David Hart The notion of ditching the desk job and pursuing a career as a full-time professional bass fisherman is an inviting one for many anglers. What could be a…
Beau Beasley Each spring, fly anglers across the country sort through their fly boxes to decide which patterns they’ll put to good use in the upcoming season and which won’t…
Kate Cywinski New Jersey breeds a lot of fisherman, and IBEW member Rick DiBruno is one of the most passionate. Growing up in south Philly, Rick’s family spent summers in…
Ken Barrett Have you ever dreamed of catching a fish bigger than yourself, weighing 300 pounds or more? Have you ever wanted to test your strength and endurance fighting a…
Peter B. Mathiesen In the early fifties, the Army Corps of Engineers completed the dam at Bullshoals Lake, Arkansas, releasing 52-degree, gin clear water into the White River. The result…
Chris Ellis My grandfather was a fisherman and my earliest memories of him are surrounded by fishing. He loved to wade in clear creeks in West Virginia and took pride…
Peter B. Mathiesen Crawfish are everywhere, ditches, frequently flooded agricultural fields, almost all ponds and, of course your favorite impoundment or river. There’s not a state in the contiguous 48…
Chris Ellis A fly-fisherman has one distinct advantage over spin fisherman—it is the ability to fish several baits at one time to cover multiple water columns. Water column is a…
M. D. Johnson “This is impossible,” I told my wife, Julie, under my breath. She grinned. “What you going to do?” she asked. “Pout? Just like that time you couldn’t find Attack…
David Hart Chesapeake Bay charter captains may have been the first anglers to figure out just how effective umbrella rigs are for striped bass, but Glenn Briggs is a quick…
Peter B. Mathiesen Freshwater shad are arguably the most numerous of all baitfish in America. In many lakes the shad population accounts for more than 50 percent of the total…
USA Staff August 23rd was a lucky day for SMWIA Local 9 Business Manager and long-time angler Dwayne Stephens who won a $600 fishing package at a Business Agents conference in…
Larry Nixon Shorter days, cool temperatures and buck fever go a long ways toward calming many an avid angler’s desire to put the boat in the water and go fishing…
David Hart Staying on stand for 10 or 11 hours straight isn’t easy, especially when the deer just don’t seem to be moving. In fact, it can be downright painful.…
David Hart Bass tend to hold tight to cover throughout much of the year, but when the water temperature drops into the low 50s, they abandon sunken brush, rocks and…
Lost at Sea Dad worked for the school system so he had summers off. I spent almost every summer of my childhood fishing on the river. Maybe I got too…
Ken Cook Fishing experiences can range from both the pleasure that comes from catching a fish to the pain and frustration that comes when “the big one” gets away. For…
David Hart Shorter days and cooler nights mean one thing to Curt Lytle—it’s time to break out the crankbaits. As a professional angler with over a dozen years of tournament…
M. D. Johnson Many of Life’s mysteries are best explained using the familiar what-why-where approach, and the subject of stinger hooks is certainly no different. We’ll throw in a little…
By Larry Nixon Among all the different factors that affect bass behavior, none has more impact than the seasons. Fish – especially bass – are ruled by the weather. Just…
Peter B. Mathiesen On your next trip as you peer into your bait box, ask yourself if you’re missing a key element that bass feed on. How often are you…
Larry Nixon It’s September, and the kids are already back in the classroom. But did you know that it’s during this time of year that bass will go back to…