Fishing

Big perch are an overlooked species which offer the serious angler the opportunity to catch specimen sized fish without devoting endless time and effort to the chase. And these days there's more and more waters with big perch in them.

The Grande Ronde is a river of legend for steelhead. Use this guide to figure out which stretch is the best for your trip, and come fall in love with one of the best rivers in the inland Northwest.

Bream fishing is one of my favorite fishing pastimes. It is also one of the best ways to introduce kids to fishing. This article contains tips and advice for both novices and veterans alike.

These ultralight spinning rods are guaranteed to provide you with the best combination of weight and function, capable of handling even the burliest back-country trout.

In the shadow of one of the most famous steelhead rivers in the Northwest, a top-notch trout fishery exists for those in the know.

The greatest joys in my life have come from helping others get what they want. Sometimes you can even do that while out fishing.

Everything you need to know to start catching lots of delicious surf perch! Gear, rigs, bait, tips, and places to go!

A practical guide to get started trout fishing. Tips and advice on how to catch trout, including rods and reels, trout bait, trout rigs, trout lures and when and where to go trout fishing.

One of my favorite spots in Michigan, the Sylvania Wilderness Area, is a small backcountry canoe camping reserve with great fishing for Smallmouth Bass.

Learn one of the best ways to catch mud crabs, and take your family or friends with you.

Everything you need to know to get started trolling! Includes necessary gear, and species-specific strategies for getting more fish in the boat. Also, tips that even the veteran angler can use to increase his fishing success!

Fly Fishing for Women is an article designed to get you started fly-fishing. It includes essential gear, types of casts, terminology and all the necessary information to get you on the water catching fish. Written for anyone wanting to learn to fly fish.

A complete tutorial on how to catch sanddabs, with the right gear, rigs, and bait.

If you fish for bass, bluegill, or crappie, this fly needs to be in your box! The Gurgler pattern will not fail.

Tips for kayak enthusiasts who are interested in trolling for fish with their kayak, and for fishermen who would like to try their luck from a kayak!

Wedding ring lures are a classic that can land trout, panfish, walleye, landlocked salmon, and many other freshwater fish. Here are some proven tips on how to use the wedding ring lure effectively.

Trout fishing techniques for small mountain rivers and streams.

Chicken liver is an effective channel catfish bait that I've used to catch big fish.

How to catch redfish, also known as red drum. Redfish habits, tackle, gear, and baits.

Learn why deep-sea fishing off of the San Francisco coast is among the best fishing in the world.

Covering the basics of what spearfishing is, how to spearfish using a Hawaiian sling or pole spear, and tips to catch bigger fish while spearfishing!

Saltwater fishing tips for making and using chum to catch more fish.

If you've never tried it, you don't know what you're missing. Sight fishing for carp in shallow water is (almost) as thrilling as chasing bonefish in tropical flats, and the flats of Illia Dunes are within easy reach of inland northwest anglers.

Sea fishing is a hugely popular sport around the world but the variety of tackle used and techniques employed can prove daunting for anyone just starting out. This page is a basic guide to tying some of the more simple yet common knots which you will require when sea fishing to help get you started and hopefully hooked on fishing.

A count-down of 5 time-proven trout lures, all guaranteed to put more fish in the boat! Includes size and color recommendations, as well as tricks for rigging and effectively fishing each one.

Everything you need to know to catch Dungeness Crab. Includes gear, best baits, best traps, and where and when to go. Also, bonus tips from a veteran crabber! Fill the cooler in record time!

How to catch pink, or "humpy" salmon: gear, lures, tricks and information.

A fly fisherman's view of the Lower Illinois River in Oklahoma. Provides useful information and tips when fishing this popular year-round trout fishery!

Suggested baits, rigs, and techniques to catch surf fish like red drum, bluefish, and striped bass.

How to catch salmon by mooching, including salmon mooching rods and reels, mooching rigs and setups, bait, and mooching technique.

Still fishing, drift fishing, trolling & casting. These are the four basic methods for catching crappie. The only decision left to us: use live bait or plastic?

Saltwater fishing tips for how to catch sheepshead, including location, best baits, fishing gear, and technique. Video included!

A run-down of the best fishing rod holders for every situation; from boats and kayaks, to shore and surf fishing.

The best fishing rods for backpackers. These rods are the best combination of packability, durability, and fishability.

Tackle, baits, lures, and techniques.

