Fishing Articles

Breaking Down the A-Rig
The craze of the A-Rig has spread to other parts of the country with Oklahoma being the latest with a state record bass of 14.13 lbs. caught on the A-Rig. There has also been several fish on Guntersville caught over 10 lbs. recently with one over ...

Over the many years of watching Lake Guntersville change I have seen many abrupt changes occur on the lake. The most prevalent thing that stands out to me is the lack of small fish, hence the lack of bites! A good day on the lake has gone from 30 to 40 fish a day to 8 or 10 ...

Female smallmouth bass in lakes such as Laurel River Lake, Green River Lake, Lake Cumberland and Kentucky Lake grow hungry in early spring as water temperatures slowly warm to 50 degrees. The water temperatures in these lakes range from the mid to high 40s right now.
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As winter begins to lose its grip, striped bass in Lake Cumberland are on the move.

"We have threadfin shad, gizzard shad and alewives in Lake Cumberland," said Benjy Kinman, deputy commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, and an avid striper angler. "Stripers are keying on bait so they could be anywhere, at any depth."
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Every year as we move to the late winter early pre-spawn bass will move up and down; one day you will find them in 4 feet of water or less the next they will be gone. I know this is frustrating, because I feel it myself, you think you have got the pattern mastered then you can’t ...

Introducing a child, relative, coworker or friend to the joy of fishing is a great way to ensure an ample supply of fishing partners to enjoy the excellent fishing opportunities across Kentucky.
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As the bass start to move shallow toward spring a presentation that catches big fish that many forget about is swimming a jig while everyone else is pulling fast moving baits like rattle baits and spinner baits. I contend if you want to win a tournament there is no better big ...

Every year I try to keep up with patterns and baits that worked in the past by keeping a log on a excel spread sheet where I have it set up so I can sort by day, month, or bait and even areas of the lake. I can tell if I was fishing humps or boat houses or even ditches and road ...

While Guntersville is so well known for its large-mouth bass fishing, the striper fishing might be a big secret for most people that fish the lake. Over the last few years as I have turned to the deeper bite on Guntersville with the on-set of the Alabama-rig; I have discovered ...

There is probably no condition on the lake that causes more heart burn when it comes to catching bass than the presence of winds from 15 mph and up especially if it is out of the south west on Guntersville. It just devastates and tears down most fishermen’s confidence. The key ...

The mouth of Hickman Creek in Jessamine County is one of central Kentucky's most historic places. The waters of the creek pushed rock into the Kentucky River here for millennia. This created a natural shallow fording spot passable by foot or wagon for much of the year before ...

After so many years in a row of tough fall fishing, I have to ask what is going on that has slowed the bite so drastically over this period on Lake Guntersville. My conclusion comes down to a series of disturbing events that make me wonder how we can affect the change that has ...

Asian Carp have invaded many of our rivers, but they can be found at the dinner table too. Spices II, a well known Szechuan Chinese restaurant in San Francisco’s Chinatown area, serves Asian (Silver) Carp in many of their dishes.

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If I could give an angler a tip in the fall of the year it would be the grass points and the backside of the channel. These two areas seem to hold fish as we progress into the fall of the year. Combine the two of them; find a point of grass on the backside of the channel and ...

As we get further into the fall and the bass move more into their traditional patterns, I thought I would give you some clues for establishing a September pattern that can catch fish. One of the most important things to look for in September is finding the shad; nothing produces ...