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Walleye Fishing

SPINNERS FOR WALLEYES RIGHT NOW

As the water warms and we get into the heat of summer, most predator fish will be feeding aggressively. Walleyes will be eating whatever they can find. A very effective way to catch walleyes is […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

New Beginnings

I have told parts of this story several times over the years, including a mention in my first contribution to the Hobie Top Gun Series. Now I will tell how it has developed into a […]

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Bass Fishing

NEW SUPERFROG COLORS

Mann’s introduces 6 New colors to its SuperFrog lineup. Presenting, LadyBug, Showgirl, FireTiger, GoldDigger, Midnight Blue, and RedNeck, these frogs present unique color styles to an already killer bait. This unique hollow-body

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Bass Fishing

Tidal Water with Mike Iaconelli

Take an in-depth look at the seasonal movements of bass in tidal waters with Mike Iaconelli! The new 45 minute class class offers great advice for how to adapt during falling/ rising water conditions.  Mike […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

HAPPY HOURS – FAMILY FISHING

Economic conditions in recent years have forced people to make hard decisions on the use of their discretionary income for recreational fishing trips.  Family responsibilities demand we do better and more efficiently add to the […]

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Bass Fishing

TrophyCatch Florida Update

Double jeopardy! Robert Burnett, a TrophyCatch veteran with 27 submissions to his credit, caught and released the same trophy bass twice within 15 minutes on June 1 in Lake Rousseau! Yes, catch and release of […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

8 Common Mistakes You Miss Your Trout

How often to you think anglers miss opportunities catching trout because of the lack of stealth? The more educated trout populations are in a stream, river or lake you’re fly fishing, the more important it […]

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Fishing Tips

SPREAD OUT FOR FISHING SUCCESS

We’re into the summer bite! For most species of fish, the spawn is over and the predator fish have one thing on their mind: Food! Their only concern for the rest of the summer is […]

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Fishing Tips

CATCH THE BITERS

As we enter a new open water fishing season, it’s good to get some thoughts together regarding changes in fishing techniques and fishing ideas. Some of us consider ourselves to be “walleye fishermen”, some fit […]

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Bass Fishing

Bassmaster’s #72 Best Bass Lake

Moosehead Lake, Maine – 75,451 acres  where you’ll find very little pressure and very big smallmouth here. Plus, you might really see a moose. Moosehead Lake is the largest lake in the U.S. state of […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Keep The Kids Fishing

We have made great progress over the past five years bringing youth into the outdoor sports, especially the world of fishing. When I started working on my end of the problem in 2010, I was […]

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Walleye Fishing

Pike and ‘Eyes on a ‘Wing

The expression “think outside the box” is so cliché these days. But when it comes to catching fish, after all, sometimes the typical tricks in one’s tackle tote have run dry. And the angler who […]

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Bass Fishing

TrophyCatch Florida Catch

Yowzah! Lee Vickers caught his 11 lbs, 1 oz monster in Honey Hole (yep — that’s a real lake in Polk County)! The bass was released, but Lee keeps a netful of great prizes including […]

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Boat News

Overland Series from A.R.E.

The Overland Series truck cap offers a tougher, more rugged look to complement today’s trucks. It’s unique two-toned off-road design features a spray-on protective coating which increases strength in high stress areas.

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Bass Fishing

Monster Hooks Are Taking Over

As bass fishing continues to progress and change continues to be constant, the fishing industry is maturing and has evolved toward monster hooks and this craze continues to come front and center. I know we […]

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Bass Fishing

The IGFA Bass Quest

It all began last fall with an email from Captain Dan Kipnis from Miami Beach, Florida with a strange request. He asked me if there was a possibility that we could catch seven species of […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

FATHER’S DAY Gift Guide From Rapala

From helping you reel in your first sunny off the dock, to netting a wall-worthy fish together, few bonding moments create lasting memories like a day of fishing with Dad. While just wetting a line […]

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Walleye Fishing

CATCH MORE FISH ALL SUMMER LONG

It’s starting to feel a lot like summer. Fish behave differently in the different seasons, and if we want to catch fish in the different seasons, we need to vary our lure presentations and how […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

A Chance To Teach By Tim Moore

One of the greatest things about being a full-time fishing guide is when I get to teach new and prospective anglers. The New Hampshire Fish and Games’ Great Bay Discovery Center was recently awarded a […]

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Bass Fishing

Why Loud Lures Catch More Largemouth Bass

Largemouth bass are opportunistic feeders. Preferring to lie in wait under a canopy of cover for the next meal to swim by, these fish possess heightened senses that are fine-tuned for efficiency. It’s All in […]

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Catfish Fishing

Record Blue Cat By Fly

While fly fishing Lake Bardwell, Texas, USA on the morning of March 21st, angler D. Kirk Brown, MD landed this impressive 16.1 kg (35 lb 8 oz) blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) that could earn him […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Nowakowski’s Great Snakehead

Angler Corey Nowakowski has potentially broken the All-Tackle world record for great snakehead (Channa marulius), again. Nowakowski landed this huge 6.8 kg (15 lb) snakehead while casting an artificial crawfish in a canal near Deerfield […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

The ReBaits Program

The ReBaits® program, is considered to be this generations “Catch & Release” movement. It’s a necessity for the environment, our lakes, and fish. The goal of the ReBaits® program is to install collection bins in […]