Sonar

Sometimes looks can be deceiving. When my mother returned from a scenic cruise of the Lake Erie islands, she was quick to ask how I find, and fish for, walleyes on such a monstrous body of water. From...View article

Ever since the Lowrance "green box" hit the market, dedicated anglers have had one or two sonar units in their boats. One transducer...View article

SonarIn 1957, Carl Lowrance began marketing his original Red Box and Green Box. Using a technology developed for the military, sonar has since taught generations of anglers how...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

The reservoir is twice the size it was the last time you were here. The fishable water now has doubled in size. The potential of finding fish seems endless. You have only five days to dissect this water,...View article

Bottom Line Bottom Line uses their Fishin’ Buddy system for ice-fishing applications. In the Fishin’ Buddy units, the transducer is built into...View article

Cameras like the Nature Vision Aqua Vu have opened a new world of enjoyment, insight, and excitement for those curious about what’s happening below the ice. On a trip last season, In-Fisherman Staff...View article

Finding perch requires patience, persistence, and now and then asking if you’re doing the right thing. Eliminating water where they’re not is simple: If they’re not where you thought they’d...View article

Most catmen are obsessed with heavy sinkers and heavier anchors, but a small cadre of reservoir catmen insist that drifting is the most efficient way to catch a boatload of channel cats during summer. Steve...View article

I still recall the initial excitement of Buck Perry's theories of structure fishing. Changes in the underwater environment concentrate fish: drop-offs, points, humps, river channels -- underwater highways...View article