By: Toby Wyatt We are at the tail end of the springer run, but most likely we are going to have one good weekend in Orofino (this weekend) and one good weekend in Kooskia (next weekend) and then it will be over. We have two good weekends of springer fishing left on the Clearwater in […]
By: John Albrich Spring Chinook have finally arrived in decent numbers in Idaho. The Lower Clearwater River has been open since April 28, but we’ve been fighting spring runoff and poor water conditions for a month. Fortunately, conditions have improved. The water is in great shape and anglers are catching springers now. I caught several […]
By: Eric Cagle A lot of anglers don’t target crappie in the summer months in Alabama. When the water temperatures rise above 80 degrees most anglers simply give up on catching crappie. On the other hand, this is when we start catching even more fish. When the weather heats up the bite tends to heat […]
By: Chris Shaffer While not carrying the same buzz it did last year the Northern California striper run is still going on. In fact, we caught a four-man limit and released another dozen fish while filming on the Feather River with Scott Feist of Feisty Fish Guide Service. Action was non-stop even though the run […]
By: Eric Cagle It’s crappie time on the Alabama River and the bite is good. The Alabama River holds some of the biggest fish in the state by far. A two-pound crappie here is pretty normal. It’s not uncommon to catch a fish like that. The average fish is probably going to weigh a pound-and-a-quarter […]
By: Toby Wyatt Following a slow March and early April many anglers were worried that this was going to be another disappointing springer run. However, we’re realizing that the fish are likely just a few weeks behind schedule. After a slow start to the run in the Lower Columbia River springers have finally started their […]
By: Chris Bullock After a slower March, April has turned out to be a banner month for big crappie on Kerr Lake. The water warmed up and we are catching large crappie up to three pounds. For the last two weeks we’ve averaged 25-30 crappie caught over 10 inches a day. Our continued success will […]
By: Chris Shaffer Prior to mid-week catching large sums of crappie on Kerr Lake wasn’t a chore. Meanwhile, in response to a week of instability Kerr Lake crappie are frustrating anglers. This pattern will likely persist until atmospheric stability returns, which hopefully happens soon. Currently crappie are scattered and have backed off recent migrations toward […]
By: Chris Shaffer Lake Bistineau wasn’t on the list of places we wanted to film in Northern Louisiana. Meanwhile, with high winds predicted it was where we were destined to salvage a day of crappie fishing. We were slated to fish on Lake D’Arbonne, but strong winds kept us off that lake. Fortunately, often overlooked […]
By: Chris Shaffer It’s snowbird season in Florida. That was evident by the traffic and hotel prices we encountered this week. We expected that. Meanwhile, we didn’t think temperatures in the upper 80s would greet us. The warm weather appeared to change traditional winter fishing patterns and make fishing more challenging, at least where we […]