Tennessee Angler Sets New State Record with Quillback Carpsucker

So just what is a quillback carpsucker? Beats me, but some dude fishing a bass tournament in Tennessee just caught the new state record. From this story on oa

Catching Trophy Largemouth Bass in Mexico: A Deep Dive

Ill be the first to admit that of all the freshwater fishing I do, largemouth bass are not the targets as much as smallmouths or trout or crappies. That doesnt

Postspawn Bass Locations & Tactics: Find the Fish!

  With bass fever running high in early summer, it would be nice if the fish themselves were schooling and feeding intensively. But done with spawning, bass o

Lucky Craft's 'Purple Nightmare': A New Matte Black Lure for 2024

I just left a little show-and-tell meeting with Lucky Craft. Theyre coming out with some pretty cool lures this year, which Ill show you later, but what they a

Fels-Naptha for Itch Relief: A Surprisingly Effective Home Remedy

I spent the past week in a cabin in the woods of northern Michigan, and I feel comfortable claiming that I have more insect bites and bumps and plant-caused ra

Magnetic Cells Discovered in Trout: A Breakthrough for Fishing Technology?

I ran into Rick Dickson of Freehand Fly Fishing at the industry trade show last year. At that time, his company was hedging their bets that magnets could up yo

Cajun Fishing Expertise: Interview with Ryan Lambert of Cajun Fishing Adventures

Interview by Mike Toth When people were driven out of Acadia in Canada in the 1700s, they eventually landed in Louisiana. Acadians became Cajuns. They were a

Night Fishing Strategies: Catch Bass, Trout & More After Dark

Nothing ruins a bass bite faster than a personal watercraft ripping by at 50 mph. And nothing puts rising trout down quicker than a flotilla of tubers kicking

The Subtle Art of Lure Selection: How Color and Detail Impact Bass Fishing

Anglers know that sometimes its the subtlest details that produce fish. Last month I was fishing a bass pond close to home and throwing Zoom Flukes. White got h

Rare Vintage Fishing Polaroids Discovered in Wyoming

A few years ago, while photo editing the The Flyfish Journal, a photographer named Sean Kerrick sent me a group of images he had taken of a lost collection

Avoiding Product Review Bias: A Critical Perspective

As many of you know, we are now knee-deep in the trade show season; when new products for 2013 are being unveiled at breakneck speeds and the hype machine is r

Attract Smallmouth Bass with Monster Bugs: Late Summer Fly Fishing Tactics

by Joe Cermele The smallmouth spawn is long over, the fall cooldown is months away, and every hour you spend on the water feels like a session in the sauna. I

Catch Big Bass: Effective Fly Fishing Techniques Using Dragonfly Patterns

Slap Shots Dragonfly patterns with resin or foam bodies are effective for raising lone bass in tight holding areas, such as short eddies behind boulders. That

Catchbook Fishing Photo Contest: July Winners & How to Enter

The winner of last weeks Catchbook Photo Contest for the month of July is Ryan Brownlee, who submitted this photo of a king salmon. And this weeks winner is B

Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Seeks Corporate Sponsorships to Boost Revenue

--Chad Love Would you be comfortable with a corporate sponsor for your state wildlife agency? Thats what the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is looking int

Authentic Fishing Photos: Avoid Fish Size Distortion - Expert Tips

I was out with a couple of friends the other evening, having fun with panfish in a local lake. Eventually I caught what was probably my smallest largemouth bas

Oklahoma State University Bass Fishing Team Wins National Championship

Oklahoma State University may have been denied a shot at the football national championship this year (thanks to an epic choke against Iowa State) but it looks

Worms & Coffee Sign: A North Carolina Roadside Landmark

I was in North Carolina on vacation last week. Halfway between Southport and Supply I saw the famous “Worms and Coffee” sign. While I didn’t really need gas, I

Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP) Fishing: A Sustainable and Effective Technique

A SUP, for those yet uninitiated, is a Stand Up Paddle board. I can see Mr. Joe Cermele rolling his eyes now... Its been almost a year to the day that I last p

Bristol Bay, Alaska: A Photographer's Retreat & Stunning Landscapes

Last week I had the privilege and honor of being the artist in residence at the Bristol Bay Lodge on Lake Aleknagik in Alaska. Lodge manager Steve Laurent and