Category: Trips and Destinations
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The grass is always greener on the other side… “Musky Land” in New Mexico?
By Matt Pelletier It’s funny how we do this to ourselves. We often give in as our brain tries to feed our appetite for more fish, bigger fish, or better water. I blame the fishing shows that boast amazing fishing at waters here and there on a map. They get us dreaming and sometimes even…
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My Top Ten Smallmouth Bass Fisheries: Part 2
My compiled list of top ten smallmouth bass trips and destinations has a few things in common, which are personally important to me: The abilities to produce sustainable boatloads of trophy fish; Public access without heavy angling pressure; Minimal travel time and the fewest expenses so that it’s easier on the pocketbook; and record fish…
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My Top Ten Smallmouth Bass Fisheries: Part 1
Whether I’ve been there or not, I showcase a complete list of trips and destinations, and bucket lists that trophy smallmouth bass anglers should consider for 2013 and beyond. Smallmouth bass are undoubtedly my favorite species of freshwater gamefish. From the sophisticated gear and tackle, to the techniques and pursuit, and angling battles and their…
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Jaws: Surfing With Sharks
By: David Graham – Date Posted: December 11, 2011 “SHARK”! Fewer words elicit more immediate, primal terror in person who hears it uttered. Throughout the vast animal kingdom, the shark most certainly invokes more mystery, fear and legend than any other creature. Arguably the single most feared predator on the planet, sharks are the ultimate…
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Winter Pickerel
By: Jim Gronaw – Date Posted: December 11, 2011 The fish just barely thumped my 32-nd ounce jig but immediately felt much heavier than the panfish I had been catching the past hour. Setting the hook, I felt that I would likely lose whatever was on the end of my two-pound test mono. My son…
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Chicago Smallmouth Bass
By: Andrew Ragas Smallmouth bass are arguably one of the most fun and sporting fish to catch, and personally one of my favorites. They are historically native to most rivers and streams in Illinois. Within the last quarter century their self-sustaining populations have been established in some of our inland bodies of water to offer…
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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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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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South Florida Spring Break Bassin’
By: Andrew Ragas – Date Posted: January 20, 2011 Scheduled during the school year each year is a designated period in which students of high school and college age are rewarded with a full week recess. In some cases, this can also apply to adults who also need to take a vacation themselves. In…
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Running With Walleyes
By: Andrew Ragas – Date Posted: March 22, 2011 Another spring season is quickly approaching and there is no better way to begin the open water season than to run with infinite amounts of fish during their seasonal spawning migrations. Back in April of 2009, I had one of my most enjoyable spring fishing experiences…