Memories…(picture)

For the last few years my son has joined me for a fishing outing on my birthday.  That’s much better than any tie or chotchky.  Even better than a premium rod & reel combo.  This year he had to miss it.  He’s working on his bachelor’s of engineering, working as a licensed pharmacy tech, and…

The Arizona Game and Fish Department is seeking public input on proposed changes to the 2025-26 Arizona fishing regulations. A public forum webcast is scheduled for July 29 from 6 to 7 p.m. to further discuss the proposals and to take public comments. There are eight proposed changes: – Create unlimited daily bag and possession…

If you haven’t watch At One Of These Spots – THE TEST first.  Please do that and pair up the images with the facts.  Make your best guesses.  Then when you have your answers check out At One Of These Spots – ANSWER KEY and see how you did. At One Of These Spots –…

Of course when it goes right everybody is one big happy family. In my opinion there are several good reasons for Draw Team style Pro Am series’. 1. People can meet new people and make new friends. 2. You can always learn from everybody new you fish with either as a “Pro” or an “Am.”…

I was planning on fishing a January YVRGC Derby, but they won’t start until late February according to the tournament director.  I actually have a couple FIRE January spots, but February tends to be tough for me unless I get on some pre-spawn and spawn fish that don’t have boats line up on them ahead…

I observed a long time ago that there was a subjective significant difference in strength between ten pound monofilament filament and twelve pound monofilament.  In real world applications, twelve pound seems pretty tough, and ten pound needs you to take care of it a little bit. It never occurred to me that there would be…