Freshwater Fishing
Deep-water crappie tools
Both Whitey Outlaw and Buster Rush rely on electronics to help them target crappie holding around cover in deep water. […]
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Deer Hunting
Modern tools of an old trade
Black-powder hunters used to be burdened with carrying all types of gear into the field for the inevitable misfire and cleaning. […]
Deer Hunting
Adventures in black powder
Among his many talents, Roger Metz is a great storyteller. He tells this story of a black-powder 2005 deer hunt in Chester County. It has a happy ending for everyone except the deer — and Metz’s brother, Paul. […]
Deer Hunting
Hey deer, come over here
If more deer knew the old English proverb, “Curiosity killed the cat”, a few more might survive each hunting season. […]
Deer Hunting
Have plenty of backups for wind
If deer couldn’t smell, they would have been hunted to extinction thousands of years ago. They rely on a keen sense of smell to find food, communicate with other deer and avoid dangerous situations. […]
Inshore Fishing
For the birds
Fall is a bad time to be a shrimp or a baitfish, but the bait buffet feeds more than just finned predators lurking below the surface. […]
Inshore Fishing
Fish a dropper
The hopper-dropper rig is a very popular technique used across the nation to catch trout, but it is usually for the freshwater version swimming in the fast-flowing streams in the mountains. […]
Inshore Fishing
Watch out for October winter blast
A lot of things can happen in October, but the most-drastic game changer is the weather; it can be hot like summer or bone chilling the next day. […]
Inshore Fishing
Fanatic is flounder unfriendly
The correct bait for flounder fishing is, well, a live mud minnow, mullet, menhaden or even larger baitfish, or any one of a number of soft-plastic baits that can be threaded onto a jighead or a swimbait hook. […]
Inshore Fishing
Looking for a better hookup
Guide Justin Carter doesn’t get caught up in counting, waiting or pausing before setting the hook when he’s targeting flounder. […]