Category: Articles
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Great Lakes Salmon & Trout: The Complete Fall Fishing Guide
By: Michael Planthaber – Date Posted: November 22, 2010 The Great Lakes of North America are the backbone of a $7 billion dollar fishing industry. Many of its angling participants chase salmonoids miles offshore in deeper and colder waters. To make it that far and have a fair shot at success, one must need a…
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Smallmouth Spectacles with Rapala’s X-Rap
By: Andrew Ragas The long and warm dog days of summer morph into the shorter, cooler and crisp days of early fall. Water temperatures on lakes that were once warm at 75 degrees begin to gradually plummet into the cool 60 degree range, triggering a transitional period feeding binge for all species of fish. Summertime…
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Stripers Sweet and Salt
By: Jim Gronaw – Date Posted: March 22, 2011 For years, I had heard about the catch and release striper season on the Susquehanna Flats complex at the top of the Chesapeake Bay. Stories of fish of 30, 40, even 50 pounds or more are caught, photographed and released every spring season. This sounded like…
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Spring Steelhead Success on the Fly
By: Blake Hamilton – Date Posted: March 22, 2011 As winter slowly releases the Great Lakes region from its icy grip, it becomes apparent that spring is on its way. Snow melt, spring showers, and warmer temperatures cause local tributaries to swell. The quick influx of fresh water into the river system and rising water…
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Small Ponds, Big Gills
By: Jim Gronaw – Date Posted: May 11, 2011 It all started about 53 years ago. My father got me out on the water at a small pond and there it happened…I caught my first fish! It was a bluegill, probably no more than five or six inches long, but to me, it was a…
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Winter Gold at Warm Water Discharges
By: Kenny Lookingbill – Date Posted: January 20, 2011 Has cabin fever affected you as hard as it has gotten to me? Are you tired of sitting on a bucket in the middle of a frozen lake, drilling dozens of holes, mesmerized by your bobber and waiting for a fish take your bait, sometimes to…
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Trap Attack Largemouth Bass
By: Kenny Lookingbill – Date Posted: March 22, 2011 Regardless of what many people say, lipless crankbaits will have their shining moments at any point of the season. On occasion, I hear of some folks complain of how it’s an “idiot bait”, a technique that requires extremely long casts and quick retrieves that enables you…
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Tournament Tactics of An Ice Champion
By: Tony Boshold and Ted Pilgrim – Date Posted: January 20, 2011 Ice fishing tournament ace Tony Boshold sweeps through jungles of panfish plants like a carpet cleaner. Proprietor of a highly successful, professional steam cleaning business, Boshold vacuums the flats with an ice auger, long rod, and box of his favorite little jigs.
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Slab Spawn: Locating Trophy Crappies
By: Kenny Lookingbill – Date Posted: May 11, 2011 Springtime crappie fishing is one of the most diverse styles of fishing there is. For example, one day you might find yourself fishing with a float, while the next day you could be using jigs. Fishing during this period is a feast or famine. However, fishing…
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When The Horsin’ Gets Tough
By: Jeremy Dunfee – Date Posted: May 11, 2011 I have always been a fan of catching all fish, including those most people don’t understand. When I found internet forums it opened up an even wider world for me. One family of fish I was aware of, but knew little about before the internet forum…