than at any time in recent memory, not many folks have extra money to burn.

This is especially true for non-essential things such as fishing reels, shotguns, hunting clothing or fishing waders. Adult commitments such ...

Little Miss Judy Believe It or Not!



NORMA JEAN II
The Norma Jean II is a one of our local shrimp boats and it is moored at Sasser’s Docks located on Turner Creek. The captains and first mates also known as strikers are so friendly! They are ...

Now that we have arrived into the February time frame finding fish is all about understanding what takes place as the fish migrate toward the spawn. The first thing one must understand is that this time of year the bass become a by-product of their biological clock; in other ...

Right Whales!

Normally during January through April mother whales with their calves tucked close by their side migrate in a northerly direction. It is illegal to approach and remain within 500 yards of a right whale. If a whale surfaces by you, please make way ...

January is when many of the Lake Norman's hybrid striped bass, white perch and spotted bass move from the creeks to the main river channel. Add some larger than normal nine to ten pound striped bass, and it makes for fun fishing. Some anglers credit the better than normal fishing ...

As bass fisherman all are aware sometimes you just have to be different; your arsenal of tackle seems to all be rendered ineffective and finding away to get a bite has to come with some creativity. Hence what many have referred to as the “chicken rig” I know this sounds weird ...

What is on tap in the fishing world?

With the arctic blast hitting us last week we haven’t been doing too much inshore or offshore fishing. However, when it comes to going fishing I always suggest going when you can. This is a great time to forget the live bait ...

As our winter slowly moves on it is a time of year where size matters; at no time during the fishing year is the size of your bait more important than now! If your wanting to catch big quality bass, fish with big baits, like 7 inch swim baits, ¾ oz. jigs with large trailers ...

If you’re a brave soul and get out on the water a lot during the cold of winter you are greeted by what seems to be the devil of winter fisherman that being clear water. In most cases the water clears quickly in the winter even after strong winter rains, I am sure there is a ...

A family member bought you a nice spinning outfit for Christmas. Despite the cold, your desire to cast the new rod into water propels you to a local Fishing in Neighborhoods (FINs) lake to try to fool some winter rainbow trout.

Dutifully spooling on some fresh 4-pound ...