By Alex McCrickard Virginia DWR Aquatic Education Coordinator Virginia anglers are truly blessed with an abundance of trout streams in the Commonwealth. The diversity of these streams provides opportunities for every trout angler whether you prefer fishing for wild trout or stocked trout, spin fishing or fly fishing, or fishing with bait versus artificial flies...
January 19, 2021
Category: Feature
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Coho Salmon Released into California’s Pescadero Creek
After years of habitat restoration, in collaboration with local landowners, 10,000 juvenile coho salmon were released into Pescadero Creek in northern California in November 2020. Central California Coast (CCC) coho salmon were once abundant from Mendocino County to Santa Cruz County. They were listed as endangered in 2005 and have since fallen to critically low...
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“Grab and Go” With Hobie’s New Mirage® iTrek Inflatables
Hobie envy is real. Anyone who owns a MirageDrive® kayak has experienced it. You pull up to a gas station, boat landing or bait shop and heads turn. Universally, on-lookers are impressed, but sometimes, the curious are intimidated by the size of your craft. That’s about to change with the January launch of Hobie’s...
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Learn Saltwater Fishing in Florida with Virtual Clinics
Want to learn how to saltwater fish in Florida? Join the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) for a series of free Virtual Saltwater Fishing Clinics for beginner anglers age 16 and older to learn how to saltwater fish and help conserve our marine resources for the future. Discover the importance of fisheries conservation...
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Frabill’s Top 5 Ice Fishing Tips
The cold temperatures are settling in, and the visions of open water fishing are coming to a close. Ice anglers all over the upper Midwest have already taken to the early ice in pursuit of that first and quite often a very good early ice bite. Here are a few tips from Freshwater Hall of...
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Knot Tying Tips from Florida’s FWC
A knot is the weakest link in that fragile connection between angler and fish: the line. Who hasn’t reeled in a slack line following a violent strike or strong battle only to find the telltale curl of a slipped knot awaiting them at the end? The wrong tie can even cut a line’s strength in...
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Daiwa: Line of the Times
Line of the Times Widely available, Daiwa J-Fluoro Samurai provides utmost in strength, reliability and fishability Cypress, CA – Cornerstone to successful angling is quality fishing line. Without it, the prospects of success are greatly diminished – lures break off, and worst of all, fish get dumped boatside before a proper net lift. That said,...
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Gustafson is Newest “Bagley Boy”
BEMIDJI, Minn. – Bagley is proud to announce that Kenora, Ontario-based bass pro Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson is officially a member of its pro staff for the upcoming 2021 season. “I’m very excited to be part of the Bagley Bait Company pro staff. They have a long history and for me part of the excitement is...
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Restoring California’s Dry Creek
By Brandon Honig In 1943 the Army completed a dam on Camp Beale so its soldiers could fish, swim and jump off the dam’s diving platform. Nearly 80 years later, the Air Force is giving Dry Creek back to the original tenants: its fish. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists survey Beale Lake in 2019...
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The Jig and Float–a Deadly Combo
By: Buzz Ramsey Fishing a jig in combination with a float is one of the easiest fishing methods to master and can produce quick limits, even for inexperienced anglers, as all you need do is watch your float and set the hook when a fish pulls it under. By positioning your jig above bottom,...