The angler quietly slips his boat along the shoreline, casting and retrieving a small bait a few feet off the bank. Several successive casts go unrewarded, then suddenly his limp line twitches and…
Fishing in spring is a good time for big bass.
Early spring bass fishing is the time for big bass, but where are you going to catch them? Here are five of my top tactics to catch bass in early…
A Dive Into the Myopic Mnd of a Bass Fish.
Imagine that you're a little shad, just a few inches long, swimming along with your school down at the lake, gulping up a bit of delicious zooplankton here…
A flat is an expansive lake area that is uniform in depth and structural makeup. For the most part, flats are relatively shallow (between 3 and 10 feet deep) and can be found both close to shore and…
You've heard about the simplicity and effectiveness of fishing with a tenkara fly rod and decided to give it a try. After reading a few stories about this traditional Japanese method of fishing, it…
I'm old enough to remember when there wasn't such a thing as a suspending jerkbait, at least not a commercially made one.
My first exposure to suspending jerkbaits came by way of In-Fisherman…
Fishing pro Joey Nania has the mental, as well as the physical, ability to compete in fishing tournaments.
When you think of sports and the talent someone must have to compete at a high level, you…
Originating in Japan, Tenkara-style fly fishing has existed for at least the past 200 years, but it may have been used far earlier. It is one of the most popular methods of angling among fresh-water…
As I peered through the glass, a lot of information I'd gathered over the years about largemouth bass suddenly crystallized in one image. I was in a scientific viewing room built into the side of a…
While matching the hatch, choosing casts and deciding where to fly fish are all crucial factors in order to land the Big One, water levels have just as big of an impact.
Spring is here and, after…
A rod and reel: Who needs them?
Sure, the hands-down majority of fish caught in North America are taken on some combination of fishing rods and reels (baitcasting, flycasting, spinning, etc.). Still…
Spinnerbaits have had a place on fishing tackle store shelves for a long time. Their effectiveness and efficiency is what make them a top choice for bass anglers all over North America. But where do…
