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Written By: Ben Patschull FishingImages: Bama Breeze Fishing Charters Winter can present a serious challenge for anglers in the Midwest who live for the fight of big freshwater fish. Panfish and trout anglers take to the ice with excitement for some of the best fishing action of the year. But for those anglers who spend their summers chasing catfish, muskies, …
“Welcome to the sh** show” hangs over the door of Jeremy Barnett’s custom ice fishing shack built from a used porta-potty toilet gifted to him by a friend. And when he shared his “Crappie Shack” to the Trick Your Trap Facebook group, it quickly became the #1 and #2 trending topic amongst the club of over 61 thousand ice anglers. Jeremy turned a sky blue …
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 …
By: Ben Patschull For anglers living above the ice belt, the earliest breath of winter air persuades many fishermen to exhume their ice fishing gear from its summer storage and begin preparing for the first inches of safe ice. Although the excitement for the upcoming winter season keeps many of us on the edge of our ice buckets, the journey …
The cold water of winter slows down a crappie’s metabolism making the fish lethargic. Crappie still have to eat during the winter and fortunately, their forage is also sluggish so crappie can mosey up to a baitfish and use a short burst of energy to pick off an easy meal. The key to catching crappie then is to rely on …
The versatility of an Alabama rig makes it ideal for coaxing wintertime bass into biting. The multi-wired Alabama rig gives you the option of throwing swimbaits or plastic grubs in various sizes and colors, plus you can alter the weight of the rig by using jigheads in various weights. The rig can also be effective at various depths in the …
In the last week, the upper midwest was hit with its first snowfall of the season, which momentarily blanketed upstate New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, and other northern regions with a light dusting of fresh powder. While deer hunters were likely happy with this sudden change in the forecast, motorists like myself were less enthused. I spent my Saturday driving …
While the daily feeding habits of largemouth bass are pretty unpredictable, the seasonal patterns bass follow are more of a certainty. Weather fronts, rising and falling water levels and other factors can alter a bass’ daily feeding habits, but year in and year out the fish will follow the same seasonal patterns on your favorite fishery unless the bass’ habitat …
Winter fishing can be both hard and easy for bass anglers. The hard part is trying to stay warm and keep your equipment from freezing up in the cold. The easy part is lure selection becomes much simpler because bass are lethargic in the winter so you can narrow down your choices to slower moving baits. Wearing the proper clothing …
Bass in the vast open water of lakes and reservoirs could be swimming anywhere in the wintertime. Unless you are on a lake filled with standing timber, visual clues are unavailable when searching for offshore bass in the winter. Good electronics will help you find open water bass by scanning for two underwater clues: baitfish schools and bottom structure. Finding …
Trout are classified as cold-water fish so when water temperatures turn frigid they stay more active than warm water fish such as bass and crappie. Trout do slow down in the winter, but the fish still eat whatever is available in the fishery they inhabit. Food becomes scarcer for trout in the winter but there are still small insects in …
Crankbaits flatter than a pancake can be served instantly to hungry bass. Flat-sided crankbaits are so appealing to bass because the lures look and act more natural in cold clear water and hot shallow water or when you are tempting bass on pressured waters. Take a look at bass forage such as minnows or shad and you will notice the …
