Science

Recruitment, growth, and mortality: three words that on the surface may not make an angler’s ears ring but buzz loudly in a fishery biologist’s. These three rate functions are important because...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

The mere mention of hybrid saugeye (female walleye x male sauger) in states where they’re stocked, brings smiles to the faces of most fishermen. When fingerlings are stocked in adequate numbers (depends...View article

Northern pike are one of the most widespread and popular of the world’s freshwater sportfish. The biggest pike, those that tip the scales at 20 pounds or more, remain scarce across much of the Lower...View article

When anglers talk tactics, one question often arises, whether the gathering is on a family vacation or around the tournament weigh-in stage. What size lure should I use? New anglers are puzzled by countless...View article

Ah, the good ol’ days. Back then unfished bass populations had more and larger fish. Only natural mortality, primarily predation, reduced their abundance, so bass surviving their first couple of years...View article

Ask a seasoned angler to define good bass habitat and you’re likely to hear about laydowns, weededges, creek channels, stumpfields, mats, red clay banks, chunk rock, shell bars—the list goes on....View article

Coalesce is a wonderful word. It describes a process wherein disparate parts, people, meanings—even fish—come together to form one whole, or concentrate in one area. To “become one” with something...View article

The wobbling pull of the big crankbait stalls suddenly, and as the angler raises his rod, there’s a strong thumping pull 20 yards out and 18 feet down. After several runs, the bass approaches the...View article

"You may say I am dreamer. But I am not the only one." -“Imagine” by John Lennon With apologies to John Lennon, he should have included an extra verse in his song, “Imagine.”...View article