Todd Goins was out fishing for largemouth bass on Otter Lake in Girard, Illinois when he hooked into a big wiper. He didn’t have a scale on his boat and didn’t want to kill the fish, so he took some measurements and asked for help. “I didn’t realize how big it was until I got [...]
White Bass Fishing
West Okoboji White Bass double up.
One lure, one cast, can sometimes equal two fish on that one cast. That has happened a couple of times in the past week on W. Okoboji. New weed growth combined with spawn time temperature have created this fantastic bite. Nearly all of the bays are harboring big schools of roving whites. Casting #8 Rapala X-Raps [...]
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 [...]
Cabela’s Unveils Locations of Wanna Go Fishing for Millions Fish
Last year, Cabela’s started their “Wanna Go Fishing for Millions” campaign, and this year, they hoping it gets more people on the water, and more people to download their Recon Fish app, as anglers look for the fish that will win them $2 million. Anglers were able to hit the waters in 19 states (Arizona, Colorado, [...]
Percy Priest 2/17/12
Friday Feb 17 Today I had a trip with Russ Morris, his son Russell and his friend Turner. We had a high pressure system come in with a bluebird sky and no wind and pretty warm temps. Water temp was 47 down around Elm Hill and were 55 in Spring Creek area. We had a [...]
Guntersville 24 Dec 2011
24 Dec 2011, Lake Guntersville Fishing Reports – What a day on the mighty Guntersville, Mr. Robert Knobb from Winchester TN. joined me today for a little holiday relaxation. We put in at Goose Pond with a cool air temp of 39 degrees and water temp of 51. We caught fish at every stop on [...]
Ohio Men Nabbed for Selling 1,000 White Bass Illegally
David P. Tucker, 34, was one of the men that, in July, sold 1,000 white bass illegally that were caught from Ohio's Sandusky River. Now, it's catching up with him. Tucker, who was one of ten men that illegally caught and sold the bass in July, will spend 10 days in jail and pay a [...]
Fall brings trophy walleye and smallmouth
Bo from Virginia made his annual trek in search of a smallmouth bigger than his brothers 5 3/4 lber. We didn't get there today but we had plenty of nice fish. Bo's first three cast were greeted with viscous topwater bites. Two of those bites were smallmouths over 4 lbs and the third was a [...]
New Record Wiper Caught in Nebraska
White bass and striped bass hybrids, popularly known as wipers, and there has been a whopper caught in Nebraska. Details are few and far between, but our friends at Recycled Fish posted this photo on their Facebook page. The Nebraska Fish and Game Association is full of vague details. From what they're saying, the official [...]
white bass
My son Calvin and I hit the White Bass on West Okoboji, IA. We were trolling flicker shads in search of Walleye and stumbled onto a school of whites. The biggest was nearly 18 inches. Beautiful fish….tons of fun with my son:) http://www.fishokoboji.com/
