Icefishing-For Beginners

Have you ever tried fishing in the winter months? This is the time everyone gets out on the lake. Even if you don’t own a boat you can fish those places you always wanted to. Here are a few tips on ice fishing. First of all, you don’t need a lot of fancy equipment.A set [...]

Sep 29, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Check Hooks and Line for Damage When Fishing

Perhaps the most common error anglers mistake is to use old, weak line. “Old” is a relative term. The line you used just yesterday may already be badly worn, particularly if your rod guides are scored and rough, if you’ve been casting among weeds or rocks that abrade the line, or if you’ve stretched the [...]

Jul 31, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Check Hooks and Line for Damage

Perhaps the most common error anglers make is to use old, weak line. “Old” is a relative term. The line you used just yesterday may already be badly worn, particularly if your rod guides are scored and rough, if you’ve been casting among weeds or rocks that abrade the line, or if you’ve stretched the [...]

Feb 24, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Angling and Ice Fishing

Angling is fishing with a hook and line. The use of any unusual or special gimmicks is often illegal and best avoided. Hooks or lures must not be spring-loaded. Anglers may use only one rod and line, except during ice fishing when two may be used. Only two hooks or lures may be used per [...]

May 20, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Fishing below Croton Dam

After a short drive up the shoreline, I spent the next morning fishing with Capt. Ralph Fairbanks whose 30-footer, The Hunter, is berthed in Manistee. Ralph’s an old friend and one of the finest skippers on the coast, and we’d spent many a day the past few years researching the habits of salmon and lake [...]

Apr 19, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Different Fishing Techniques

Your leaders should not only conform to the class regulations of the tackle you are using, but should also be of the highest quality. Make your connections with utmost care. Because a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, your connections or knots are of paramount importance. You cannot afford to lose over-all [...]

Mar 24, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

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