- Fly Fishing Tips

From the New York Timess April 3, 1988 edition comes this gem in which Joan Salvato Wulff describes how her infatuation with fly fishing began: with the sudden realization that Its better to be the fisherman than the rower. In...

John Holyoke reviews Randy Spencers new 316-page book on life and fishing around Maines Grand Lake Stream. Spencer never uses three words when one would do. And the result is a stunning portrait of a truly special place, illuminated by...

Fishermen of the Mid-Atlantic from New England to North Carolina often fish around structure, including shipwrecks, rocks, rubble, bridge pilings and artificial reefs. Depending the location and season, these fishing hotspots can hold a variety of fish including cod, haddock, scup (porgy), black sea bass, tautog (blackfish), summer flounder (fluke), striped bass, weakfish, croaker, spot, sheepshead, spadefish, cobia, king mackerel, monkfish and other species.

Summer flounder start to appear on the shorelines of the northeast generally sometime in May. Warmer water means they will follow their food (squid, sand eels and other bait fish) into bays, tidal river mouths and shallow beach waters. During the warmest days of summer, flounder can be found as close to thirty feet to as many as one hundred and twenty feet from shore.

No matter how well you plan, it's inevitable - at one time or another, you'll have to fill your reel with fresh line on your own. If this happens, there are some things that you should be aware of.

I've been fishing for trout for more than twenty five years and in that time have learned some tips and techniques that have helped be become a very successful trout fisherman. In this article I will outline the best bait to use for trout when fishing in rivers and streams.

There are thousands of bass fishing lures available to anglers today and it's extremely difficult to say which of these choices is "the best", but in this article I'm going to attempt to do just that. Actually are the 3 bass fishing lures listed in this article the flat out best without question? Of course not, it would be impossible to determine "the best" bass lure without question.

Black bass have gained an enormous notoriety for being the most challenging sport fish there is that exists. They are of the genus Micropterus. There are several different Micropterus (also known as bass) that flourish waters all over the region, however the warmer climate the better as the black bass family tend to thrive in waters that range from a comfortable 80-82 degrees( especially largemouth bass), although they can survive in 35 degree water temperatures. These fish do not prefer deep vast waters and tend to remain in waters that are 20ft and under.

Orvis has teamed up with American Rivers and is giving amateur photographers the chance to show off their stuff -- namely to snag the cover of an upcoming Orvis catalog. Imagine your photo face up on the coffee table in...

If you're the type of person that loves outdoor activities so much that you don't want to stay inside, even in winter, than you should look into ice fishing. Ice fishing is the only way to extend your fishing season beyond the time of year when the lakes freeze over. Fishermen all over Canada and the northern part of the Unites States only have to stop fishing for the few short weeks between the time when the first thin layers of ice develop on the surface of the water to when the ice layer is thick enough to support significant weight-loads. Once the ice is thick enough these devoted fishermen can drive their cars out to the middle of their favorite lake, drill a hole in the ice, and continue their favorite outdoor pastime.