Fishing Tips

 Spring has finally come, and the ice is melting away. Now it’s time to do some Trout fishing.          Trout are top or bottom feeders. That is they normally feed at the surface, or just below it, or near the bottom. Fish the percentage areas and don’t waste time fishing the middle.  So right after “ice out” in the spring,

 You know that trade shows are a great place to see and buy new gear and such but it is also a great place to meet other anglers and trade fishing tips. I talked to lots of fellow anglers and its surprise me how much information can be obtained if you just open up and talk while looking at gear.     That one person that I was fortuned enough to meet at the Dieppe Fly Fishing

There are several bamboo rod builders out there,  infact there is a bamboo  renaissance underway.  With more rod builders then ever.  With less factories producing rods ( like hardy, orvis, hogard ect..)  and More small production guys  and even more amateurs building now.   accompanied with this new invention they call the " internet"  We have

    Winter is here and for some it can be the most challenging season for many bass anglers with lethargic bass and cold water many fishermen hang up their gear as they wait for spring to return. However many Tennessee bass anglers have continued to fish all year facing the cold with some rewarding results with a cold water finesse technique was developed in the 90's simply

   I recently wrote about crappie fishing in cold water and before that I posted a blog about the effectiveness of scent for cold water bass fishing. About the time I published those two blogs my friend Ralph Riley was field testing a new scent attractant formulated exclusively for crappie. Ralph and his pro staff have been testing for a while and recently went to their

   As the trout season was ending soon, I knew I was down to my last chance to get out and do some fishing. Now this season was different from most fishing seasons in my region due to the fact that the spring and summer were really hot and dry causing the waters that I normally fish to be too low. I didn’t get in much fishing.  When September came I thought it would bring the

     Bluegill and other sunfish are among some of most popular fish for anglers to catch. They are found in ponds, lakes, and rivers, and are often the first fish caught by many anglers when they began the sport of fishing as a child. Don’t be fooled by their size and beauty, these fish are aggressive predators and will strike both artificial lures. During the fall, with the

    Many anglers love and appreciate flies for fishing for trout and other fish, however for many anglers nothing beats inline spinners to entice fish to bite. Spinners are not a new technique for man anglers, they are great for pan fish and bass in the early to late fall in lakes and ponds, and many anglers in the north use inline spinners for steelhead and salmon as their go to

"Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." ~ Henry David Thoreau A buddy of mine who is not a hardcore fisherman but a hardcore photographer has been hounding me to take him to the Crystal Mill for a little while now.  Our calendars and probably the stars finally aligned and we were able to do an over nighter up on the Crystal River. Granted

Colorado has so many species in its waters to provide a challenge for those looking to try and catch other species besides the heavily stocked rainbow trout.  Last year a long with a group of friends, we hiked into one of the wilderness areas to catch a golden trout as it was on our bucket lists. It was a success and everyone caught at least one, that blog can be found here: Prospecting for