Fishing Articles

That’s what I call it, anyway. Others may have another name, or many other names, or may just consider it a variation or part of “vertical jigging”. Decide for yourself.

What is “Vertical Casting” – simply put, it’s letting out line until the bait hits bottom ...

When it comes to weather and its affect on how the fish respond nothing changes the bite more than a few degrees of water temperature increase in the early spring time. This year with all the constant up and down weather change, it has been extremely evident. The increase in ...

You hear about Lake St. Clair, Mille Lacs, Lake Erie and the upper Mississippi River as waters that produce the best smallmouth fishing in the United States.

As far as catching numbers of smallmouth with many of those larger than 4 pounds, you can’t argue with ...

It’s a known fact that as we move into the spawn the bass migrate from point A to the spawning beds like clock-work; the key is to understand your lake or the lake you’re fishing on so you can fish the migration. The best way I know how to do this is to start at the spawning ...

The weather can be erratic and water levels can fluctuate wildly, but spring brings with it some of the best muskellunge fishing of the year.

Anglers looking to tangle with a big muskie are fortunate to have an abundance of options in Kentucky – from Cave Run, Buckhorn ...

There is no doubt in my mind that bass become a by-product of their surrounding and in the case of a river system like the Tennessee river that bass feed when TVA is pulling current! The key is where do they go when this happens and what generates their activity during the flow ...

As the latest winter storm took aim at Kentucky this past weekend, a brief break in the weather ahead of its arrival sent many anglers out in search of fishable water.

One trout angler at a Fishing in Neighborhoods (FINs) lake in Boone County kindly reminded his ...

With the Guntersville lake showing signs of spring fishing the 2014 year starts to take shape. Tournament schedules are popping up all over and none was more successful in 2013 than the SPRO frog only Tournament. Back again on Lake Guntersville on September 6, 2014 the SPRO ...

The cold, muddy water coursing through many rivers in Kentucky right now brings another round of dread in anglers. This situation seems depressing, but for anglers with level 10 cabin fever after this long, dark winter, it is good news.

When the rivers clear and ...

When the month of March pushes itself into the southern fishing world lakes like Guntersville turn on and it’s the start of the best part of the season for those who are lucky enough to be able to fish it! No other month offers so many possible presentations for the average ...

It was a nice day down on the Cumberland River below Wolf Creek Dam today. Brady Turnes of Ohio caught a 2.2 pound state record Brook Trout.

Official record pending State verification.

Brady was fishing with Lance Sasser of Sasser's Guide service.



They also caught a ten pound Brown ...

Warming temperatures and longer days trigger an angler’s instinct to reacquaint oneself with a favorite lake, and try new techniques and equipment picked up over the winter.

A break in the weather this week stirred hopes that spring is not far away. Some of the ...

With the Bass Master Classic upon us, it is time to examine the patterns that I believe the 56 competitors will use to show case their talents. The worlds best fisherman will find the lake in some cold winter patterns that will have them pick from what I believe will be four ...

What is the attraction to the hard bottom areas of a lake and how do you find them? I will attempt to unravel the truth and give you ways to find these areas in your lake. It has been said in the coldest of winter days that if you can locate the hard bottom areas of your lake ...

With much of Kentucky covered in a sundae made of snow topped with a crust of ice, fishing season seems millennia away.
The sun gets higher in the southern sky with each passing day; it is only a matter of time before this horrible weather pattern breaks. Use this dark ...