Kentucky Lake Crappie Fishing: Prime Conditions Now!

The crappie spawn often coincides with the blooming of dogwood trees in Kentucky. Many anglers plan a crappie fishing trip to Kentucky Lake at that time of year

Muskellunge Fishing: Prime Spots in Late Winter & Early Spring

The winds still blow from the north and many days produce cold temperatures and leaden skies, but now is the time to catch big muskellunge in the tailwaters bel

Kentucky Sauger Fishing: Excellent Late Winter/Early Spring Opportunities

Water temperatures in Kentucky rivers hovering in the high 30s to low 40s do not inspire confidence that it is a great time to go fishing. However,

Spring Fishing for Trophy Largemouth Bass: Tips & Tactics

Its the mouth that gets you. You hook a huge largemouth bass and all you can see is a giant, angry shaking mouth. The size of the mouth lets you know this bas

Kentucky White Bass Fishing History: A Look Back at the 1950s & 60s

Looking back at old photos from the 1950s and 1960s in Happy Hunting Ground magazine, the precursor of Kentucky Afield magazine, you see anglers wading in the D

Elevate Your Fishing Game: Essential Skills for Anglers

Most people hit the water with a few presentations, and a few baits that they are really comfortable with! I can抰 say as I blame them but you can抰 make yourself

Fishing After the Winter Solstice: Improved Bass Fishing & Daylight Strategies

The shortest day of the year is gone, we are gaining daylight everyday and fishing should pick up every day. As I have stated before the early December days alw

Crappie Fishing Season: Spring Signs & Hot Spots

There are several signs in nature that fisherman may use to tell them that fishing for a certain fish should be good. One of these types of signs that I have us

Winter Bass Fishing: Strategies for Finding Large & Smallmouth Bass

Now is the time of year that the large mouth bass will start to move to deeper water to hold till spring. The milder temps will move the large mouth some and th

Maximize Your Catch: Expert Tips for Successful Night Fishing

During the hot humid summer weather, a lot of fisherman can not get out during the heat of the day and fish. And really most of the fish are not that active dur

Jigging Spoons for Winter Bass Fishing: A Guide

There is one winter bass bait that does not get as much use as the jig but when used in the right place at the right time, it can be very effective. This bait i

Mastering Spinnerbaits: A Guide to Effective Fishing Techniques

Over the many years I have been guiding, I find that many of my customers that want to learn to spinner baits fish lack one main thing; they don抰 understand the

Carolina Rig Setup: Best Line Size & Fishing Tips for Late Winter

As we approach the late winter bite, one on my favorite rigs is fishing a Carolina-rig worm. First of all let抯 talk about the line size, in my opinion this is c

Spring Jigging: Outfish the Crowd with a Swimming Jig

Every spring there are hundreds of anglers out on the water throwing Spinner Baits but if your looking for a jig bite, swimming it can really be an effective pr

Effective Late Winter Fishing: Targeting Bass with Rattle Baits

The late winter with water temperatures in the high 40抯 and low 50抯 is the ideal time to go to a 1 oz. rattle bait. The bass are in many phases of transition go

Spring Stump Fishing: Techniques & Tips for Success

Every spring I wait for the first sign of the spawn and head to the stumps. If I could pick a time of the year that for me becomes fun for me and my clients; I

Fishing Dale Hollow Lake in Late Winter: Tips & History

I suppose every hard core angler has a few favorite lake that they like to fish. For me one of my all time favorite lakes would have to be Dale Hollow Lake. Eve

Spring Bass Fishing: Essential Preparation & Tactics

It is finally time to get ready for spring time bass fishing. For many anglers this is the time they kick off their fishing for the year. For many it is their f

How Weather Trends Impact Fish Activity & Fishing Success

There are several things in nature that have a direct effect on the movement and activity level of fish in any body of water. One of the biggest things is the w

Post-Spawn Bass Fishing Strategies: What Works in June

Mid to late June is a confusing time to fish for largemouth bass. Common sense dictates bass would inhale anything resembling food after the rigors of spawning