How to Fish Deep Water for Bass: Tactics for Vertical Presentations Deep water bass fishing means targeting fish suspended or holding on structure below 15 feet. It demands vertical presentations: jigging spoons, drop-shot rigs, and blade baits worked straight up and down instead of cast and retrieved. Electronics find the fish first. Everything else is…
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How to Catch Striped Bass: Techniques for Lakes, Rivers, and Coastal Waters Catching striped bass comes down to matching three things: the season, the water type, and what that fish is keyed on eating. Land-locked stripers in a reservoir behave nothing like a coastal striper working a rip current. Fish them the same way and…
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Premium Fishing Rod Brands: Where Serious Anglers Invest Their Money A $400 rod isn’t twice as good as a $200 rod. It’s four or five times better in the ways that matter: blank sensitivity, guide quality, how the thing holds up after 300 days on the water. I’ve broken cheap rods on fish that shouldn’t…
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Best Fly Fishing Rods Under $500: Premium Performance Without the Price Tag The best fly fishing rod under $500 is the Sage Foundation 9′ 5wt. It casts within 10% of Sage’s $900 Sense in double-haul distance tests, handles wind better than anything else in this price bracket, and comes with a lifetime warranty that costs…
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Best Fishing Spots in Colorado: Local’s Guide to Trophy Waters Colorado’s Gold Medal waters and high alpine lakes hold some of the best trout fishing in the Lower 48, and four fisheries stand above the rest: the Colorado River, the South Platte, the Blue River, and the state’s alpine lake systems above 10,000 feet. I’ve…
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Best Wading Boots for Fly Fishing: Comfort, Grip, and Durability Tested The best wading boots for fly fishing right now are the Simms G3 Guide for all-around performance, the Patagonia Foot Tractor for technical wading, and the Orvis PRO for anglers who want a lighter build without sacrificing ankle support. I’ve put all three through…
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Bass Fishing Lures Decoded: When to Throw What (And Why) Water temperature and forage decide your lure choice. Not confidence, not whatever’s trending on YouTube this week. Below 55°F, bass hunt with their eyes and feed slow, so you’re throwing jigs and suspending jerkbaits. Above 65°F with baitfish schooling, it’s crankbaits and swimbaits burned back…
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Spring Bass Fishing Techniques: The Complete Early Season Playbook Water Temperature Is Everything Get your thermometer in the water before you tie on a single lure. Spring bass fishing breaks into three distinct windows — pre-spawn, spawn, and post-spawn — and water temperature is the trigger for each one. Everything else follows from that number….
