Freshwater Fishing

catch more crappies Old School Crappie Fishing Family Secrets If you are a person who is always striving to be better, then pay close attention to the key crappie catching tips I have for you. If you want to avoid simple mistakes that cost you time and missed crappie hits on every fishing trip then these tips are for you. If you develop your own set of fishing rules when you target the crappie species you can improve your crappie catching ratio. Like any sport, a set of rules need to be practiced. For example if you are baseball player and you want to ... Read Full Story

ABIQUIÚ LAKE: The fishing for smallmouth bass was very good using clousers, tubes, jerk baits, poppers, worms and senkos. The fishing for walleye was good using jerk baits, clousers, minnows and crank baits. The fishing for catfish was good using cut bait on trotlines, also good using liver and worms on rod and reel. A few trout were caught using minnows, crank baits and power bait. CANJILON LAKES: The trout fishing was slow to fair using worms, salmon eggs, power bait and spinners. CHAMA RIVER: The water flows Monday morning below El Vado and Abiquiú dams were 193 cubic feet per second and 539 ... Read Full Story

Has your crappie fishing lacked a good consistent catch? Are you a beginner crappie angler and confused on where to start? Well you are not alone. Many crappie fisherman struggle to get a consistent catch. Fishing for crappie is like any other sport you need to practice and you need to follow a set of guidelines and rules. I would like to give you some simple crappie catching tips, that can improve your crappie catch. #1 Guideline - When you get out on the water do not just start catching crappie. Chances are what ever you are doing to catch fish will work at ... Read Full Story

By Donnie Tomlin for the Daily Journal Everyone wants to go fishing when it is hot out. All the heat and humidity, high water temperatures and many anglers out on the water can spell tough fishing conditions. Well, there is a way to beat the heat and the crowds, and probably have the water all to yourself — night fishing. As the surface water temps climb in most of our local lakes and ponds, the bigger large mouth bass tend to feed every morning and late afternoon and night, but mostly I’ve found that fishing at night will produce a much larger quality fish ... Read Full Story

Here in north-central Minnesota when the subject of fishing comes up it usually centers on the walleye our state fish. When one thinks of trout we tend to think of the north shore or the trout streams of southeast Minnesota or even the blue ribbon waters of our western states. But we have some excellent trout fishing right here in north-central Minnesota in the heart of walleye country in a number of lakes that are stocked annually by the DNR and in several streams located throughout the region. Trout are stocked in both designated trout lakes that are managed specifically for trout and into ... Read Full Story

By Freddy Willie When you are thinking about going fishing, day or night, crappie can be great choice. These are large sunfish that live in freshwater, and they grow to be upwards of one foot in length and weigh in between a pound and two pounds. Remember that these fish are perfect when you want to fish for something lean. Crappie is a great fish to eat in the morning for breakfast, so why not head out night fishing? Do You Have a Submersible Light or a Headlamp? When you are thinking about going night fishing, take a look at getting a headlamp or ... Read Full Story

South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks Endorses Catch, Record, Release™ Anglers Insight Marketing Announces Endorsement of Catch-Record-Release™ Anglers Insight Marketing Published June 22, 2009 Plymouth, WI - June 22, 2009 - Anglers Insight Marketing LLC™ (AIM) announces that the Catch-Record-Release™ (CRR™) enables the issuance of a walleye fishing tournament permit during the otherwise "closed" summer dates. The AIM Catch-Record-Release™ (CRR™) format is revolutionizing the concept of tournament fishing for ALL species. In the past, fishing tournaments required fish to be brought to the stage for weighing and display to local fans. The tournament organizations stressed the importance of proper care of the fish (in the livewells ... Read Full Story