My friend Kevin Webster posted an article today about the money fishermen spend annually. The article applies to NY state, but there are some national stats in there I found. I had not idea these figures were this high. See the article.
Freshwater anglers annually take about 21 million fishing trips and spend $1.5 billion pursuing […]

My boat is made and set up for fishing shallow inland salt water areas. That is what I was fishing when I bought it, so I had to make a few adjustments to optimize it for Bass fishing. The trolling motor was the biggest part of those changes.
Fishing the areas where I used to fish […]

I went to the event today to do some networking with vendors and manufacturers. What a great event! There was live music, great food, nice people and a slew of interesting people at the booths. I bought some nice products that you will see on the site very soon and made some contacts to work […]

Over the years I have heard both sides of this debate. Some people will swear that if you use the 10″ soft plastic worm over the 6″ or the 1/2 ounce Rattle Trap over the 1/4 ounce that you catch larger fish.
I have to agree with this but only partially. On those long summer nights […]

I love fishing a Rogue. I prefer the floating Rogue over the suspending one only because of the thrill I get when I see a big bass come up and hit it on or just under the water’s surface. I have been somewhat of a junkie of topwater fishing all of my life.
In the Spring, […]

Being a fair-skinned person, the sun is always an issue with me. I can’t count the times I have gone fishing in the morning with the intent on coming in before the sun starts beating down on me, gotten on fish, forgotten about the sun and ended up with a nasty sunburn as a […]

I say you have to have the right shoes for fishing. Most people wear their favorite tennis shoes and that is fine. Some fishermen wear running shoes, some wear sandals and some wear none I guess.
I have found that when I plan to be standing while fishing, something along the lines of a sneaker is […]

I got my first LCD depth finder in about 1988. I thought how cool it would be to be able to see the fish. All of a sudden, I realized I was always around fish, according to the screen. But are those really fish? I wondered, and still do.
Today’s LCD depth finders have a much […]

The water temps of 60 degrees or more that we have been waiting for are here and so are the visitors. This weekend we had highs in the high 70s to 80 and lows in the 60s. The water is warm and the bass are getting active as the spawn begins.
I did not fish this […]

I was on the lake yesterday and saw surface temps at 58+. The nights are now staying in the 50s and even 60s soon and the surface temps are at 60 degrees near the 515 bridge on the west fork. My guess is that they will be at or near 60 most everywhere in the […]