The swirling waters of the Ohio River just below the Smithland Dam seemed like the perfect destination to attempt to fulfill our quest to get my grandson Jack his first striper. I had good luck at this location several years earlier and hoped we could duplicate this effort. Those who regularl...
CARYLE LAKE - After failing in earlier attempts to boat a few largemouth bass, my fishing partner and I were now focusing our angling efforts toward crappie. Unfortunately, our success was not improving even though fishing in one of Carlyle Lake’s better crappie hots pots. It was a typical...
PICKWICK DAM, Tenn. - Phil King's fishing boat did not look much like the typical catfish angling watercraft. The shiny oversized aluminum boat was spotless from bow to stern and was equipped with some of the latest electronic gear on the market. It lacked any of the eye-watering odors often found...
LAKE OF OZARKS, Mo. - Known to many as one of the top largemouth bass lakes in the Midwest, Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks draws thousands of bass anglers every year. In fact, one recent Bassmaster Magazine listed Lake of the Ozarks as one of the top 30 bass fishing lakes in the nation. It was th...
SHELBYVILLE – Though Steve Welch now does most of his guiding in the Kentucky Lake area, he previously guided hundreds, if not thousands, of hopeful fishermen on Lake Shelbyville. Though he is now gone, many of his tactics and techniques still produce plenty of fish at each of Illinois’...
Most of our lakes, ponds and rivers are now returning to normal levels after seemingly months of heavy rains. And though action for most species is slow in getting started, one species, the catfish, are hungry and willing to take almost any offering. Throughout the next couple of summer months, anglers...
Summer Programs Come to Refuge A Nature Journaling Workshop will be held at 10 a.m. on July 8 at the Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge. Participants will learn the basics of journaling, nature sketching and outdoor discovery through observations. A short hike on the Wildlife Haven Trail will provid...
Jack Ruffini of Highland is likely more skilled with a soccer ball than fishing. In fact, it wasn’t until after his high school practice soccer game last Thursday when the 16-year-old, his father and I left on our fishing trip to Kentucky. The plan was formulated nearly two weeks earlier....
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