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
Fish live in an overwhelming number and type of aquatic communities throughout North America. The word community is a good description because it suggests they adapt to and function within their local...View article
THE CALENDAR PERIODSThe In-Fisherman Calendar divides the fishing year into 10 periods of fish response. These Calendar Periods are at the mercy of Mother Nature, so they...View article
I’ve already temporarily misplaced my year-and-a-half-old Labrador, Chase, too many times. Oh, for a youngster, he minds fairly well—knows his fundamental commands like sit, stay, come, fetch, and...View article
It was a rather specialized circumstance that led to a not-so-surprising discovery: The same float-and-fly technique that works so amazingly for smallmouth bass and panfish is also great for northern...View article
In-Fisherman editors sat down to talk crappies several times during the formulation of this second crappie book in our Critical Concepts series. The roundtable discussion centered on a series of questions:...View article
In southern Minnesota, the ice goes off the lakes sometime in late March or early April. As everywhere else, the first shallow movement of crappies is largely determined by weather, and the “window”...View article
Trophy-size panfish are the latest frontier for anglers who like big fish. As we’ve said in In-Fisherman, a 1-pound bluegill in most regions is rarer than a 6-pound bass and likely older. Same is...View article
After elections, pollsters hang around the parking lot, taking what they call “exit polls.” Basically, they ask who you voted for. In spring, some anglers perform their own version of such interviews....View article
Cold fronts seem a never-ending plague for springtime anglers, and they provide a time-honored excuse for poor fishing. The connection between barometric pressure—the actual weight of the atmosphere...View article
In-Fisherman Senior Editor Steve Quinn reports that on May 7, 1996, he and a companion landed 46 crappies ranging from a little one of a half pound to a couple of toads that pushed 15 inches. He doesn’t...View article
The Global Positioning Satellite system is the most important locating technology to be introduced to fishing since the introduction of the depthfinder. Its forerunner, Loran-C, deciphered your location...View article
Both deep water and soft bottoms tend to return a weak signal. In deep water, the signal travels a long way on its round-trip from surface to lake bottom and back to the surface again. As it travels,...View article
In 1957, using technology developed for the military, Carl Lowrance began marketing his original Red Box and Green Box. Sonar has since taught generations of anglers how to locate fish and interpret...View article
