Bass Fishing

Lurenet.com: Short Casts = More Bass

Hiro Naito rarely unleashes a really long cast. He believes long casts and retrieves keep the lure in low-percentage areas too much of the time and leave too much to chance. A fishing industry veteran […]

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The February-March 2019 Edition Of ODU Magazine

The ICE ZONE, OPEN WATER ZONE and HUNTING ZONE are all here for you to enjoy. Magazine Link – https://www.odumagazine.com/Magazines/ODU-Feb-Mar2019/ PDF/Printable Link – https://www.odumagazine.com/Magazines/ODUFeb-Mar2019.pdf We start out the OPEN WATER ZONE with a full press […]

Fishing Tips

Boy Howdys For Early Season Bass

“This is my new favorite topwater lure,” Tim Mann said, showing off a Chrome/Black Boy Howdy before casting is just past a stick-up beside a seawall in a canal. Mann, who is long-time tournament bass […]

Who Is Vexilar
Ice Fishing

Who Is Vexilar

We at Vexilar have a long and proud history of innovation in fishing products. Lets take a look at who we are and where we came from. Vexilar has been in the marine business since […]

Hunting News

HYBRIDLIGHT-REALTREE LINE

With advancements in technology, savvy consumers are always looking for more value for their dollars. HybridLight produces clean light with enough lumens to brighten any path. The diversity of products are multi-functional, providing a charging […]

Dan’s Fish ‘N’ Tales®

Those Tough Fishing Days

Fishing has been a bit tough. Don Banning reports that on the lake where he was fishing there were three anglers and three fish caught. I had a little bit better luck, but it was […]

Micro Baits, Mega Results
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Micro Baits, Mega Results

Targeting brown trout and steelhead with micro jigs Every fall I look forward to sight fishing with micro baits for brown trout and steelhead. It’s an often overlooked technique that is extremely effective. Double digit […]

Angling Tips to Help Trout and Salmon Beat the Heat
Trout/Salmon Fishing

Angling Tips to Help Trout and Salmon Beat the Heat

This spring, trout and trout anglers have benefited from abundant rainfall and cool weather conditions that promote the growth and survival of trout and salmon. However, with the forecast for high temperatures this weekend through […]

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Who Is Activist the Activist Angler?

My name is Robert Montgomery, and I am the Activist Angler. I’d rather be fishing than writing about the threats that endanger the future of fishing. But based on my years of covering issues related […]

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5 Things To Know To Catch More Lake Trout

Lake trout are hard-fighting, great-tasting gamefish often misunderstood by the masses. If you’d like to catch more lakers this summer, factor these five facts from veteran trout guide Bernie Keefe into your fishing strategies. Frontal […]

Frustrating Snags
Bassin' With Captain Mike Gerry

Frustrating Snags

As the fish move shallow for the spawn and we all start our run to the banks and hard cover it’s inevitable that your bait is going to get hung up at some point during […]

Bassin' With Captain Mike Gerry

Key Pre-Spawn Locations

As you start your day searching for pre-spawn bass it’s important to remember that there are visual keys to look for; let your eyes be your partner and don’t ignore what your seeing as you […]

Outdoor Retailer LL Bean Loosing Ground
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Outdoor Retailer L.L. Bean Loosing Ground

US fly fishing tackle manufacturer and retailer L.L. Bean has warned of more job losses following flat sales last year. In February nearly 500 workers took advantage of a voluntary early retirement package and another […]

Bass Fishing

The Goby Invasion

Round gobies have forever altered the ecology, and the angling landscape, of the Great Lakes and connected waterbodies. Since their discovery in the St. Clair River in 1990, these invasive stowaways from the Black and […]

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Last Ice Blitz

  The final weeks of ice fishing season often produce some of the fastest action we’ve seen all winter. Days are getting longer, temperatures are warmer and meltwater seeping into the lakes rejuvenates the fish […]

Fishing The Midwest with Jensen & Frisch

GET MORE BITES IN 2018

We’re kind of in that in-between season in the northern reaches of the Midwest.  Many lakes are still covered with ice, although the quality of the ice is inconsistent. Everywhere else, anglers are fishing open […]

Humminbird Introduces the FishSmart App
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Humminbird Introduces the FishSmart App

More than ever, anglers rely on their smartphones for communications on and off the water. Now, the new Humminbird® FishSmart® app puts the power of LakeMaster® mapping in anglers’ hands and delivers a more convenient […]

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The Lionfish Invasion

The lionfish (scientific name Pterois volitans) is a popular saltwater aquarium fish with distinctive maroon (or brown) and white stripes, fleshy tentacles above the eyes and below the mouth, and an imposing fan of prickly […]

The Nature of Competition
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The Nature of Competition

Competition is central to our very nature. It defines who we are, connecting us to our like-minded ancestors who have relentlessly pursued fish for over 40,000 years. These were the original fish hunters, gathering with […]

Bass Fishing

Placing Big Baits in Precise Places

Every angler has their own arena. Some are known for their crankbait casting skills; some for their Carolina- or Texas-rigging competency; others, perhaps, a finesse prowess like no other. But if there’s one method for […]

Offshore Topwaters
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Offshore Topwaters

When anglers pull up to a reef, wreck or offshore rock pile, their thoughts typically turn to bottom fish such as group and snapper. Nothing wrong there, but, don’t overlook the topwater potential. Pelagic predators […]

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Finding Early Season Success

I’ve been seeing more and more anglers on and in the water recently.  Some of them are fishing from boats, some are wading, others are fishing from docks or shore.  Some of them are catching […]

10 Billion More Oysters In The Chesapeake Bay
Conservation

10 Billion More Oysters In The Chesapeake Bay

Looking to build on the progress already made in restoring the Chesapeake’s depleted oyster population, a coalition of more than 20 nonprofit groups, businesses and educational institutions has set a new goal of putting another […]

Bass Fishing

Belly up to the Bluegill Buffet

Millennia of natural selection have resulted in very specific predator-prey relationships within our favorite fishing grounds, connections that contemporary anglers have learned to exploit. Yellow perch are the favored prey of walleyes. Lake trout will […]

Fishing The Midwest with Jensen & Frisch

ICING PERCH

In some areas of the Midwest, certain fishing seasons are getting ready to close, and in some areas they’ve already closed.  The closed season mostly affects walleye and northern pike anglers, and again, that’s only […]

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Catching The Big Chill Bass

Berkley’s Josh Bertrand Reveals His Top Winter Bass Patterns. Many bass fans stash their tackle in cold storage during the winter, but Berkley pro Josh Bertrand isn’t one of them. The savvy Arizona angler knows […]