by Kevin Gillett Fishing is an old sport. Earlier, it was done at a very elementary level. Men used to sit on rocks that were scattered on riversides and keep their angles in line with the rivers. Sometimes, they caught a bounty. We mean the small fishes. At other times, all they got was nothing. Since that time, fishing as a sport has evolved a lot. Today it is followed both as a hobby and as a profession. In this regard, the role of California fishing is praiseworthy. It has given an array of options to the boaters and fishers alike. There a... Read More

by Captain Aubrey Black I always preface my comments by saying this is what has worked for me and by no means is this the ONLY way to catch fish. Each of you should hone your observation skills and spend as much time as you can in the areas you have confidence in. Familiarize yourself with the places you fish so that you will know where you are and where your next “target” is no matter what the conditions are. Grass lines are the first to come to mind. I see many areas on the south shoreline of Baffin Bay, the Meadows and 9 Mile Hol... Read More

by Tim Richardson It will probably come as a surprise to many fishermen that fish alternate frequently between one feeding mode and another, in order to best profit from various food opportunities available in the aquatic environment even within a short time period and this can change many times even over an hour or 24 hour period. The way fish feed is key to how best to tempt them in order to get a hook in their mouth and catch them, but few anglers actually give this immensely important subject the attention it demands. But the good news is t... Read More

by Frank Swanson Probably more people do fresh-water trolling with standard bait-casting outfits than with anything else. The modern glass fiber rod is well adapted to this work, as it will not take a set and, unless badly misused, will not break. The standard bait-casting reel, if loaded to capacity with bait-casting line, is adequate for anything but deep trolling. It is true that you have to hold the handles of your reel or keep a finger on the spool to prevent the line from running, but this is a minor inconvenience. As you may expect, you... Read More

by Billy B. Desroleaux Trying to fish for Crappie in the late Fall through early Spring can be tough. Maybe the hardest part is actually locating the Crappie. The other difficult aspect of Winter thru early Spring Crappie fishing can be the weather. A reliable area to find Fall and Winter Crappie are boat slips. The weather is probably the single largest variable a fisherman has to deal with when trying to locate and entice Crappie to bite during the Fall and Winter. Fronts can blow in without warning. The wind can change direction, pick up spe... Read More

by Tim Richardson You can make carp baits as easy and simple or as complex as you want but one thing is certain and that is, for best results you need to make sure your baits are as unlikely to arouse as little suspicion in fish as possible. To do this you need to leverage the top rule with fishing bait; that of making your bait unique and different! A new different bait has the best potential to tempt big wary carp because even where a so-called food bait or nutritional biological value bait is established, once fish get hooked on it, then fis... Read More