Another First

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…

I have not been fishing much lately due to… well an abnormal number of adult responsibilities.  I complained recently to my doctor about a high level of irritability, and he said I should go fishing more.  I have an actual official medical recommendation to go fishing more.  I took my doctors advice and I went….

Okay, posts about my attitude on forward facing sonar, and personal trials and tribulations working on trailers I am sure are not what you are here for.  You visit this site for the fishing intel you can glean or scavenge.  Here it is.  My fishing report from the last weekend’s derby on Mittry Lake We…

The Stick Worm Phenomenon by Bob La Londe Gary Yamamoto probably wasn’t aware of the revolution he was going to start with the Senko. It’s a deceptively simple bait. Senko has become an almost generic term for describing this type of bait. With all respect for Mr Yamamoto since his version remains one of the…

Look for anything that breaks the flow. Some is obvious, some you can only see when the water is clear or low.  Shade can be a fish concentrator as well.  Don’t spend a lot of time in any one spot. However, there are plenty of spots where there are a dozen “spots” within a minute…

If your casting doesn’t feel right, sounds odd, or distance comes up short check your rig. I’ve quite often had a wrap where the line is around the rod behind the tip top. It really kills your casting distance. If you keep breaking off… you could have bad line, but you might not. I was…