Techniques

Have a Plan with Mark Coburn As a novice angler, you can vastly improve your odds of consistently catching fish by learning and using mapping. Many of us listen to...

Managing the Short Bite with Anthony Kulis A short bite occurs when a fish comes up, softly hits the bait, then backs off. Don’t confuse this with the dink bite....

Fishing upstream from the Missouri River wing dam seen in the background produced this trophy blue cat for author Keith Sutton. (Matt Sutton Photo)   Big River Tactics: How to...

Planning Makes the Flathead Bite More Predictable by Ron Presley Nothing is more important than understanding the tides.   Flathead anglers continually debate live versus cut bait and day versus...

Chart Depth vs Actual Depth - Robin East, B’n’M Poles After catching fish at a particular depth, many anglers go in search of similar areas with the same depth. Robin...

Brian “Bone Collector” Mayo advises anglers to adapt to the warming weather of March and its impact on the shad. Look for shallower water but don’t overlook the close-by holes,...

You Can’t Fish Too Shallow with Spencer Hodges, Purrfect Kitty Guide Service   Spencer Hodges is a southern angler and fishing guide. He is known for his ability to catch...

Keep it Simple for Channels with Bill Ladlee Keep it simple and use the right tackle when targeting channel cats. There is no need to make it complicated. No concoctions...

Kevin Davis of Blacks Camp on South Carolina’s Santee Cooper lakes likes to work shallow on warm early-spring afternoons.   The Shallow Bite on Santee Cooper by Jeff Samsel Sunny...

In the spring of 2019, floodwaters covered millions of acres adjacent big rivers in the Midwest, High Plains and South. The high water caused millions of dollars in damage, but...