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When winter comes to the Northern states and the lakes and rivers freeze solid you can try the most rugged fishing sport of allicefishing Of course you must be somewhat rugged yourself because standing in freezing temperatures and snow squalls ...

About Fishing Techniques

There are many ways to fish Here I will introduce some fishing methods that I familiar with to youFly FishingWith fly fishing various materials are used to design a very lightweight lure called a fly Fish think the fly is ...

BaitCasting

Baitcasting is the fishing method most sportsmen use Its easy to learn and its tackle is inexpensive And it isnt limited to catching small fish as flycasting and spinning are unless youre an expert A big cannibal Trout will hit ...

Brook Trout

To biologists hes the Brook Trout to Canadians hes the Speckled Trout and to New Englanders hes the Squaretail but no matter what hes called to anglers everywhere hes the aristocrat of game fish His haunts are the purest waters ...

Brown Trout

If theres a fish that deserves more appreciation from American anglers its the Brown Trout Hes highly respected in England where angling first became an art This Trout is larger than either the Brook Trout or Rainbow Trout the world ...

Carp

Anglers have mixed feelings about the Carp Most of them dont like him although hes fun to catch on the right tackle And hes not bad to eat when hes skinned and the narrow band of pink flesh that runs ...

Catfish

Proof of the Catfishs popularity is the great number of anglers interested in him they total several million It is doubtful if even the aristocratic Trout or the little Sunfish caught in nearly every backyard pond claims more attention than ...

Fishing And Gear Important Article Of Fishing

If you are searching for information related to fishing and gear or any other such as fishing shows ice fishing shelters fishing secrets or fishing you have come to the right article This piece will provide you with not just ...

Fishing Flies 101

The world of fly fishing can be a confusing one beginners are forced to learn new lingo new techniques and digest new info regarding fish and their behavior Of the years we have published many articles to help beginners and ...

Fishing Tips Free Related Fact Of Fishing

Finding specific information about fishing tips might not be easy but we have gathered very helpful and relevant information about the general subject matter with the ultimate aim of helping you out Even if your search is about another fishing ...

Fishing with your kids 101

There is an old adage about fishing and it is something to remember when going out with a kid You are only as good as the size of your smile It is of utmost importance that you supply a fun ...

Flounder And Fluke

The Flounder and Fluke belong to a family known as flatfish because they swim flat on their sides horizontally like swimming doormats as they are sometimes affectionately called Theyre scrappy fighters and plentiful most of the year you can catch ...

FlyCasting

Think you have to be a magician to cast a fly It may look that way especially when youre watching an expert do it But flycasting really is easy although not as easy as spincasting or baitcasting And when youve ...

FreshWater Bait

EarthwormsThese are the baits most popular among anglers of all ages and only a few fish species will pass them by There are two ways of baiting an earthworm on a hook 1 put the point into the worm near ...

Go Fly Fishing Around The World

Fly fishing is a popular sport around the world With a history dating back nearly 2000 years it should not be surprising that many of the worlds cultures have adopted various styles of fly fishing for their sport fishing activitiesFly ...

How To Fight A Fish

An angler he didnt deserve the title whom I once met on New Yorks famous Beaverkill River had just caught a 3pound Rainbow Trout on tackle that would have made any flyfisherman cry His wormbaited hook was tied to a ...

Introducing a Child to the Outdoor Sport of Fishing

A brief article summarizing some suggestions for ensuring an enjoyable day teaching a child to fishThe outdoor sports rely heavily on one generation instilling the love of the sport into the next generation This means that one generation has to ...

Lake Trout

The Lake Trout has several qualities that make him a fish youll like to catch First is his size A 5pounder is an infant 20pounders are common The world record Laker taken on hookandline was 63 pounds 2 ounces and ...

Largemouth Black Bass

This big freshwater tacklebuster is a favorite of anglers because of his savagery when he attacks a lure and because of his headshaking leaping battle when hooked Due to transplanting he now can be found in ponds lakes and rivers ...

