Master Bass Fishing: 3 Essential Rigging Techniques for Beginners

Terms such as 揟exas-rigged worm,?揅arolina-rigged lizard?or 搘acky rig?are part of a bass angler抯 everyday lexicon. But to a beginner, the experienced anglers mig

Unforgettable Fishing in October on Guntersville Lake

October fishing can only be explained as 揗other of all Months?on Guntersville. Catches of a hundred fish a day are possible. The weather is generally comfortabl

Cool Water Bass Fishing: Tactics & Strategies for Winter Pools

This is a time of year that a lot of bass anglers look forward to. The reason is because the water has been cooling down for some time now and the water levels

Winter Fishing Strategies: Adapting to Cooler Waters

It looks like the early winter fishing season is here. With the cooling down of the air and water temp it changes the way that we must fish to be successful. Th

Understanding Bass Behavior: Shallow Water Patterns & Hot Times

This is the time that the bass will start coming up shallow and close to the bank during certain times of the day and during certain weather conditions. What th

Smallmouth Bass Fishing in Early Winter: Tips & Tactics

Its the time of year that a lot of small mouth bass fisherman look forward to each year. The time when the air temps are cold and the water temps reaches that m

Carr Creek Lake Crappie Fishing Report: Spring Patterns & Hot Spots

The water level of Carr creek lake was almost up to summer pool last week and the water had a good color to it. I had received reports from several crappie fish

Bass Fishing After the Rain: Finding Fish in Changing Water Levels

In the past few weeks we have had a lot of rain and it has caused the lakes to raise several feet above summer pool. But most of our area lakes are pretty well

Understanding Bass Fishing Seasons: Pre-Spawn, Spawn & Post-Spawn

In bass fishing the fishing seasons are broken up into three main seasons. The pre spawn the spawn and the post spawn. The pre spawn is the early spring season

Crankbait Fishing in Stumps: A Finesse Guide for Bass

It抯 the time of year that the bass are hanging in the stumps as they are looking for hard bottom area抯 to finish the spawning process. A unique way to fish thes

Late Winter Bass Fishing: Targeting Structure Edges

There are times in fishing that fish will relate or hold on to or close to cover or certain types of structure. During this time of late winter this holds true

Guntersville Ledge Fishing: Secrets to Catching Big Bass

Over time there has been no better way to catch big fish than to get to the ledges and find a pattern that is successful. Guntersville has over the years offere

Effective Winter Fishing Baits: Rediscover Old-Timers' Secrets

The Most Forgotten Winter Bait Often in the winter we get in a slump and get discouraged because you can抰 get a bite. There抯 an ole-timers bait that many of us

The Best Blade Baits for Fishing with Friends (and Silver Buddies!)

There is nothing like an old fishing buddy. One that will always be ready to go fishing when you can. These kind of buddys are the ones that you will always wan

Winter Bass Fishing: Mastering Hair Jigs for Cold Weather Success

As I pulled my boat up to the ramp at Lake Cumberland on that cold, windy late December day. The thoughts running through my mind ranged from where I should sta

Guntersville Bass Fishing: Secret Weapon Lures' Drop Shot Success

Every year the bass fishing industry comes out with the newest hot bait, or the bait and presentation that will change the industry. We have seen this phenomeno

Float and Fly Fishing: A Guide to Winter Bass Fishing

A lot of fisherman may ask what is a float and fly. And this is a good question. The float and fly is winter time bass fishing system that will catch large mout

Indiana Angler Sets New Yellow Bass Record at Morse Lake

Jim Raymer was fishing in Morse Reservoir north of Indianapolis for crappie. He and his long-time fishing partner, Rick Priebe had marked a number of fish at se

Maximize Bass Fishing: Creating Effective Brush Piles

If you really want to get serious about setting out brush piles prepare yourself for some hard work, but it can pay off big later. Bass will use brush piles thr

Effective Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass Fishing Tactics for Covered Docks (Part 2)

What Do I Fish With? Now that you have a better idea on what areas of docks to key in on, lets explore each individual part of the what do I fish with piece. I