The Fresh Water Fishing Blog

I like to think that I’m environmentally concscious. But this report I just read is making me re-think my favorite lure!
You can read the reort here:
Study: Soft plastic lures harm trout, salmon
I ocassionally lose a rubber worm in the water, but I’ll try everything I can to get it back. (I hate to lose lures!) [...]

I’ve seen this question being asked in some of the forums I’m in. So I was wondering what I would say is the best lure for springtime freshwater fishing?
If you’ve read some of my earlier posts, you know I like spinners for spring fishing. I also like floating minnow imitation lures like the ones that [...]

It seems that wherever fishermen are, there will always be a debate as to which is better for consistently catching fish – lures or bait.
My brother and I used to fish together very frequently when we were younger. He was a bait fisherman much more so than I. We found a great little freshwater fishing [...]

With the weather warming up, I grabbed my sons and we did some freshwater fishing on Thursday afternoon. We only had about an hour so we ran down to our local creek. It was high tide, so I had high hopes for the afternoon.
After getting my younger son set-up with some worms, I started using [...]

Taking a break from taxes, I thought I’d share some knowledge I learned last weekend. We went fishing (my sons and I) last weekend and I brought my reel out from the garage. It was hard to crank and I wondered what it was that was causing this. We were short on time so I [...]

The NSF (National Science Foundation) just released an article about how we freshwater fishermen are helping to spread viruses to amphibians! You can read it here:
Spring Fishing Season Arrives … And With It, Amphibian Diseases
I’m not sure about you, but I can safely say that I’m NOT helping to spread viruses to amphibians! I [...]

I am a fan of soft plastic tubes and worms. Can you give me some of your favorite techniques?
North shore of the lakes will warm up faster due to getting more sun shine and the prevailing southerly winds. Fish those banks, outside bends in the channel, drop offs near there, with craw fish imitators….either [...]

We went to the store a few weeks ago to get some new cleats for my son so he could play soccer. While there, I happened to notice the fishing section of the store and decided to go check it out. Of course my young son wanted to come along with me!
They were running [...]