These ultralight spinning reels are guaranteed to provide you with the best combination of weight and function, keeping your pack light and your creel full.

This article covers speckled trout fishing. It includes tips on tackle, gear, baits, and when and where to target speckled trout.

PowerBait is a popular dough bait for Rainbow Trout fishing. Here are four fishing rigs the COAF Field Team uses with PowerBait.

Loch Etive is a deep water sea loch on the West Coast of Scotland. It is fished usually by boat and its twenty-four mile length contains a wide variety of species for the keen sea angler to target at any time of year.

Tips on fishing tackle and technique for using sand worms as bait for catching striped bass.

How the COAF Field Team likes to set up bubble fly rigs when they opt to use spinning gear over fly fishing gear. These rigs work for non-fly fishermen as well as fly fisherman, too! Here are three rigs that have proven effective for the Team!

This article talks about how to catch crawfish, crawdads, or crayfish, whatever you prefer to call them.

The first step in taking up deep sea fishing as a hobby or otherwise, is feeding your curiosity with the proper information. One can easily gather misleading information on the matter that may cause more confusion in the long run.

A complete overview of what to look for in a salmon trolling reel, along with reviews of the top-performing models, and plenty of bonus salmon trolling tips!

How do you chose the best fisherman's tide watch? Find the features that matter and get some ideas no one else will dare..

Lake Erie walleye fishing has really been heating up the last couple of years and below we will discuss one of the more popular options right now for catching them, drift fishing, and give some insight on what to use, how to use it, and what to expect.

Four top-performing rockfish lures, including one local favorite of tournament fishermen. Learn how to rig and fish them to catch big rockfish.

Suggested spots to fish for rainbow trout on the Blue River in Oklahoma, specifically the area around Hughes Crossing.

Flathead, Shovel Cat, whatever you call them, these cats are some of the best fighting freshwater fish in the continental US. Read on below and I'll share some tips and tricks I have used to land some of these behemoths.

The best jigs, gear and technique to fill your limit of squid!

The Sea Striker Gotcha jerk jig is a great piece of fishing tackle and is the standard Bluefish/Mackerel catching lure on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

How to find and catch cobia: tips on tackle, baits and lures, and tactics.

Tips for fishing on East Grand Lake (Maine) for landlocked salmon, with spoons or flies.

This is a guide to trout fishing in the Ozarks. I grew up in the Ozarks and have spent many years fishing for Trout on our local streams (Niangua, Eleven Point, Roubideaux, Current, White rivers and Lake Tanycomo).

Learn the ins and outs of fishing at the pier located at Fort Clinch State Park on Amelia Island, Florida. Included are tips on baits, best spots, and tactics, along with photos and videos.

This article describes the basics of fishing for anyone who wants to learn to fish but is primarily written for the woman desiring to learn the basics in fishing.

Everything you need to know to get set up to catch trout. Includes rod, reel, line, and tackle suggestions. Tips from a well-seasoned angler.

St Catherines is a small hamlet across Loch Fyne from the town of Inveraray. The jetty is showing the worse for wear but still makes an excellent fishing spot at lower stages of the tide, particularly for summer mackerel. Page includes an easy and original suggested recipe for cooking up your catch.

The beach adjacent to Cairndow War Memorial on Loch Fyne is recommended as a low water fishing mark. Spinning is possible beyond the weed at low tide, with decent bags of mackerel possible in the summer months.

There are few things more frustrating than a bad snarl of fishing line on a good day of fishing. Use these proven tips to keep your line tangle-free.

One of the truly great rivers of the Northwest, the Grande Ronde River of southeastern Washington hosts some of the best smallmouth fishing in the west.

I love to fish for fun - I'm not a professional fisher. North Dakota has many lakes and rivers rife with fish. Here is my experience on South Hoffer's Lake and a section of the McClusky Canal.

Fishing and other outdoor pursuits can be hungry work. This page helps you decide which foods are practical and best suited to your trip, so you can get the most out of your chosen outdoor adventure.

Wade fishing is one of the best ways to fish for river smallmouth if you like the exercise and don't want to deal with a boat. Check out my tips on the best baits to use for catching smallmouth bass in the river.

This article explains how to catch blackfin tuna: everything from what tackle to use to what tactics work best.

Working in Saudi Arabia gave me the chance to enjoy the excitement of fishing and diving in the Red Sea. See photos of some of our catch including moray eel and pufferfish.

