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Belva Deer Lake The Bassin lake

Belva Deer Lake The Bassin lake

I’m off again, heading west for Sigourney, Iowa. I’m meeting up with my fellow Jackson Kayak Fishing teammate, Tanner Speidel  for a tour of some of his favorite waters to catch some hawgs. I departed around noon out of the Chicago suburbs to avoid the traffic...
The Long Stretch

The Long Stretch

The northwest Georgia mountains are a fisherman’s dream. Within an hour I can fish for five different species of black bass, huge striped bass, giant trout, and walleye. These fish can be chased on public lakes and some of the most beautiful and diverse river systems...
NEW VIDEO: Hooked on Wild Waters S4:E3 “Small Bartrams, Big Adventure”

NEW VIDEO: Hooked on Wild Waters S4:E3 “Small Bartrams, Big Adventure”

On the latest episode of Hooked on Wild Waters, I catch the rare Bartrams bass on the wild and scenic Chattooga River! I talk to locals and the experts about this fish to learn more about it. The river itself is as beautiful as anywhere I’d ever paddled,...
Bass Fishing the Dog Days

Bass Fishing the Dog Days

With the days consistently over 90 degrees, the dog days of summer have arrived here in Colorado. Most fishing reports you hear are not all that good as many people tend to fish for trout despite water temperatures hovering around 75 degrees. Anglers targeting warm...
Summer River Bronze Patterns

Summer River Bronze Patterns

Summer time on my local river usually means shallow, clear, and very warm water. It’s also one of my favorite times of the year to fish. The water is warm so the smallmouths metabolism is high causing them to feed more often and or feed on bigger meals. This time of...
Summer Smallmouth

Summer Smallmouth

Find 55 degree water in the spring, tie on a jig, jerkbait, topwater plug, spinner or a soft plastic bait and you’re in business. With the arrival of the summer solstice sometimes accompanied by low waters, occasional rain and rising surface temperatures and the brown...
Cranbait  Confidential

Cranbait Confidential

For many people their introduction to hard baits is a slim minnow imitating bait. The look often fools fisherman and fish. In my own case I became addicted to throwing the minnow plugs. Cast it out, let it rest, twitch and start the process again. Ten to fifteen bass...
Logging On

Logging On

Wild About Wood – One of the things I stress when doing personal appearances is that fish aren’t hard to catch, they’re hard to find. Oh, sure you can always go back to the shoreline and catch a few fish. We all have a few spots that will produce a bite,...