2008 Articles

This is a time of year that a lot of bass anglers look forward to. The reason is because the water has been cooling down for some time now and the water levels on most lakes are dropping to winter pool. This does several things to bass fishing. First the water cooling down will ...

October fishing can only be explained as “Mother of all Months” on Guntersville. Catches of a hundred fish a day are possible. The weather is generally comfortable; a little wind and cooling temperatures will just add to the great fish catches.

In years past October ...

With most of the lakes being dropped to winter pool the crappie are moving trying to find a area that has a stable water level and suitable water temps. When the crappie are moving around like this there will be some crappie in fairly shallow water and some in deeper water. ...

There is a big change on most lakes going on right now. The change is in the water levels. Most of the lakes are being drawn down from summer pool to winter pool. The reason for this is to allow for the run off of winter time rain and melting snow. Any time there is a major ...

Kelly's Low Country Catfish Stew


1/8th tsp. cayenne pepper
1 ½ pounds catfish filets, cut in 1 inch pieces
3 to 5 slices chopped bacon
1 cup chopped onion
½ cup chopped green bell pepper
1 28-ounce can tomatoes.
1 cup ...

A lot of fisherman are looking forward to when the water cools and the early fall fishing season starts. My self included but we will have to wait a few more weeks for that. At this time the days are still very hot and the water is in the 83 degree range on most of our area ...

Bottom fishing is simply my destiny, whether we target Trout and Red fish Inshore, or Pompano 60 miles Offshore at the R4 Navy Tower in 160+ ft. of water. I can't tolerate a day on the boat without fishing on the bottom.

We all have that tendency to whine a little ...

Safety - Winter time is when FNF is the most productive but it can actually be fished any time of the year when fish suspend and clear water is available but again winter is the most productive time of the year. Winter fishing offers several obstacles that fishing in the other ...

I know that the title of this article can mean a great many things to a lot of different people i.e... How soon is long enough visiting with your in-laws, or how soon is long enough being engaged to your honey before the big commitment? Etc… But, what I am talking about here, ...

Lake Manitou, about 60 miles north of Fort Frances in Ontario is well known to many around the country as a top destination for Muskie. After all the Mepps Muskie of 1989 is the largest known Muskie Caught in the last 30 years. Still this typical Canadian Shield Lake holds ...

Can you believe it? March is just around the corner, and in about a month the hearty Lake Erie fishermen among us will be venturing out for a little walleye action. Their bait of choice: a large, colorful hairy jig tipped with a fat emerald shiner. The spring jigging season ...

As the hot weather and water temps give way to the milder weather and cooler water temps of early fall a lot of fisherman including myself look forward to this time of year. And with good reason. The water temps in the shallow water and surface water have been in the mid 80 ...

I have talked to a lot of crappie fisherman lately that have took some crappie fishing trips and did not do much good. My last crappie trip a few weeks ago started out the same way with slow action and not many bites. After I realized that fishing in the regular areas was not ...