This activity draws out bass for feeding, making this a great time to catch them. The number of bass feeding is vastly higher at night time compared to other times of the day. Moreover, there is less traffic on the water at night than in the day, so the fish are less disturbed. In...
And this isn’t knowledge that only trout fishermen need to know. Many warmwater streams that are home to bass and sunfish are also loaded with caddisflies, and while I’ve sometimes seen mayflies and other common insects hatch on these warmer waters, caddis make up a large percentage of ...
You must learn to fish the weed line. Most people do not know how. Whether you are fishing panfish , walleye, bass, or northern. It is truly amazing. Lets take walleyes. The main sought after fish here in Minnesota. Pictured left Great Weed Jigs (top the Northland Weed Weasel , ...
“I like soft mono with high abrasion resistance when using bottom-bumping lures like jigs and plastic worms for bass,” says Sammy Lee, host of the long-running syndicated radio show Tight Lines, from Alabama. “For this type of fishing, I want line with a little bit of stretch, so wh...
you will need a bigger jig but go with a light one if you can. I like 1/4 or 3/8 best, but will go to half ounce when necessary. I like a jig that sinks slowly, giving a big bass time to hit it. For that reason I am fishing hair jigs more - the air the hollow hairs in...
The best largemouth bass lure is defined not by features of a singular, specific lure. But by cover, structure, water clarity, temperature and depth, and the impacts of seasons and weather. How a lure's design features interact with these influences and best enable it to draw strikes determi...
to 50-pound tuna responding to squid bars on the surface, with larger 100-pounders cruising down deep in 50- to 80-foot depths under the youngsters where they’d only take jigs or live bait. As we neared the end of September, I could see pods of fish down at 50 to 60 feet behind...
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Hybrids and sand bass are good deadsticking soft plastic baits on the main lake structure. Do not be afraid to move around because when you find the bait, you will find the fish. Crappie remain deep around main lake docks using minnows and jigs. All ramps are open. Report by Keith ...
Fall is a prime time for a really big largemouth bass. (Photo: Darl Black) With northern tier waters cooling first, bass may begin their move in late September or early October when water temperature dips into the 60s. Schools of native shiners migrating to the shallows trigger the move. ...