Fishing Spots Worth Trying
Discovering Local Fishing Areas Finding good fishing spots near home has gotten easier with modern tools, but knowing how to evaluate what you find —...
Five Challenging Fish to Catch
Some fish are just built to humble you. They’re fast, selective, smart, or all three at once. I’ve chased a few of the species on...
Getting Better at Loop Knots
Mastering the Loop Knot: A Simple Guide Loop knots have gotten more complicated than they need to be — fly fishing forums alone have spawned...
Fluke Fishing for Beginners
Fluke Fishing for Beginners Fluke fishing has gotten a devoted following all along the Mid-Atlantic coast, and for good reason. As someone who has spent...
Fluke Fishing Basics
The drop shot knot gets talked about plenty in bass fishing circles, but it doesn’t get taught particularly well in most of the places you’d...
Baitcasting Reels I Like
Baitcasting reels have a reputation for being difficult, and honestly, that reputation is at least partly earned. The first few times you use one you’ll...
Drop Shot Knots That Won’t Fail
Drop shot fishing has a knot problem that doesn’t get discussed enough: most of the failures happen not from the line breaking but from the...
Fishing Lures for Bass
Bass fishing lure selection has gotten overwhelming, and most of the advice out there doesn’t help because it focuses on describing lure categories rather than...
Catfish Baits That Work
Picking a Fishing Reel Fishing reel selection has gotten genuinely overwhelming, with all the options, specs, and gear ratios flying around online. As someone who’s...
When to Go Fishing
When to Go Fishing Fishing season information has gotten genuinely scattered online, with regulations changing annually and most guides either too general to be useful...
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