2017 Total Solar Eclipse and its Effect on Fishing
What effect will the Great American Eclipse have on fish when the skies grow dark across the middle of the United States? We asked some of the sport’s top pros to get their thoughts.
Thermocline Panfish
A story or two beneath the surface lies an almost supernatural veil of water where more life, death, and other astonishing things happen than any of us probably care to imagine.
Casting For Muskies
Consider musky fishing a moderately deep lake where a mere 500 adult muskies swim and disappear in 5,000 acres of fishable water. That’s one catchable fish per 10 acres of water, or one muskie in just over 9 football fields.
Shallow Cranking Kayak Fishing
It’s downright scary how shallow anglers can catch bass out of a kayak. Truth is as long as a bass has water over its back they could be up in little or no water. For kayak anglers in hot pursue of shallow bass nothing is better than a crankbait. Wesley Strader has mastered shallow cranking kayak fishing and the following are some of his favorite tips to catch bass in skinny water.
7 Reasons You, Me, and Everyone Else Should Use a Deep Diving Crankbait
As a general rule of thumb, big bass swim in deep water, which means you need to get down to where the big girls hang out. One of the most popular fishing ways to do this is by using a deep diving crankbait.
Best Odds of Catching A Muskie
Muskie fishing windows of opportunity open and shut all the time. Major windows relate to seasonal patterns. Each Calendar Period and water temperature range corresponds to general locational and behavioral patterns. Phases of each lunar cycle affect muskie behavior. Each day, moonrise, moon overhead, moonset, and moon-under-foot times can spur a bite.
A Guide to Building a Ultra-Light Fishing Rod
Ultra-Light Fishing rods are a ton of fun to fish and even easier to assemble, but building the ideal rod equipped for high-performance in your application is the key to truly increasing your hook ups on the water.
What Trophy Bluegills Eat
Trophy bluegills are anything but shy about eating. It’s how they grow double chins and helmet heads. The key for anglers becomes identifying what trophy ‘gills are eating and the seasonal location of their preferred prey.