Tips & Features
Close to home: Southeast’s smallmouth, panfish offer a good time
Look for widely spaced above-surface rocks to support, at times, substantial numbers of mating and waring crayfish and this is when smallmouths and panfish make their best appearance.
Better fishing this spring: timing that hookset
Ever wonder why swinging and missing is so common in all types of fishing?
The best of fishing: Snap-jigging June walleyes
Welcome to the jungle of hungry spring walleyes.
10 tips: Great fishing trips with kids
With lots of events and sports leagues canceled this summer, now is a great time to try out fishing with your family.
Harnessed crawlers: It’s what walleyes want
In a nutshell, the key with this presentation is to slowly pull the harness through the water column at a speed at which the blade is spinning and walleyes find desirable.
4 simple unzipped flies for trout and smallmouth
Stick to the basic elements of mimicry – that is, size, shape, color and the added value of inherent movement.
A simple approach to summer bullhead fishing
New York State is home to three species of bullhead: black, yellow and brown; with the brown being the most abundantly caught.
To fish or not: warm weather trout
As the transition from spring to summer occurs, catch-and-release trout fishermen should take a little extra care in returning their ever-so-sought-after prize to the waters in which they reside.
Rods at the ready
Essentially, you have no time to make changes on the water. All rods must be rigged and ready, as tying jigs and live-bait rigs while on the water is too time-consuming.
