James Heddon was just killing time that day in the late Nineteenth Century, whiling away the hours as he carved on a piece of wood. Taking a break, he tossed it into the swirling waters of Dowagiac…
When fishing slows on your local lake because of hot weather, here’s some options.
Head to the local smallmouth river with a bunch of hellgrammites. The live hellgrammites are ugly and mean enough to…
Like most other die hard fly anglers, I spend about 95 percent of my time chasing trout on local rivers and streams. During the spring after the long winter layoff, coupled with the appearance of…
Like most anglers, I enjoy fishing experiences of many varieties. But ones that take place on small-sized streams hold a special quality, especially when it's the initial visit to such a spot. They…
I was onboard a silvery 737 bound for Belize's newest "offshore" flats fishing operation, Long Caye Island Resort. This venue was the most recent offering of the venerable Belize River Lodge, which…
Brandon Palaniuk from Rathdrum, Idaho is on one of those rare hot streaks in pro sports most athletes only dream of. He blew away the Bassmaster Elite Series field at the St. Lawrence River event…
By Tom Keer for Take Me Fishing
Dropper rigs are standard operating procedures for trout bums, but they are relatively uncommon in the salt. That fact always surprises me, particularly because there…
Chasing shallow-water smallmouth is one of my favorite types of fishing. There's something about sneaking up on a big bass, fooling it with a well placed cast, and then watching the acrobatics show…
Muskie fishing can be a tireless pursuit. An angler can spend many hours beating the water to a froth, only to have a muskie finally appear, lazily trailing the bait then slowly disappearing out of…
Anglers new to snook fishing should realize that the "linesider" is a tropical species, more often found in the mangrove estuaries of central and northern South America. Over thousands of years,…
Borrowing a page from walleye anglers' mobile approach can keep you on yellow perch throughout the summer and well into fall.
A downsized spinner/crawler harness makes an ideal rig for checking out…
My journey in the sleek silvery jet from Miami was nearing completion. The pilot announced that he'd begun our descent, which would take us over Old San Juan and the lakes that surrounded the airport…
