It is no secret that Florida is a big bass state. And state officials are working to help anglers figure out how to catch them. A tagging program instituted last year is yielding some interesting results that could help fishermen in Florida land some giant bass. In the spring, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission [...]
Shiner Fishing
Rare Minnow Discovered in North Carolina
The bridal shiner has not been seen since the 1960s in the Chowan River Basin and was never spotted in those waters in North Carolina, until now. On May 1, Tyler Black, a fisheries biologist, and Michael Young, a fisheries technician, were surveying Deep Swamp Branch in Hertford County looking for the rare Chowanoke crayfish. What they did find [...]
Nurse Shark Attacks Fisherman in Florida
As sharks go, nurse sharks are about as dangerous as the medical employees that they’re named after. But apparently there’s at least one mean one swimming in the Florida Keys. Fishing out of Summerland Key this past week, an angler decided to get too close to a nurse shark he’d mistakenly hooked. To make a [...]
At 68 man get’s his 1st walleye and it’s too big.
Paul had never caught a walleye, plenty of bass, catfish, and panfish had bent his rod, but never a walleye. So when I told him his very 1st ‘eye was too big; well let’s just say I’m glad he was holding a fishing rod and not a gun. The Iowa Great Lakes have slot limit [...]
A Good Year on the Susquehanna Flats
A Good Year on the Susquehanna Flats This year the warm winter with no snowmelt up north allowed me to start guiding on the Susquehanna Flats in late March. The water temperature was 58.2 degrees on March 30th and 59.5 degrees on May 3rd, the last day of the catch and release season. It turned [...]
Walleye opener
The fishing was a little tougher than I had hoped for. On Saturday morning’s trip we only managed a handful of walleye, but we did get into alot of nice northern pike that were in the 3-6 lb class. They were alot of fun (no pics forgot the camera). On Saturday afternoon we dialed in [...]
Seacoast Guide Service February 16, 2012 Fishing Report
We spent the day on a central New Hampshire pond in search of pan fish. The bite started off great with steady and consistent flags. One client landed a 15" crappie that weighed 1 pound 15 ounces. The mid day bite was almost non-existent. Almost all fish came on tip-ups with live shiners.
Striper fishing on Lake Lanier, near Atlanta is great!
Striper fishing is very good. Its February and the water temperature is in the low 50's. I have never seen the lake water this warm in February. I have also never seen this much bait. There is plenty of bait 30 to 50 feet down over the river and creek channels. The river channel from Gainesville [...]
Leisure Outdoor Adventures Leech Lake Report
10/9/2011 Leech Lake Fishing report For this entry I've asked one of our guest Randy Blake, from Sioux Falls SD, to write a testimony on his weekend with us. I have added a detailed Leech Lake fishing report at the end.TESTIMONIAL —TRIP REPORT FOR— 10/08/2011 and 10/09/2011.Toby Kvalevog, came very highly recommended by another fishing [...]
Open Water Eelpout on Cass Lake
Eelpout do bite in open water! Heather and I were out on Cass Lake checking out spots for the Annual Cystic Fibrosis Charity Tournament when this pout hit a Northland Fire-Ball Jig in Parrot tipped with a shiner. The pout was kissed and released. Good luck everyone on Cass. –Bro & Heather
