Cermele: There's A Lure In Your Beer Bottle

In my last post regarding frog lures with custom legs, a comment was made that it was thought these lures were a homemade concoction. Well they were not, but if

Merwin: All The Trimmings

Here’s a fishing-knot lesson that I got first-hand from the late Lee Wulff. At least I think it was a lesson. I say that because I’m still not sure I agree

Merwin: The Barbie Rod Challenge

So are you ready for the Barbie Challenge? Barbie rods and related cartoon-character spincast outfits for little kids are sold by the hundreds of thousands ever

Cermele: A Rod With Bite

Okay. In recent weeks we’ve seen posts here on the Honest Angler dealing with Barbie rods and camo rods. Why not bring up genuine rattlesnake rods from Arm Brea

Merwin: Better Split-Rings for Bigger Fish

Let’s get back to some hard-core fishing. As some here know full well, there are lots of little things in fishing that mean a great deal--sharp hooks, good knot

Cermele: Fishermen Should Watch More Nature Shows

I don’t really watch that much TV, but I do love a good nature show. Outdoor shows are great, but they can’t teach you the same things about a fish or animal as

Chad Love: Blogging for PETA

Ive been blogging for Field & Stream for a year now, and to be honest its grown a little stale for me. Its a lot of work to come up with a topic, a news ite

Merwin: I Feel Better About Fishing

My late friend and famous Field & Stream author Ed Zern could come up with a wry and funny remark regarding just about anything. As he wrote in 1977, “I get

Cermele: Hardcore South Korean Ice Fishing Video

If you stop and think about it, many common American angling practices have been borrowed from other countries. Fly fishing has its origin in England. Many lure

Cermele: The Latest in Fishing Blades

As you might imagine, I find myself a little more at home at the ICAST fishing industry show, but here I am with the rest of my team walking the SHOT Show floor

Retro Caption Contest: The Trophy Dolphin

Sorry to riff off the Fly Talk blog, but I came across this photo and it was too good to pass up. If Im not mistaken, it originally ran in a 1912 issue of Field

Merwin: Want a Boat? Build Your Own

Speaking of winter projects, have you ever considered building your own boat? I thought about that for a long time, researching boat plans on the Internet and m

Patrick Sébile: The Artist of Fishing Lures

Much of the fishing-lure trade is a “me, too” business—one where manufacturers copy one another’s styles year after year. Not Patrick Sébile. A 41-year-old l

Merwin: What's Your Line?

So here’s what I’m wondering about this morning: When it comes to nylon monofilament fishing lines, who is using what? There’s a huge array of brands and styles

Cermele: Are Local Fishing Forums Helpful or Hype?

As another big winter storm bears down on the Mid-Atlantic, Im sitting here thinking about all the little things anglers do to stay sane when you just cant get

New (And Improved) Hook Shots

In the last episode of Hook Shots before Christmas, I told you Id be rolling out the new season just after the New Year. You didnt think I was going to wait unt

Merwin: What's The Big Deal About Lead Sinker Bans?

A recent proposal in Washington state to ban certain lead fishing weights has brought a surprising flurry of opposition. Surprising to me, anyway. I live and fi

Biologists to Fight Asian Carp With Sea Lamprey Tactics

With the specter of Asian carp looming, is there any hope for the Great Lakes? Maybe, according to this story in the Los Angeles Times. A parasitic invasive

Cermele: A Little Fishing Road Trip Quiz

So there I was at about 3 p.m. today, basically lost on a winding back road near Cedartown, Georgia, when what doth magically appear? The Sportsman Hut. I swear

Is Tim Tebow Going Fishing on Draft Day?

So what do national championship-winning college football quarterbacks do on draft day, a day they stand to potentially make millions? This one might go  fishin