Degrees of Skunked
The stream we call Humility Creek gives up trout grudgingly on good days. This was not a good day. The water trickled at half its spring flow while fish shivered with closed mouths. Icicles hung from banks where water seeped. I had tried teasing fish with streamers in...
The Christmas Trout
A well-meaning friend once asked about the most perfect meal I ever had, and I thought for a moment and then responded, “Anything my Mom ever cooked. ” That’s about as far as I could narrow it down. The truth is, there are precious few encounters with Perfection in a...
New Junior Division Unveiled As B.A.S.S. Announces College And High School Slates For 2019
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Just when it seemed B.A.S.S. couldn’t possibly provide more competitive opportunities for anglers, the organization announced today that it will be adding a Junior Bassmaster Division to its annual slate of events in the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster...
Water In Desert Places
You can always follow water, whether it still runs free or is merely a latent image left behind in some dry, desert place. From trickles to brooks to streams to torrents, water always runs down to its true source, there to be gathered into the air like so much brood...
A Perfect Summer Hunting Scout!
There’s no better way to spend a few summer days then deer scouting and crappie fishing.
Fly Angling America’s River
The Potomac stretches nearly 400 miles from Pennsylvania to the Chesapeake Bay.
Fishingenuity
The biological clock never ceases ticking, and all living things die. But that clock can be frozen, and decay ceased indefinitely. The implications to fish conservation are large.
A Fish Always Rises
You learn a lot about life when fishing with John Gierach and Bob White.
Does Lure Color Matter Underwater?
Perhaps it’s time we moved color to the bottom of the list of criteria when choosing a lure or fly.