Fishing Articles

Did you ever want to do something but you hesitated because you didn't want to do it wrong. That's how I feel about fishing.

I'm what you call a greenhorn when it comes to fishing but working where I do gave me the desire to give it a try. So I bought my license, ...

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It doesn't seem possible that only a year ago the earth movers left and I started filling up with water. Luckily, a good layer of clay was left on the bottom and I sealed without difficulty. By fall I held enough water to permit stocking of largemouth bass, bluegill ...

After enjoying the thrill of reeling in a big bass, did you ever stop to think about where it came from? Your particular bass may be one of the many fish the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) stocks in Kentucky waters each year. The department stocks ...

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INSTRUCTIONS:

1) To begin, login to your account and go to the State - Lake you are making a report for. Then, click "Article - Go" button on your top right hand screen (it says article, but it's a report). Note - Make sure you go to your State & Lake before creating the report...you might not see "Article - Go" until you're on your lake.




2) Enter a title - Lake Name Fishing ...

INSTRUCTIONS: How to edit and add sponsors to your reporter profile.
1) Login to your account and click on the title of one of your already published reports. Click "Edit Fishing Reporter Information" in red.



2) The screen below will come up. You can change any of your Reporter Information and at the very bottom you'll ...

When talking about a "full moon phase", let me clear up a few things at this time. Several people think that a bright full moon is the best for night time striper fishing. Typically this is not the case, during the new moon phase coming up to full or going away is ...

Beaver Lake in Anderson County is a 158 acre Commonwealth owned lake, located 10 miles west of Lawrenceburg, Ky. off of U.S. 62. The lake was built in 1963 and opened to the public in 1964.




The lake supports a nice population of Trophy largemouth ...

The following was e-mailed to me in response to my e-mailing Tim with some questions about Ohio River Cats. I had asked Tim how to locate cats on the bottom of the river using a good graph and where to look. In an effort to get the article online fast it was posted as is with ...

The sun was just peeking over the horizon, turning the sky a pink hue. My boat was in the water, and my partner had just parked the truck. He looked to his left while walking back to the waters edge and saw a crane fishing for shad. I tried to spot the loon that was calling ...

We’d been anchored on one of my favorite Tillamook Bay sturgeon flats for just over an hour , rocking heavily in the chop created by 15-knot winds, when without any warning, I jumped up, reached over a client’s shoulder, pulled two feet of line off his reel and removed his rod ...

The hunting season has wound down and only one small game species remains open, ruffed grouse. This bird is by far and away my favorite small game for several reasons. Number one being the challenge to harvest one of these beautiful birds and number two is the excitement of ...

Some of the best bass fishing occurs during the fall of the year. Depending on where you live, mid September to late November is the time to be fishing.
Look for shad schooling in small pockets or creeks off the main lake that contain cover like stumps or grass beds. If ...

During this time of year when the plank riders and jet ski jockeys have taken over the lakes, about the only way to catch fish is at night or in a creek. While I believe these pleasure boaters have as much right to the lakes as fishermen, I still think there is a special place ...

The dawn broke with red fingers of fire as the john boat slid into the foggy waters of Cave Run lake. "I've got a real good feeling about this morning" Roger said as we pushed away from shore, gliding silently out into the darkness. " The Muskie's are done spawning ...

I would like to share with all Kentuckians a wonderful and friendly little fishing destination. Rondeau Bay, Ontario. For many years, this great bass fishing spot has been a well kept secret, known only to a small group of fishermen in the South Shore, KY area. My love affair ...