Spring the Best Time for Trophy Largemouth Bass

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

March Fishing Madness

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

How to Improve Your Fishing Skills

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

Getting Past Winter Solstice

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

Its Crappie Time

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

Jig Fishin for Winter 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

Now is the Time to Scout Lakes

Just a few months ago the lakes were up to summer pool and were full of water. Most of us fisherman had a favorite piece of shore line cover that we liked to fi

Tips for 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

Spoon Fishin Winter Bass

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

Understanding Spinner Bait Fishing

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

The Ideal Set-Up for a Carolina Rig

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

Swimming a Jig in the Spring can be as Effective as a Spinner Bait

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

Go Big with Late Winter 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

Stump Fishing in the Spring

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

Late Winter Fishing on Dale Hollow

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

Early Spring Bass Fishing

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

Weather Trends Effect Fishing

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卆 Fishing Challenge

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

Three Simple Rigs to Catch More Bass

Terms such as 揟exas-rigged worm,?揅arolina-rigged lizard?or 搘acky rig?are part of a bass angler抯 everyday lexicon. But to a beginner, the experienced anglers mig

October Should be the Best Month of the Year

October fishing can only be explained as 揗other of all Months?on Guntersville. Catches of a hundred fish a day are possible. The weather is generally comfortabl