Tips & Tactics
Feeding the Moods of Fall River Bronzeback
Story and photo by Jeff Little
The phrase “ridin’ and lookin’” shows up repeatedly in Billy Westmorland’s Them Ol’ Brown Fish. He, like many of the river smallmouth guides I have fished with, understood the value of letting your eyes dissect the water before launching the first cast.
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A surgeon’s steady hands can put sturgeon in your hands
Story band photos by Mark Veary
White sturgeon are the largest freshwater game fish in the United States. These prehistoric monsters can grow to 4.6 metres (15 feet) long and weigh in at more than 1500 pounds. Sturgeon are bottom dwellers that split their lives between deep freshwater holes and relatively shallow saltwater estuaries, migrating annually from the ocean to their riverine breeding grounds.
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How to Slow Dance Your Bait for Bigger Trout
Story and photos by Jeff Suber
In the Forgotten Coast and Big Bend regions of Florida just south of Tallahassee, winter is prime trout fishing season. The Big Bend Wildlife Management area east of the Econfina River offers unrivaled kayak fishing during this time of year. The water is too shallow for many motor boaters so competition for the area’s king-sized speckled trout is scarce.
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Chinook are a Northwest kayak angler’s finest catch
Story and photos by Mark Veary
There’s a good reason that Northwest fishermen start talking and dreaming about spring Chinook in November. Marbled with all the fat they’ll need to reach sexual maturity in fresh water, Springers are without question the best eating salmon around.
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A unique approach equals a fresh bite
Story and photos by Jeff Little
A lay-down—or tree that has fallen into the water—draws congregations of spring largemouth bass like no other cover. The trunk soaks up the sun’s warmth during the day, and radiates it back out during the cool night. Male largemouth build spawning beds up against wood to make nest defending easier. With late spring and summer grass beds yet to emerge, forage draws tight to wood as well.
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