The Texas Rig is a tried-and-true system for fishing soft-plastic baits such as worms, lizards, tubes and creature baits. Since this rig is virtually weedless, it excels in and around heavy cover…
Split shots are one of the most well-known and frequently used sinkers.
Sinkers and weights are some of the most important pieces of terminal tackle in fishing. "What exactly is the difference…
Back in the days of the Old West, we're told the settlers always admonished each other to keep their powder dry. Well, I've always wondered if the natives didn't have their own version of it, because…
Pinch-on foam indicators are popular with fly fishermen because they're small and easy to use.
For as long as I can remember, my friends and I have always fly fished the early spring runs of…
The 18 LTS Inshore from MAKO boats is a classic flats boat, shown here in a classic flats-boat setting.
Popularity of fishing the marine flats and shallow waters of the world has grown…
Weary of the financial sting of torn-up soft swimbaits detracting from the joy of a good bass bite? Assemble a swimbait first-aid kit to get the most bass-for-the-buck.
Most soft swimbaits rely on a…
The northern pike seems to have it all. The ability to leap in the air with energetic somersaults that will amaze and excite you. A willingness to strike baits so aggressively that you'd swear your…
Fishing elegantly-dressed dry flies on the surface is the most glamorized way to take trout. But if you want a fish-catching machine, tie on a streamer. Streamers will fool all species of trout,…
Photo courtesy of Advanced Taxidermy & Wildlife Design Many of us dream of bagging a record-book whitetail buck, moose, bear, etc. Of course, few people ever do. But that doesn't stop us…
The drift looked perfect. I had cast a No. 12 Pheasant Tail bead-head nymph into the head of a small, dark pool on southern Missouri’s Barren Fork Creek, one of six cold water wild trout streams in…
I've recently returned from a gem of a destination, El Pescador Lodge and Villas. It is located in Ambergris Caye, Belize. Getting there is simple — most any major American city that serves as a hub…
Calm conditions are a prime time to troll from a canoe, kayak or rowboat.
The Mechanics of a Rowboat, Canoe or Kayak
The manual propulsion of a rowboat, canoe or kayak makes for a great trolling…