Muskellunge

There are 40 different ways to spell the name of this freshwater champion Muskellunge is the most commonly accepted but the Algonquin Indians had the first They called him maskinonge which means great Pike And no description could be more ...

Northern Pike

The most belligerent and fearless of all our freshwater game fish is the Northern Pike And the hungriest He devours the equivalent of onefifth his weight every day And he is one of the few fish in the world that ...

Pickerel

The Pickerel is the smallest member of the Pike family which includes the Northern Pike and Muskellunge but hes no featherweight fighter His average is 2 pounds and his world record is 9 pounds 3 ounces And hes savage enough ...

Porgy

Anglers along the east coast of the United States have the little Porgy to thank for much of their fishing fun When this hungry denizen of the deep comes along he usually brings a few million of his brothers and ...

Rainbow Trout

The honor of being one of the most spectacular freshwater fighters must go to the Rainbow Trout He takes a dry fly or wet fly or spinning lure without showing as much discrimination as do the Brook Trout and Brown ...

Rock Bass And Crappie

The Rock Bass and Crappie pronounced Croppie are two of our most popular panfish so called because most of those we catch are just about the right size for our frying pansabout pound But 2pounders are common and the ...

SaltWater Bait

Bloodworms and SandwormsDo you know theres a state in which raising and selling fish bait is one of the leading industries Bloodworms and sandworms are the bait and the state is Maine Tons of these fishgetters are shipped annually ...

Sea Bass

The Sea Bass is familiar to saltwater anglers of our Atlantic and Pacific Coastsand as a matter of fact to anglers of almost every coast because his family of more than 400 species roams the tropical and temperate waters of ...

Shad

In one respect the Shad is a new fishhes new to sportanglers who only recently learned how to catch him on rod and reel But hes an old friend of millions of Americans who have been dining on him and ...

Smallmouth Buck Bass

The Smallmouth Black Bass average weight 1160 pounds world record 11 pounds 15 ounces may not be as large as his Largemouth cousin in overall size as well as jawspread but he makes up for it in scrappiness When a ...

SpinCasting

Spincasting is the newest of all the fishing tricks Its not the same as spinning although spinning is casting too Spincasting is a technical term to anglers and it refers to a method thats really a combination of spinning and ...

Spinning

Spinning is a fishing method thats rather new in this country Brought here from England shortly after World War II this method originated in France where it has been called light casting because of the lightweight lures used At first ...

StillFishing And DockFishing

On a famous Trout stream in New England a city slicker with plenty of expensive fly tackle but not a single fish met a barefoot boy who had caught several huge Trout with a bent pin on a piece of ...

Striped Bass

The Striped Bass also known as just Striper or as Rockfish south of New Jersey has everything a game fish needs to be a champhes big fights like a mad dog and hits your artificial lures with a wallop like ...

Trolling

Trolling is towing a lure behind a moving boat or canoe Like stillfishing it doesnt have much appeal to an active angler who isnt content to just set although it does give him a change of scenery as he trolls ...

Walleyed Pike

The Walleyed Pike also called simply Walleye or Pike Perch cant be rated among the classiest of freshwater fighters but as a game fish he wont disappoint you When you tackle him he lets you know youre in a scrap ...

Weakfish

Have you ever heard of an angler speak of catching saltwater Trout If so he wasnt talking through his hat he was referring to the Weakfish called Trout by many fishermen along the Atlantic Coast Weaks are only fair ...

White Perch

Of the group of fish known as panfish the White Perch has the distinction of being the most unusual First hes not really a Perch although in some ways he looks like one biologists say hes really a Bass Second ...

Yellow Perch

Its fortunate for us that this little panfish isnt easily discouraged and that he likes to raise large families because hes pursued from all sidesby commercial fishermen as well as by sportanglers Look in the frozen food bin of any ...

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