Trolling for Salmon Without Downriggers: Beginners Guide Trolling for salmon is one of the most effective ways to catch them. You can cover a ton of ground with your boat and get your lure in front of deeper swimming salmon. Trolling for salmon with downriggers is the most common technique. But what about if you […]
Trolling Speed for Lake Trout: Pump the Brakes! Now that summer is in full swing, one of our favorite pastimes is to hit the lake and troll for lake trout. In many freshwater lakes, lake trout are the largest fish you can fish for and have a healthy appetite during the summer months. We’ve already […]
Best Bait for Surf Fishing: The Complete Guide Surf fishing is one of our favorite kinds of fishing. It’s as simple as that. It requires very little planning, no boat (but maybe some waders), and you can end up catching monster fish. We’ve spent countless evenings at the beach or local pier with a beer […]
Best Rigs for California Halibut: Halibut Heaven While most fishermen think of pacific halibut when we talk about halibut fishing, there’s a smaller cousin that’s just as much (if not more) fun to catch: the California halibut. California halibut don’t grow as large as pacific halibut, but live in much larger numbers and are easy […]
Best Time to Fish For Walleye: The Golden Hour Walleye are a temperamental fish. Some days they’ll bite almost anything you throw their way, while other times they won’t give you the time of day. You already know which color lures they like and your favorite body of water to fish for them on, so […]
The Best Grouper Bait: Grouper Fishing 101 If you want to catch a big fish without investing in a lot of complicated equipment, fishing for grouper is a great choice. Some grouper grow to over 500 lbs, and can often be caught with a simple hook and sinker style rig. The hardest part about grouper […]
Black Drum Fishing Rigs: The Complete Guide While many saltwater fishermen are focused on catching red drum, they often forget about fishing for their larger cousin: the black drum. Black drum can be harder to find than redfish, but often grow larger and put up just as good of a fight. They also taste phenomenal! […]
Bobber Fishing for Trout: Learn the Basics Using bait and a bobber is often the first fishing technique you’re taught. And for good reason, a proper bobber fishing setup can catch you fish without much technical skill at all. Especially when you’re fishing for a hungry bite-happy species of fish like trout. But where the […]
Bead Fishing for Salmon: Better Than Roe? We’ve been using salmon roe as bait for years, but recently our salmon fishing friends have been talking a lot about bead fishing. The last time I was at my salmon fishing guru’s place, he had a tackle box full of different shaded orange beads. At first, I […]
