Freshwater Fishing
Join the Club
It seems that for every hobby, activity or pursuit, there’s a group of folks who band together and form a club in support. […]
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Freshwater Fishing
Light is right
Like most panfish, fishing for redbreast sunfish is a light-duty affair. Four-pound test monofilament on a 5-foot spinning or spincasting outfit is plenty of backbone for sunfish that rarely push a pound. […]
Inshore Fishing
When lighting storms come near
The vast majority of lightning injuries and deaths on boats occur on small boats without a cabin, according to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Trophy ‘management’
It’s hard enough to catch a trophy striped bass these days to risk ruining the trophy with poor handling. […]
Inshore Fishing
Best tackle for artificials
Anglers who normally fish with artificial lures can select a very good and reasonably priced outfit that includes a medium weight, 6 1/2-foot spinning rod similar to Bass Pro Shops’ IM6 or IM7 Graphite Series and an open-faced spinning reel like the Shimano Saros 2500F. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Striper Sniper
In 2003, Troy Roberson, a former Jordan Lake State Park ranger, founded the fishing-guide service Striper Sniper Adventures. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Slip corks are musts for river fishing
Fishing around tight cover is inevitable along the Lynches River, because tight cover holds fish. […]
Bass Fishing
To find summer bass, follow baitfish
Early morning or cloudy-day topwater fishing is one way to defeat the summer heat that usually drives bass deep. […]
Bass Fishing
Take advantage of weather, time of day
Guide Chris Heinning readily admits he’ll use every advantage he can get when bass fishing. This is be particularly true for the hot weather associated with July. […]
Bass Fishing
Alabama Rig effective for deep Harris lunkers
Although Jeff Thomas revels in the early morning topwater bite at Shearon Harris, he said deep bass still are available, and a new lure that hit the market last fall excited Harris regulars long before July and August heat arrived. […]