If you want to know which baits work best for catching giant flatheads and monster blue catfish you need to read this page. There are pics of the baits too. If you don't get a bite you can't catch the monster catfish!

Southern Flounder are a very tasty fish highly sought after by anglers. This article will help the reader increase his catch. Includes tips on where to look for flounder, gear, tackle and baits.

Top-reviewed braided fishing lines, along with knots, gear, and rigging tips to give you an edge on the water.

Information about crabbing, stone crab season, and blue crab season in Florida, along with regulations, great locations, and tips. Discount crab traps, crab nets, photos, maps, and videos included.

Being wedged between the world-famous fly fishing states of Montana, Idaho, and Colorado, it seems like a no-brainer that Wyoming would be a fly fishing Mecca. Wyoming, however, is still largely under the radar in the angling world, and the Ham's Fork River is a forgotten gem.

Simple Techniques and Tips for Catching & Cooking Blue Crabs

A look at a specific shore fishing mark, just beyond Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland. This page looks at the fishing ground, tackle required, advisable bait and the species of fish which are likely to be caught.

North America's best places to catch these immense fish, with tips that have worked for me.

North Denver Fishing is a great way to explore the nature side of the city. The lakes are the perfect getaway from the busy city!

Downrigger trolling is often the most productive method of salmon fishing. Learn how to select an effective downrigger rod and discover the best-performing models on the market.

Fishing tips for speckled trout. Photos and video included.

Ghost Shrimp are abundant along the beach and make excellent bait when surf fishing. HubPage provides details on making a Bait Pump to catch Ghost Shrimp!

A sabiki rig is a set of small lures used to catch bait fish, but here is one variation that is used for catching White Bass (or Sand Bass). Do check it out!

Learn to clean and gut a trout. Improper care of fish poses serious health risks, and can cause the fish to taste poorly and make it spoil sooner. Several tips for handling your freshly caught fish.

Are you tired of spending a lot of money on overpriced bait? Now you can catch your own bait for free — and we will tell you how!

Headboats—relatively inexpensive charter boats that take out large groups of people fishing—are a great way to get out onto the great lake and find some jumbo yellow perch. Walk on or call in.

The days are long and hot, the water's hot, the grease is hot, and the sun's rays cling to you like that weird kid from 8th grade. Its prime catfishing time across the country and I'm going to share some tips with you on how to maximize your success this summer.

How to rig Buzz Bombs, how to fish with Buzz Bombs, and easy modifications to catch more fish. A must-read for anyone interested in this time-proven lure.

Tips for catching sharks from piers, from shore, or from a small boat.

One of my favorite methods for catching striped bass is drifting bait through the current. Here's a few tips for striper bait and tackle.

There are many very good reasons for this being the case. For instance, good smells, wet air, good sounds, cooling, meditiation by cloud, and windy leaves.

This gorgeous prairie river flies well under the radar for most anglers, but for those that know it, this small gem offers solitude, beauty, and fantastic fishing for the open-minded fly fisher.

The meat of the blue crab is considered by many to be the sweetest and best tasting of all crabs. You won’t get the large sections of meat that you get from the king crab or the snow crab, but the flesh from the blue will be tastier.

Finding fall crappie is a lot easier than most people think. While the use of electronics gives some an advantage, this knowledge of basic location elements will help you greatly increase your catch rate this upcoming fall season.

Get saltwater fishing baits for free! Great info, including videos.

Coming up with a team name for a fishing competition can be quite a task.

Five of the best bass baits and lures on the market. Tips on how and when to effectively use these lures to catch more bass!

Another location along the Guadalupe River that offers Rainbow Trout Fishing is at the Lazy L&L Campground!

Ice fishing is done in the winter, on a frozen lake, with a small portable fish house...

Countdown of five of the best trout baits of all time! Includes rigging tips, as well as scent and color suggestions. All guaranteed to help catch you more trout!

Spinner fishing tips and secrets to give you an extra edge on the water. Follow these and you're guaranteed to catch more fish!

Countdown of the best Yellow Perch fishing baits, and how to fish them effectively. Perch love these!

How to catch sheepshead (also known as sheephead and convict fish.) All you need to know about tackle, bait, and how to catch more fish.

The striped bass or “Striper” is the top salt water trophy fish in the northeast region, from Maine to Georgia.