last march i moved from fort bragg nc to fort stewart ga. I could not wait to get here because i heard the fishing was the best in this area espically the private lakes and ponds on fort stewar. well I have fished every pond on this base and come to reali...

By Steven Wintemute: Ever wonder what it would be like to have a 15-20lb Northern pike with razor sharp teeth on the end of your line. Believe me it’s a blast! Spring Pike fishing in Manitoba is exciting! Once the northern have completed spawning the ...

By Steven Wintemute: It’s 5:30am and you’re already on the water, or at least I am. The water is like glass and all is quiet around you. As you approach your favorite shoreline, you pick up your rod and tie on your favorite topwater lure. You cast yo...

Spinnerbait Basics: If you’re new to the sport of bass fishing and you asked 50 accomplished anglers what their choice of bait they would have on their arsenal of lures, you would get varying answers, but I would guess that at least 60% would choose a s...

The following is a chapter in a book I wrote entitled "High Above the River" and published by Laughing Loon Books. The Fishing Trip Bill sat in the cab of his pickup tipping the bottom of his thermos high into the air and emptying its conten...

I know that no one likes to see the "patrol" boat coming but sometimes, its not that bad. Example: On a recent trip to the lake my girlfriend and I were getting plagued by ski boats and jet skis while fishing on the pontoon. Though there was a mile of l...

Catching Big Bass On Frogs Bass fishing with frogs is one of the best techniques for catching giant largemouth bass all over the country. While most anglers employ a slow twitch and pause technique in either heavy cover or lily pads, and this does catch b...

Fishing Prayer Now I lay me down to sleep, A box of tackle at my feet... My rod and reel perched by the door, My hip waders on the floor, My trophy hung above my head... My minnow bucket beside the bed, My raincoat on the bedpost, And visions of catching ...

The One That Got Away © By Anonymous Are the fish biting today? I guess we will see. The sun is just rising. Is it meant to be? With my pole in my hand, I head for the shore. I don't need a tackle box, Just worms, nothing more. I find a nice r...

“The best time to go fishing is when you can get away

I ASK A SIMPLE QUESTION. THE TRUTH I ONLY WISH, ARE ALL FISHERMAN LIARS, OR DO ONLY LIARS FISH ?

My roots are planted back where my skills were honed:Chocolate Bayou-Its like the cycle is in full-circle.Days of 6lb line,minnows&jigs,and bass plugs are on hold for now.Picture Mullet dancing,Shrimp jumping,and Mosquitoes biting(Bastards)for all its wor...

When I met Igor 13 years ago he was a casual fisherman. Him and a few of his closest friends would spent many hours at the edge of the credit river. Trying to make it to more northern lakes when they could squeeze in time. Over the years his addiction gre...

We slid the Old Town canoe into the coffee-colored water that filled the 100 acre secluded pond within the boundaries of Fort A.P. Hill 90 miles south of the nation's capital. My native Virginian friend climbed aboard and settled into the bow of the 14 f...

IF FISHING WAS EASY IT WOULD BE CALLED CATCHING.

I'd like to let you folks in on a secret "honey hole". Some say that the Penobscot River ranks as world class for landlocked salmon in it's upper end, and smallies somewhere in the middle. It runs for more than 360 miles before it dumps into Penobscot...

THIS FISH ALMOST JUMPED BACK IN THREE TIMES SO I HAD TO BEACH US TO GET THE PIC . LOL 11.44 LBS IT HURT TO SEE HIM GO AFTER ALL THE TROUBLE.

Well I was suppose to go to the Upper Ottawa river this weekend to my buddy's cottage....They leave Thursday night 3 of them and another friend and I will leave Friday morning..so they stop by and leave everything good and on schedule..They get there and...

The Creator does not dedurt from mans allotted time those hours spent fishing.

Early to bed Early to rise Fish like hell and make up lies .