Photos: Behind the Scenes of Hooks Shots

A couple weeks ago I had the privilege of joining F&S fishing editor Joe Cermele and famous Delaware River guide Joe Demalderis, who I’ve always wanted to h

The Field & Stream Adventures Podcast: Paddling Quetico, Episode 2

You can’t have a good adventure without hardship and a little danger. We got plenty of both in episode two of Paddling Quetico. Right after our float plane drop

Rod Review: E6X Series from G. Loomis

  I didn’t attend last week’s ICAST (the fishing version of the SHOT Show), but I did experience the next best thing—following the “Hook Shots” guys on Facebo

Video: How to Tie the Rapala Knot

Flies and lures tied to line with a loop give the lure greater movement as you work it through the water, and that small bump up in motion can play a big facto

The Field & Stream Adventures Podcast: Paddling Quetico, Episode 4

A long portage will test you both physically and mentally. On the fourth day of our trip, we slog over a series of tough portages and find out that we have way

The Truth About Bass and Cold Springs

From the early days when I was a beginner bass fisherman, I often heard stories about deep underwater springs that harbored the mother lode of bass during the

Reduce The Risk And Up The Reward Of Casting To Big Bass In Tight Spaces

Take a look at the holes between the pads on this jetski rack. If you’re anything like me, you look at nooks and crannies like that and think, nothing to lose.

Isolated Grass Patches: The Key To Summer Bass Success

If your home water grows plenty of veggies, rest assured that by this time in the summer, the grass is at its peak growth. And now is also when the bass fishing

Monster Bass Crushing Baby Duck Lure

Very slick editing here, I must say. If youre not digging the first minute-and-a-half of cleverly-shot baby duck lure footage (complete with Disney music), the

Top of the Pops: Three Surface-Striking, Popper-Bashing Fish

Like most anglers, if I can catch it on top, I’m a happy man. Give me a Jitterbug on a muggy night at the largemouth pond, or a Spook clacking away at sunset

Why Small Boats Shine For Late Summer Bass

By this time of year, we all know where the bulk of the bass are holding in our favorite lakes. And we also know that by now, they’re on guard, making for a t

For Smashing Results, Try Clear Topwaters In Clear Water

I’m sure you’ve seen Spooks and poppers in the tackle shop with bodies that are clear. But have you ever bought one? I wouldn’t be surprised if the answer was n

Senkos Vs. Gummy Worms: The Results Are In

Senkos? $8 a pack. Gummy Worms? $1 a pack. Will one outfish the other? These boys went head-to-head in a golf course pond to find out. You might frequent the do

The Mother Of All Frog Blow-Up Compilations

Ive run some videos from the guys at BamaBass in this space before, and in terms of footage of largemouths crushing topwaters, no one produces better stuff than

Ten-Pound Largemouth Eats GoPro

The title about sums it up. Find a big ol bucketmouth guarding her nest, drop a well-placed worm and a GoPro camera in front of her, and you get a nice look dow

Forget The Grass Now And Hit The Clear Spots

If you look closely at the submerged weeds in the picture below, you’ll see some slime starting to develop. That’s pretty indicative of fall aquatic veggies, an

Blades of Glory: An Overlooked Fall Tactic For Bass, Walleyes, Crappies, and More

Photograph by Cliff Gardiner & John Keller Having trouble patterning bass, walleyes, and crappies in fall? According to Steve Carey of Fish Sense Lures, b

Make The Right Call When Fishing Between Water

For those of you that like to pick apart shoreline cover, let’s say docks for example, how do you go about covering the stretches between the docks? I’m just gu

Reading Shad: Score Fall Bass by Studying Their Prey

Photograph by Dan Saelinger. Prop styling by Birte Von Kampen Come late fall, one of the surest ways to score the last big bass bites of the season is to get

How Will Power On A Flat-Calm Day Will Make You A Bass Master

The holidays are fast approaching, and before you know it, you’ll be making your next New Year’s resolution. Some of you might recall that last winter, I sugges