Category Archives: Fishing Tips & Other Wonderings
Catch More Bass With Live Worms: Gear, Tips and Tactics for Fishing Nightcrawlers
When most people think of bass fishing, they almost automatically think of using artificial lures. While this is certainly a popular and effective approach, another great way to catch bass is by using live worms. Yes, it might be considered "old-school", something nostalgic from our childhood, but fishing with worms ...
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Kayak Bass Fishing: Essential Guide (With Tips and Recommendations) for Getting Started
When most people think of bass fishing, they imagine someone standing in a boat with a motor, casting a lure into the water. However, bass can also be caught from a kayak and we see this approach becoming an increasingly popular alternative to more traditional methods. In fact, bass fishing ...
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Dry Fly Strategies for Catching More Trout
It’s a cool, overcast spring morning when you throw a size 16 blue-winged olive fly (Baetis) into the current. You watch in amazement as within seconds it gets crushed by a hungry brown trout breaking the surface. Welcome to dry fly fishing, one of the most thrilling methods for catching ...
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Barbless Hooks: The Fish-Friendly Alternative Anglers Should Consider
Many anglers today choose to fish with barbless hooks because they want to conserve our fish populations and natural resources. Fishing with barbless hooks is safer and more humane. These hooks are designed to catch fish without injuring them which is better for the angler, fish, and wildlife. It has ...
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How to Adapt Big Water Tactics to Small Currents for Big Results
In fishing, as in life in general, we can sometimes take something that works in one situation and through small adjustments or adaptations, make it work in another. Fishermen have always been some of the best innovators anyway and this post is about taking what we already have and adapting ...
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Is Catch and Release Still Good for the Fish and Fishing?
When I return from a fishing trip and regale my non-fishing friends with stories from the stream, I am often met with bewildered looks and a predictable slate of questions. Namely, “Where’s the fish?” As a fly fisherman, it’s a question I’ve had to answer numerous times and my justification ...
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