Focuses on the effect of catch-and-release technique for striped bass fishing in Maryland. Death of fish due to hooking or handling injuries; Ways of reducing mortality; Role of fishhook types.McCoy, JohnField & ...
You don’t often think of these stripers and catfish as bug eaters, but remember what Larry Dahlberg said about mother’s milk. Carp can be the toughest gamefish to fool on fly, and they normally require lots of skill and patience to deceive. But when the cicada hatch is in full ...
Look for Stripers in rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and near coastlines, wherever there’s plenty of their favorite food, shad. Similar to Largies and Bronzebacks, Striped Bass love hanging out around sunken structures, boulders, weeds, docks, drop-offs, and rocky banks. You can also find them ...
Don’t bury the hook within the bait; be sure to leave enough room for the belly of the hook to engage the fish in the corner of the jaw. Don’t actively try to set a circle hook. Rather, give the fish a short dropback by either lowering the rodtip or freespooling the ree...
“Being able to see my line is important, so a hi-vis mono is mostly what I use. And so fish won’t see or shy from it, I always employ a fluorocarbon leader,” he explains. “My preferred monos are Berkley Trilene XL for trout—as it’s smooth casting—and the tougher, more ...
Summer is an all time favorite season for fishing. The days are long, the weather is perfect to be on the water and fish are aggressive. The flipside of summer is handling fish safely, during high summer temps. Different species have different needs around the country. Cold water, ...
Limits of stripers were caught with live bait and trolling. Vertically jigging spoons are still catching limits of white bass, but the fish are on the move and you have to move around to stay on top of them. This week the up and down weather pattern may have an impact on the action ...
I set the pots at dead low tide and allowed them to fish for about 3 hours. I am no expert at catching crabs, so I was very curious to see what would happen. I also added my GoPro camera to the pot to capture the action.Please click play below to watch the footage!
This makes them a desirable fly rod species, as you can often sight fish for them, and you never have to worry about fishing deep. Your fly is almost always “in the zone.” In the early spring, much of the grass that holds snakeheads during the warmer months hasn’t grown up yet,...
In many respects, blue cats behave more like striped bass than other catfish species. Shad, herring and other schooling baitfish comprise most of their diet, and like stripers, they follow the baitfish wherever they go. It makes sense then that to catch river blues, you, too, must follow...