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My sister-in-law Ana is adventurous, outgoing, and open-minded. She’s from a large tight-knit family that includes four boys, two of which are marines. With an upbringing like hers, Ana is one tough cookie. Knowing this, my brothers and I invited her on our annual Christmas time ice fishing trip. As a southern Californian, she had no idea what to expect …
Utah anglers hit the waters hard in 2020, and as a result, Utah fishing records were dropping like flies. From slab crappie to gigantic lake trout – Let’s take a look at ten record-setting fish from Utah in 2020. Thanks to the Utah Department Of Wildlife for keeping records, reports, and photos. 1) Lake Trout 2) Splake 3) Kokanee Salmon …
Once my toes get cold, there is a voice that pops in the back of my head with the sole intention of getting me to seek warmth. Quite honestly, the inner speech usually wins causing me to call my trip short and head back inside. Over the years, I’ve ever so slightly advanced my mental fortitude allowing me to stay …
The 10,000 Fish Yoto Worm is a versatile soft plastic worm – with a cutting edge profile. The body is molded with ribbed edges and a tapered tail, for mouthwatering action and realistic texture. The Yoto Worm is designed with four hook channels down the body, for several rigging options. The Yoto Worm’s tickling tail end will help entice bites …
In Southern Illinois, the United States Army Corps of Engineers is requesting recycled Christmas trees from locals who celebrate to make the fishing on Rend Lake better. By bundling Christmas trees together and weighing the bundles down at their bases, usually with cement blocks, the engineers make brush piles that are then dumped into the lake. The underwater structure serves …
Catching a personal best bass requires some research, skill, intuition and a little bit of luck. Catching a personal best bass requires some research, skill, intuition, and a little bit of luck. I had a lot of luck in catching my personal best bass because I had an all-expense-paid trip to fish Mexico’s El Salto Lake, which is renowned as …
In streams, there’s a way to fish for trout that puts the current to work for you. It’s called a “swing” presentation, and, while it’s commonly used in deep rivers to catch salmon and steelhead, it works just as well on the stocked and native trout that live near you. In a swing presentation, you allow the current to carry …
Lure selection becomes a much easier task when fishing for wintertime bass. The cold water causes bass to move down the water column to warmer levels so you can eliminate topwater lures from your selection. The cold also slows down a bass’ metabolism so fast-moving baits can be tossed out too. The key to catching wintertime bass then is to think …
Two greedy Texas anglers were recently caught with 173 crappies over their legal limit. It all started when police were alerted by a passerby who noticed a ‘suspicious amount’ of dead crappie along the shoreline of an East Texas reservoir, Lake Of The Pines. The fish had all been filleted, which indicated foul play. When police arrived, they tracked down …
While fair-weather anglers stay huddled in the warmth of their homes, hard-core anglers endure winter hardships because they know lunker bass can be coaxed into biting this time of year. A lack of fishing pressure and a need to eat during the winter makes usually wary bass more susceptible to the offering from anglers willing to tolerate freezing fingers and …
Will 2021 be the year of ice fishing? Since the COVID pandemic started, the interest in fishing has increased as anglers seek safety, comfort, and solitude, venturing outdoors in the effort to catch fish. Some anglers are new to the sport, others revisiting an old pastime, and finally, the seasoned vets who have been here for years, fishing and exploring …
The holidays are almost here! Procrastinating gift-givers, have no fear, Mystery Tackle Box is here to save the day with the perfect last-minute fishing gift. Available to print and wrap RIGHT NOW! You can purchase a Mystery Tackle Box gift subscription for your favorite angler. When redeemed, this gift subscription will give the recipient a box of hand-picked lures for …
