Why Fifty Million People Fish: An F&S Classic by Nick Lyons

Why Fifty Million People FishWith more than 400 magazine articles and 20 books to his name, Nick Lyons has been a force in the publishing of outdoor books for m

Merwin: You Can't Buy Cast Accuracy

Other things being equal, he or she who casts the most accurately will usually catch the most fish. That means dropping a bass lure within an inch of a shorelin

Would You Pay $2K to Fish Ray Scott's Personal Lake?

From the story in the Birmingham News: Its probably every bass fishermans dream to fish on the best bass lake in America. Now that dream is a possibility. A

Cermele: Resorting to Desperate Measures on the Water

Picutred below are my two wire-line trolling outfits. I own just these two, and the massive bunker spoons attached to each are the only bunker spoons I have. Th

Herring: Hunting and Fishing With 450 Million People

You could say that I’m reading it so you won’t have to. The book is The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050 by Joel Kotkin, a professor at Chapman University

Mexican Pirates Robbing Anglers on Texas Bass Lake

The coast of Somalia isnt the only pirate-infested danger zone for anglers. Now it seems fishing along the US-Mexico border is becoming increasingly hazardous t

Merwin: Study Says Most Women Don't Like Pink Fishing Gear

Last fall, I wrote about all the pink fishing gear and clothing being marketed to female anglers. I said I thought pink gear was tasteless and idiotic, insultin

Deeter: Fly Casting into the Wind...The Best Tip Ever

Wind freaks fly casters out. But it shouldnt. The wind can be your friend as much as it is an adversary. The best tip Ive heard about conquering the wind i

John Merwin's Top Fly Patterns for Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass

Compared with the drabness of many trout patterns, flies for bass are a carnival freak show come to life. Garish colors and outlandish names, such as Meat Whist

Cermele: Pencil Poppers, Slightly Tweaked

There are two reasons why a pencil popper is one of my all-time favorite topwater lures. One, nothing swims like them. That high-riding, slap-forward, far-spitt

Does Human-Caused Underwater Noise Hurt Fish?

Heres a little scientific affirmation of the old Be quiet, or youll scare the fish! line your dad used to give you... From this story on Wired Science: After ye

Would You Watch a Catch-and-Cook Fishing Tournament?

Most fishing tournaments are catch-and-release, and youre forced to grab a burger somewhere after its over. Heres one, however, that fosters the natural progres

How To Freeze Your Fish In A Block Of Ice

The enemy of successful, long-term freezing is air. When air meets food, dehydration occurs, leading to freezer burn. With delicate proteins like fish, freezer

Cermele: The Benefits of Largemouth on the Dark Side

Its a sad but true fact that there are no public lakes or ponds in close range of my home that offer really good bass fishing. Some used to, but you know the ga

F&S Classic: Bill Heavey's Lilyfish

  After the world takes an eggbeater to your soul, you never know what’s going to get you up and back among the living. In my case, it was the ham. It was

Should States Physically Separate the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Watersheds?

From this AP story:Groups representing states and cities in the Great Lakes region kicked off a $2 million study Thursday of how to slam the door on exotic spec

States Sue U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Over Carp Invasion

And in related news, five states have filed a lawsuit against the US Army Corps of Engineers in hopes of stepping up efforts to keep the fish out the Great Lake

Cermele: Lures That Define an Era

I found an article by Bryan Brasher in The Commercial Appeal out of Memphis, Tennessee, that posed an interesting idea. Brasher talks about how Strike Kings Sex

Cermele: Best Goal Celebration Ever?

Im no soccer fan. Nor are some of the other fishing bloggers on this site as evidenced by posts such as Why Carp Fishing is More Entertaining than Soccer. But I

The Consequences of Stuffing Tourney Fish with Lead

A California tournament angler loads his five-fish limit with lead weights, then gets caught, then gets banned from competing. Forever. From this story on (s