Imagine this: You’ve been planning a fishing trip for over a week. You finally get to your favorite fishing spot only to realize that you broke your fishing rod tip somewhere on the trail. What should you do? Options: (1) Call it quits and go home without ever making a cast. (Yeah right!) (2) Hike [...]

It is very important to tie your hooks and lures to your fishing line securely. After loosing many fish I finally realized this. I have tested and retested many knots in the past. These are the two that I like the best (very reliable). I now use one or the other every time I go [...]

This is a technique I developed for fishing in lakes and reservoirs for spawning rainbow trout. Every spring between the beginning of May and the end of June (in my area) the rainbow trout cruise the shore in large groups looking to spawn. This is my favorite time of year to fish, because the largest [...]

Being a fisherman, I don’t feel outraged or threatened by PETA at all. I know for a FACT that nobody takes them or their message seriously except for a bunch of gullible crazies that know nothing other than what they are told. If fishing is cruelty to animals then eating a salad is cruelty to [...]

What’s the best time of day to go fishing? I hear this question being asked all the time. Fishermen assume that there is a certain time “of day” to go fishing. The real question is “What major factors affect fish feeding activity?”. And the answer is: Weather is one of the biggest determining factors of [...]

This is one of those fishing stories that can only happen to maybe one in a million anglers. This is something that happened to a friend of mine. You may have a hard time believing it, but I assure you that this story is True. The story: One Spring my friend Jonny, his father, and [...]

This is a true story of how I caught my limit of rainbow trout using nothing but cigarette butts that I found on the bank. This happened when I was younger. My parents dropped my younger brothers and me off at a local lake (Birch Lake, Alaska). Being the fishing crazed kids that we were, [...]

When choosing a fishing spot, make sure to take the wind direction into consideration. The wind blows phytoplankton and other surface foods towards the windward shore. This attracts insects, crustaceans, and bait fish that feed on it. When so much food is concentrated in one area this will attract the larger game fish that are [...]

Most of us know how our mindset can affect our daily lives. A positive mental attitude can make our lives so much better. What some anglers don’t understand is that our mindset can also affect our fishing experience. The Secret: Have a positive outlook for your fishing trip. Assume that you WILL catch fish. EXPECT [...]

Instead of fishing with a rod and reel, these guys catch catfish with their bare hands. This method of “fishing” is called noodling. This is how it works. First, the angler gets into the water and searches for a catfish nest. This is the spot where the catfish lays its eggs. Usually in a hole [...]

This is the real world record largemouth bass. Even though it’s not officially recognized, it’s the largest EVER caught. At 25 pounds 1 ounce, this bass beats the “official” IGFA record by almost three (3) pounds. She was caught in 2006 at tiny Dixon Lake, California by Mac Weakley. Mac Weakley and his two friends, [...]

What’s up with beginners luck? It seems to me that the least experienced angler always catches the largest fish, the most fish, or both. Who has not noticed this? I have personally noticed this on may occasions where I am fishing with someone that is new to fishing. For Example: When my wife was just [...]