Dragging baits on bottom with long pauses is a typical cold water tactic for catching winter river smallmouth. Make your smallmouth fishing more productive by selecting baits that have passive action while sitting still on bottom. It will help put more cold water smallmouth bass in the boat!
Searching for Christmas gifts on Amazon, I stumbled over an old used copy of "Bait for Trout, being the confessions of an unorthodox angler" by Jim Ure published in 1975. Not necessarily a household name among anglers or writers but I recognized the title immediately. For the whopping sum of $5 it was mine! Bait …
Water Crossing on the John Muir Trail. Yes, my son hikes with a bow tie.. It’s one of his backpacking traditions. His trail name is “Sherpa”. He was packing over 50lbs because he volunteered to carry all our food for the week in his bear canister. Because I was struggling a lot with the altitude, …
Continue reading Eastern Sierra’s Day 1 (Part 2), Into the wilderness
Winter kayak fishing can be a productive time to catch big bass particularly in rivers where I focus most of my efforts. In the video below I explain when you should ware cold weather/water gear, my laying system, and how to keep extremities warm. My layering system is based on the three W's which I …
I've been a teacher and coach practically all my life. Every "teacher" dreams of that one student who will excel well beyond expectations or perceived potential. This past week when I visited my son in the heart of the Sierras to celebrate Thanksgiving. I was hit squarely and decisively with the realization that my long …
Continue reading The circle is complete, Thanksgiving in the Eastern Sierra’s
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