Had a very nice day on my fishing trip to the lake yesterday. Pretty day, Sunny, with a light breeze. I hooked up my first pole with a nice fat night walker, a bobber suspended about 4 feet above the hook, walked out on to the dock and cast to my left about 18 feet [...]

Men and fish are alike. They both get into trouble when they open their mouths. ~Author Unknown
Hope to have the line in the Water this afternoon, Some nice Fresh Wiggly Night Walkers , A few new types of artificial Worms, My lucky Fishing Hat and I am just about ready [...]

Saturday morning I got up early, put on my long johns, dressed quietly, made my lunch, grabbed the dog, slipped quietly into the garage to hook the boat up to the truck, and proceeded to back out into a torrential downpour. There was snow mixed with the rain, and the wind was blowing 50 mph.

Every year, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission stocks trout in thousands of stream miles and dozens of lakes, in spring, fall and winter. Interested anglers and other citizens often arrive to help or watch individual stockings. The safety of all in attendance often becomes a significant concern, as does the effective stocking of the [...]

My biggest worry is that my wife (when I’m dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it. ~Koos Brandt

From our friends at Troutlet.com…
The calendar is based upon the continental US, and as there is only a 5 minute difference between the east and west coast, one calendar can be used for both.
It has been proven that there are generally two phases of fish activity during any given day. These phases occur twice each [...]

“There are two types of fishermen:  Those who fish for sport, and those who fish for fish.”
– Anonymous
 

I was taught to fish by my uncles using bait for bass, pan-fish, pickerel and walleyes. Later when I was old enough to wade in a current, they introduced me to trout fishing using bait. In those days we kept and ate the fish we caught. Today I am a fly fisherman. I have the [...]

Most fishing lures fall into one of two categories: