By: John Neporadny Dam spillways in my region harbor large schools of walleye, white bass, trout, crappie and some bass as the dam serves as a blockade preventing fish from heading farther upstream. These fish gather in large concentrations below the dam throughout the winter giving bank anglers a golden opportunity to catch their limits. Spillway shorelines usually feature rock riprap …
Shore Fishing In The Fall: 4 Freshwater Species To Target From The Bank
Whether your favorite fishing spot is a lake, pond or river, fall is the ideal time to fish your spot from the bank. The cool weather of fall causes water temperatures to drop, which triggers baitfish to move into the shallows. Predator fish such as panfish, bass, trout and catfish also move to the shallows to feed on the baitfish. …
Simple Fishing Tips: How To Read The Water To Find More Fish
Showing up to a pond, lake, or river as a beginner, you’ll often ask yourself two questions: Are there fish in there? And if so, where are they? In addition to learning things like casting and rigging, it is important to learn how to “read the water” to find fish. First off, the answer to “are there fish in there?” …
Wisconsin’s Fishing Opener 2021: How To Win The Weekend
Are you ready for the season opener this weekend? You might be like some, with rods rigged and plans to soak fathead minnows dangled under cigar-shaped Thill bobbers all weekend long. Or maybe you are like others with fishing gear in a jumbled mess and no weekend plans other than yard work, grilling, and perhaps a little fishing. No matter …
How To Catch More Bass From Ponds In The Spring (Bonus MTB Unboxing)
Andrew Nordbye is an Alabama angler who eats, sleeps, and breathes bass fishing. Instead of the regular running and gunning on Lake Guntersville like Andrew is used to. In this episode, he takes a step back with some classic pond fishing for bass. Here are a handful of pond fishing tips to help you catch more bass this Spring using the …
Bank Fishing 101: How To Catch Fish From The Bank
A high-dollar bass boat rigged with high-tech electronics is the rage of bass fishing today, but there is a less expensive way to catch bass: Bank fishing. Bank Fishing Advantages If you can find the right location, you can catch bass fishing from the bank better than you can from a boat. Some of the advantages of fishing from the …