Thanks for Thanksgiving Every year it appears to me as I grow older, wiser and more thankful that the meaning of Thanksgiving gives me more to think about and more to be thankful for. Fishing has been my lifeline now for many years, it has brought me joy, excitement and certainly has been my gift…. Read more »
Keys for Searching an Unfamiliar Lake It’s always hard to head to a new lake and start from scratch finding fish, you have to really be someone who has patience and persistence to be successful. The key is developing a pattern so you can attack the lake with some consistent processes in mind that you… Read more »
Water Temps will Fall Rapidly As we continue to move into winter, we will see some severe drop in water temperatures, and it will slow down the fishing at some point during the change to winter fishing. I have seen the effects of water temperature for many years now, and I thought it might be… Read more »
The Good Old Days To say things have changed on our high-pressure lakes is an understatement. Popular bass lakes have changed drastically over the past few years; going to a top-rated reservoir has frustrated many of the best of fisherman. The change has come over time but the days of finding really aggressive bass are… Read more »
Nothing Compares to a Square Bill in Fall I’ve been holding off on this article waiting for the fall bite to turn on as this bait is probably one of the most prolific fish catchers every fall because of its size, action and results. I don’t know that any other fall bait produces like a… Read more »
Cold Muddy Conditions As we approach winter, we will soon see our rain increase as it will muddy up the water and it will get colder as we progress into the cold nights of winter. There is probably no tougher time of year or conditions than this cold muddy winter fishing. However, it can be… Read more »
Winter Mistakes As we progress past the fall into winter there are some key issues that stick out to me as mistakes that can be easily made if you don’t keep focused on the task at hand. Although here in the south we don’t get nearly all the cold weather other parts of the country… Read more »
Move Look Adapt With the tough fall conditions and the fish in a funk until they turn on for the fall bite there are a few things that one can try and live bye during the time period; that is to move, look and adapt to the conditions the lake offers you. There are always… Read more »
Lake Etiquette As fishing becomes more and more popular the lack of etiquette on the lake seems to get worse. As the crowds increase so does the lack of understanding about each other’s space and the amount of time it takes to get your boat set up, put in and out on the water fishing…. Read more »
Advantage of Gold Blades As time has moved on over my many years of fishing and guiding, one thing that I have always believed in when fishing in Guntersville with a spinner bait is having at least one gold blade but preferable two on your blade. There are many reasons I believe in gold blades… Read more »