I am fortunate to spend most of my days fishing in beautiful Western/Central Pennsylvania. After fishing plenty of other states for trout, I’ve gained experience and knowledge that I love sharing with folks who might eventually love trout fishing as much as I do. It is flattering when I fish with people who jokingly refer …
Fishing Tips
Editor’s Note: This is the sixth article by Wayne Boon of the American Carp Society designed to introduce and instruct anglers on the new age of Carp Angling. In this article, we’re going to cover another very useful carp fishing technique that many of us are already familiar with when fishing for other species. Fishing …
How To Set Up a Slip Bobber: A Beginner’s Guide Slip Bobbers: An Alternative to the Traditional Spring Floats When fishing for crappie or other panfish, many anglers enjoys using the tried-and-true “spring float” bobber. If you have fished at any point over the past five decades, you are likely to have used a spring …
Can You Eat Crappie? While this may seem like a silly question to most folks who have spent years catching this popular game fish, it is certainly worth exploring in more detail. As a short answer, however, yes, you can absolutely eat crappie! And most of the time, crappie is delicious! Many freshwater anglers agree …
Hooking and catching big game fish is no easy task. There are many factors that come into play in order to be successful. Some people might think the only thing you need is skill, but there are other things you have to take into consideration as well. One of these factors may be your bait …
Crappie can be caught during all four seasons of the year. That said, Fall is arguably the best for large thick shouldered slabs. This is especially true in northern states. When the leaves just start to change colors and the surface temperature is still relatively warm (but cooling off during the night), you should be …