One important function of cover is to provide shade. When can we expect bass to seek it? Anglers intuitively assume that fish experience changes in daylight as humans do. We presume light underwater...View article
A study by biologists from New Zealand* indicates how the magnetic sense in fish, which is used for homing and long-distance migrations, is organized. Particles of magnetite, an iron-containing substance,...View article
Looking back at a year of fishing, memories abound of great fish and great places. Next issue, I'll talk about some of the fine fish we caught for the 2006 In-Fisherman Television Specials, which begin...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
Ah, if only the rest of the fishing season were as predictable as the spring fling into the shallows! Unfortunately, it isn’t. The good news, however, is that regardless of lake, river, or reservoir...View article