Top bass tournaments rotate lakes every year to provide a diverse challenge for anglers. Rotating lakes exposes anglers to different water conditions, depths, and fish behaviors across various geographic locations. This ultimately tests an angler’s adaptability and skill set while keeping the competition exciting for fans. Additionally, this practice helps to prevent overfishing in any single lake…
Ice fishing allows anglers to reach areas of a lake or pond that are inaccessible during other seasons, such as deep water or areas far from shore, without a boat. Many fish species, such as walleye, perch, and northern pike, remain active during winter and are often easier to catch under the ice due to…
When the chill of winter descends on upstate New York, it’s time for us diehard anglers to break out the augers, tip-ups, and ice sleds for some excellent hard water action. From Champlain to the Finger Lakes, there are plenty of great options to chase jumbo perch, slab crappies, tempting trout and more. As someone…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — For the first time since 2018, the Bassmaster Elite Series won’t be kicking off its season in Florida, opting instead to open its 2024 slate at the big-bass factory of Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Louisiana/Texas border Feb. 22-25. B.A.S.S. officials made that announcement Wednesday, along with the entirety of a nine-tournament schedule that…
Crappie prove a year-round catch with crappie spawning season the most productive and exciting catches. One female crappie is capable of laying 20,000 to 25,000 eggs at a time and can lay eggs more than once a year depending on your climate. In this case, the male will stay shallow and guard more than one…
Many factors influence an angler’s success of finding a honey hole, no matter what the species. In a nutshell, a lake’s morphology and its shape influence fisheries. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) defines a fishery as a geographic area that is associated with a population of aquatic organisms, which are harvested for…
If you were a fish in a lake, where would you like to live, hunt, and play? Anglers from ancient times until this day all over the world have been using any means possible to enter into a fish’s domain. Of course, in ancient times, fishing sated a basic human need, hunger. Today, the fishing…
The holiday season is upon us, which means that we are officially in winter. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get outside and have some fun. Despite the cold weather, you can spend as much time outdoors as you would like, if you plan well and dress properly. When it comes to choosing your base…
No matter what activity you are enjoying on or around the lake, a quality pocket knife can be the single most handy tool you can carry on you. It can even be a life saver on occasion. Preparedness leads to peace of mind when having fun, and a pocket knife is the cornerstone to being…
There could be some confusion between the biggest freshwater fish, and the biggest freshwater fish ever caught. The biggest freshwater fish caught can possibly outweigh the biggest species of freshwater fish. Russia’s beluga sturgeon, also known as huso huso, is the biggest freshwater known fish in the world according to the Pan-European Action Plan for…