Line Up for Early Season Fishing
Bob Jensen Anglers everywhere are getting excited about going fishing. In fact, many anglers have already hit the ponds, lakes and rivers in search of something willing to eat their…
Bob Jensen Anglers everywhere are getting excited about going fishing. In fact, many anglers have already hit the ponds, lakes and rivers in search of something willing to eat their…
David Hart As a guide on Virginia’s James River, Capt. Mike Ostrander has seen his share of big blue catfish. Although he hasn’t broken the 70-pound mark yet, it’s only…
Bob Jensen In many areas of the Midwest this winter, there has been as much open water fishing going on as there has been ice fishing. In a region where…
Bob McNally Fishing during the change of seasons is special, particularly when winter gives way to spring and when summer’s grip relents to fall. Mornings are golden promises, with sometimes…
Jeff Gustafson By Jeff Gustafson, In-Fisherman I love to fish deadbaits below tip-ups, and I’ve caught my biggest pike using that approach. But some great pike fisheries don’t allow the use…
Bob Jensen What strange winter weather we’ve been having across much of the Midwest, and as I understand, much of the country. It’s warm in areas where it should be…
Bob McNally Late fall and winter can be brutal in South Carolina. The wind strong, water rough, temperature low. But for anglers who choose their fishing days and bundle-up for…
In-Fisherman By In-Fisherman Your Best Friend Never have power augers been so reliable and so efficient. The In-Fisherman staff puts them all through the paces each season – from the StrikeMasters…
M. D. Johnson Ice fishing. Just the mere words can strike fear into the heart of even the most seasoned open-water angler. And it’s really no surprise, actually. A short…
Babe Winkelman Stroll through the fishing line aisle at big sporting goods stores and it’s overwhelming. Monofilament, co-polymer, braid, fluorocarbon, tough, limp, clear, blue, green, red, yellow, 1-pound test, 75-pound,…
Bob Jensen A question that I hear quite a bit about ice fishing pertains to the effects of weather on fish under the ice. Most anglers realize that weather plays…
Luke Clausen 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 The thermometer in Kyle Mabrey’s truck read 32 degrees when he backed his boat into the water last fall. The Alabama angler was pre-fishing for an upcoming tournament,…
Bob Jensen It’s autumn throughout the Midwest. The leaves on trees are exploding in color, we’re several games into the football season, some of the early migrating species of birds…
by Vic Dunaway, In-Fisherman by Vic Dunaway, In-Fisherman This uni-knot system enables you to learn just one simple knot and adapt it to virtually any need – everything from tying a…
Beau Beasley More times than not when folks learn I’m a fly angler, I hear a statement like, “I’ve always wanted to do that, but never took the time to…
Bob McNally The water was rippled, sun in my face, and it was a long cast into a stiff Gulf of Mexico wind. But a school of shallow-water cobia has…
Bob Jensen As the snow and ice go away across the Midwest, and as we get closer to open water fishing, lots of anglers start to do an inventory of…
David Hart It’s fall and for many bass anglers that means one thing: School’s in. Bass schools, that is. This time of year, roaming packs of largemouths, spots and even…
Brian “Bro” Brosdahl If there’s one fishing destination you’d never expect to find a Northern Minnesota, bluegill-bumpkin like me soaking marabou feathers and getting his jollies jigging for rainbow trout—it’d…
Ken Barrett Autumn not only turns leaves to beautiful reds, yellows and oranges, it also brightens and accentuates the colors of two of our favorite trout species: brown and brook…
Steve Ryan by Steve Ryan, In-Fisherman The scene may be different, but presentation principles play out just the same as in wilderness settings. Welcome to the urban jungle, constructed of concrete,…