August 17, 2012

More Government Run Amok: Fed Lacey Act

My all American sonic bombast weapon of choice for fifty years has been those world class pieces or musical art, the mighty Gibson guitar. I own a stunning arsenal of them. It wouldn’t surprise me if some […]

August 16, 2012

Want adventure? Try gar! (video)

Alligator garfish are lots of fun to catch. If you don’t believe me check out this clip of a Texas angler getting pulled around by a monster one in his johnboat. Awesome stuff! Give it a […]

August 12, 2012

Gar stomach contents and dissection (photo)

Do you ever dissect the fish you caught? When cleaning fish you should take time to check stomach contents so you get a good grasp on exactly what they are eating. Last year, my cousin Frank […]

August 9, 2012

Conservation Science, But Not Rocket Science

Tribe Nuge pulled into the little clearing on the banks of the mighty Titabawasee River in the spectacular wilds of Northern Michigan. Our 1958 Ford stationwagon was loaded down with all the basic camping gear and […]

August 8, 2012

Tips for schooling reds

During hot, calm days, redfish begin to school up and offer up a feeding frenzy. When bays experience the mid-day ‘slick-offs’, reds bunch up in the middle of the bays and start chasing around menhaden. Sometimes […]

August 6, 2012

Brushpile Bass

Fishing guide Roger Bacon turned me onto some outstanding brush fishing for bass by accident back in the summer of 2000. “Bass love brushpiles,” Bacon said. Bacon said anglers not familiar with brush pile locations should […]

August 1, 2012

Drifting for blue cats

For anglers willing to work hard to catch one or two REALLY big blues, the deep water around the spillway offers some of the best fishing. There are many legends of super-sized blues (the size of […]

July 30, 2012

Fishing (and catching) on slack tides

Coastal anglers know that fishing a slack (dead) tide can be extremely difficult. Fish seemingly get lockjaw once the tides stop moving. A good area to fishing during slack tides is around the Intracoastal Canal or […]

July 28, 2012

O’Reilly Spinning In The No Spin Zone

When it comes to guns, there is plenty of spin in Bill O’Reilly’s “No Spin Zone.” The No Spin Zone has been infected with a bad case of yellow journalism. O’Reilly is either woefully ignorant of […]

July 25, 2012

Chumming for bank fishermen

Most anglers associate chumming with offshore fishing, but it can do wonders for land-bound anglers. By simply taking a fish basket or a commercially sold chum bag, tying it off to something on the bank, and […]

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