I’m just a lucky guy, I guess. First: Years back in my home area, a great friend and fishing guide, Bill (Fuzzy) Shumway, in Hayward, Wisc., took the sonar-lure concept and made it bigger – muskie…
For the final part to this fly proportion series we are going to take a closer look at streamer flies. Unlike the other fly styles discussed earlier, there are many different tying variations (with…
There are many bright ideas for hard water, but there’s one that has been pretty consistent over the years…the use of glow jig colors for low-visibility conditions. Fishing at night or in low-light…
Even with a steady growth in the popularity of ice fishing over the past few years, there is still a fair contingent of walleye anglers that really don’t embrace the whole concept of their winter “…
The arrival of December serves as a reminder that open water fishing opportunities are coming to a close, at least in my part of the country, which is western Pennsylvania. But even though the recent…
Here are a few pointers that will hopefully help you in your pursuit of Bahamas bonefish. Generally, Bahamian bones range in size from 2-5 pounds, although there are larger fish present on the…
With the Bassmaster Classic Wild Card event taking place on Lake Okeechobee in Florida this week, we thought an original Wild Card would be ideal to take the full force of BassPro1Source.com's Five…
A lot of crappie lakes help provide cooling water for nearby power plants. In winter, look for great crappie fishing in the warm water near discharge outlets.
If you want to catch them, you might…
If you're putting away open-water gear and planning to strip reels, consider saving some braid to reuse for various repairs and tie-down duties. It's amazing how functional superline is as a thread…
Frabill presents the 2013/14 Frabill Ice Fishing Gear Guide.
This almanac highlights key new Frabill ice fishing products while sharing technical and tactical insights from the sport’s top names,…
For those looking for the optimum taste and freshness of your catch, give these tips a try the next time you hit the ice — your tummy will most certainly thank you!
Fresh is Best
Harvesting some of…
Splake are a hybrid species of trout resulting from the crossing of a female lake trout with male brook trout.
When the rivers have become too iced up to fish and the weather is too cold to bear…
