On the Great Lakes, using goby-imitating baits for smallmouth bass is now as standard as tossing crawfish patterns on other lakes. A few years ago on Lake Michigan, I started catching brown trout mixed...View article
While fish share many of the same basic organs as you and I, they do have some unique attributes.Cold-Blooded—To begin, fish don’t maintain a higher body temperature...View article
Light-biting fish have a tendency to elude hooks. Odds are, too, that some trophy-proportioned fish we spend our lives trying to catch are dainty nibblers. So, how do we increase our odds of hooking...View article
Fish have the same five major senses as you—sight, smell, scent, taste and touch—although they’re a bit different, adapted for use underwater. Fish use their combined input to locate food and...View article
If the fish are there, people will continue to fish. So, environmental quality must continue to support strong fish populations. So too must our knowledge of how to manage fisheries and fish populations...View article
I am often reminded of a story my father told me years ago: Old is new, and new is old. While he was referring to the reinvention of overalls and bell bottoms, it closely resembles the trends in everything...View article
