Captain Mark Chmura tells the first mate to “send one downtown.” When the cannonball hits 400 feet, it’s not there yet. When this crew sends a bait “downtown,” people speaking Chinese pick...View article
In the surface film, that sacred juncture between air and water, sits a chunk of wood, half in this world with hooks dangling into the other. Or it could be a bobber. Or a Zell’s Pop. Mouse. Frog....View article
Crappie fishing and the rites of spring go hand in hand. When crappie fishing peaks, the dogwoods are in bloom and forsythia are bright gold. Wildflowers punctuate the gray forests and the songbirds...View article
During late summer and fall, largemouth and smallmouth bass feed on open-water preyfish in many natural lakes and reservoirs. Since bass themselves rarely maintain a pelagic (open-water) existence,...View article
In the December 2006 issue of In-Fisherman, Editor In Chief Doug Stange covers quick-strike rigging for pike. Here are instructions for making your own quick-strike rig. To make...View article
Innovations in methods of fishing artificial softbaits are rampant as inventive anglers explore new ways to wean themselves from livebait and catch more walleyes. Few fishermen have such a frontline...View article
