I had Columbus Day off from work and the boys wanted to go fishing. So I asked them where they’d like to go and off we headed to our local creek. It was a warm sunny day and the tide was high so I figured on a good day for fishing. I always use lures when fishing - I guess because I like the challenge associated with them as opposed to putting bait on a hook and waiting for a fish to come eat.

So on our way to go fresh water fishing, I asked my older son to get some worms for his brother and him. It turns out that we hadn’t had much rain lately and the worms were hard to find. Where he would normally find lots of worms (lifting old logs and looking under leaves) he found only 2 little scrawny worms. Not good for fishing bait! So he and my younger son tried their hands at lure fishing.

We had some hits, but no catches. Frustration for my 5 yeqr old was very high!  ;-)  So I asked my older son again to try and find some worms - to which he replied, “Dad, there aren’t any worms around here.” So I had to go get them myself!  He taunted me with “You’re wasting your time Dad.”  But within 3 minutes I had a container full of very large worms!  Of course my older son wanted to know how I did it. After telling him that old age usually means more wisdom ;-), I explained how to find worms when they weren’t in the obvious places.

Want to know what I did? OK - here goes. When I was younger, much younger, I remember from some of the different magazines I used to read that a company sold 2 electric prods that you stuck into the ground and the low current between the prods caused the earth worms to come out of the ground. My friend had bought one of these contraptions and swore by it. So I figured that a little elbow grease could do the same thing. Just poke a larger stick in the ground a few times and shake it. The vibrations cause the worms to come right out of the ground. It works very well!  Just ask my sons! Of course you wouldn’t try this in sand where there are obviously no worms around, but do this in the places where worms would normally be found. You’ll be pleasantly pleased with the results.

Here’s a picture of the first fish my older son caught after they started using the worms we found.

Oh … and the rest of the trip was very successful. We caught some largemouth bass, sunnies, as well as some roaches. Overall a fun afternoon for all.

Catch you later.

-Mark

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The best fresh water fishing tips I can think of would naturally start at the beginning or actually prior to the beginning of your fishing trip. And that would be the preparation. Yes, it can be a boring and tedious task - but without proper preparation your fishing trip can be over before it’s even begun!

The first tip - make sure your rod and reel are clean and ready to go. It’s as easy as visually inspecting the rod to make sure the eyelets or line guides are still properly attached. Check the reel seating and make sure that it is properly tightened - you don’t want to lose the first fish due to your reel falling out of the rod seat! Lastly check the reel’s operation - make sure that it’s functioning properly and that you have enough line on it.

Next - determine what you will use to catch the fish. If you’re going to be using bait, make sure you have enough of it to last your entire trip. Also make sure you have the right sized hooks and a sufficient quantity of them as well. If you’ll be using lures rather than bait, check them and make sure the hooks aren’t rusted and that they’re sufficiently sharp enough to do their job. Also, make sure you have enough of the lures. Plan on losing a few of them and make sure you have back-ups! If you don’t lose any… great - but if you do, you’ll be prepared!

The third fresh water fishing tip is to make sure you have the right paraphernalia - clothing, hat, license, sunglasses, etc. These will help make the trip more pleasant and also help you avoid bugs, too much sun and a possible run in with the local game warden!

These tips should get you ready to go - now all you’ll need are some fresh water fishing tips to help you catch those fish! I’ve found what I believe is one of the best books to cover these tips and you should check it out if you don’t want to come home empty-handed! It’s written by the folks at “In-Fisherman” and is titled 100 Best freshwater Fishing Tips.

With more than 25 years of experience in teaching anglers how to catch more fish, the editors at “In-Fisherman” have published their 100 top freshwater fishing tips. It covers more than 40 types of fish - from gar and bass to pickerel and muskie. It will show you the best strategies and techniques for successful freshwater angling.

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