How-to-tie fishing line: Albright Knot Instructions
The Albright Knot is one of the most reliable fishing knots for joining lines of greatly unequal diameters or different materials such as…
When planning a trip out on the water, most typically start their checklist with the basics: fishing license, spinning rod, bait-casting rod, back-up rod, bait, snacks, sunscreen, nautical maps, tide…
Though permit on the flats can be found outside the United States in such places as Roatan, Cuba, parts of the Bahamas, the Caribbean coast of Mexico's Quintana Roo province and certainly Belize, the…
You know how it goes. You're outside with friends and family and you're getting eaten up by mosquitoes, while some of your friends never get one bite. Ever wondered why? A blog by Lisa Collier Cool…
As Captain Ken Collette and I made our way westward across the state, we were stoked to get to Sanibel Island. We'd made plans to fish with Captain Mike Smith for snook. Our plans were made in…
North American hunters are blessed with a tremendous variety and abundance of native big game animals to pursue. From deer to sheep to bears, there are enough choices to keep us busy for a lifetime.…
From Alaska to Arkansas, the Egg Sucking Leech without doubt is one of the top producing streamer flies to ever come out of a vise. As good as the traditional Wooly Bugger has been to fly anglers the…
For all the relaxation fishing and boating can provide, it's amazing the level of stress often experienced at the launch ramp. Much of the tension can be avoided by simply adhering to a code of boat…
If you're not casting swimbaits for northern pike you're missing out. Swimbaits are one of the hottest lures on the market right now, and for good reason — they catch a ton of different species. The…
Tungsten Screw-in Worm Weights from Bullet Weights
Fishing weights are an important component in any angler's tackle box. Unlike sinkers that are mainly used for bait fishing, weights are primarily…
It can happen to the best outdoorsman: the trail disappears, directions get confused, a change in the weather forces you away from familiar landmarks. You can't seem to get your bearings. Suddenly…
Lou Eppinger was a taxidermist practicing his artistry in Detroit in the late 19tth Century, but work was uneven, so he began selling fishing lures to flesh out his income. He eventually tried…
