Regardless of where you live or fish, spend enough time on your home waters and you’ll experience some incredible events. You’ll see things, put together clues, and identify patterns and presentations that lead to truly unique angling opportunities. It may be a mass concentration of a single species to spawn; a baitfish migration; an epic forage hatch; or simply a brief but predictable window of intense feeding activity. These are the kinds of events that don’t happen often. They may…
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The fall months of September through November bring epic quantities of baitfish – and diverse schools of marauding gamefish – within casting distance of the United States’ Atlantic-coast beaches. Whether it’s stripers, blues, false albacore and weakfish in the Northeast, redfish, snook or tarpon along the Florida coast, or myriad species anywhere in between, the next three months promise unparalleled opportunities for surf anglers. Since fall is, perhaps, the very best time to fish the surf, we asked two of…
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Fall is a magical time to be on the water, especially up north. The cottagers have mostly gone home and aside from the occasional pier-service vessel whisking away boat lifts or sections of dock, the clear, post-turnover waters are now largely the domain of anglers and waterfowl hunters. In lakes and other waters where they exist, muskies are firmly on the feed, getting fat on whatever they can ambush – fish, muskrats, turtles, you name it. And amidst the drone…
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Whether targeted for fun or for the table, panfish please most anglers– especially lunker crappies and hand-sized bull bluegills. Fall is a great time to catch them, but with variables like changing vegetation, cooling weather, turnover, and fall bait migrations, how do you crack the code for consistent success? We asked four of the nation’s top panfish specialists five questions about fall crappie and bluegill fishing. Their answers will help anyone become a more successful fall panfish angler. Q1 –…
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Whether getting ready for the last derby of the season or heading to put a smackdown on ‘em before the ice sets in, fall fishing is right around the corner. As the temperature changes, the fish begin to come out of their summer feeding slump which means they’ll be feeding. Shallower structures are more enticing as colder temps bring more oxygen into these areas. The crushing heat of summer drains the oxygen from those shallower areas. Here are 6 tips…
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