#BREAK# You are trying to simulate nature here. If you are going for trout in a stream, for instance, this means a drag-free float of 36 inches over a precise spot that marks the window of a feeding fish.

Also remember that the Evening Secret ( #BREAK# eveningsecretfishing.com/specialsecret/4_Fly_Fishing_Tips.php" target=new>http://www.eveningsecretfishing.com/specialsecret/4_Fly_Fishing_Tips.php) will swarm fish to your spot consistantly, and help you catch more fish.

Never randomly cast you have got to pick a spot and hit it. Throw tight loops that put the fly on target. One important method that can be used is to overcast the target and stop the line short while it is in the air. The fly should come back to you and fall on the water with slack in the leader.

The best trout fishermen fish with only 30 to 35 fee

#BREAK# They read waters will and put the fly in the p ay zone time after time. One of the most important thins they do is to recognize that presentation and approach are much more important than pattern.

It is different for bass. Whether a surface bug or a streamer, the offering must move past a spot where a bass is apt to hold. As the boat drifts, it is important to pick a precise time to shoot a cast to the target. Too soon or too late, and the fly wont be in the right spot. This is where the double haul form of casting becomes essential. It gene

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When bassing, make your presentation, retrieve 10 to 20 feet, pick up, and cast again without the need to false cast. After each one, drop the rod type and keep the butt of the rod near your belt buckle with the tip-top of the rod pointing at the line. A simple lift will let you execute the next pickup or strike a fish.

#BREAK# The best way to do this is to nail-knot a six-inch piece of 25-30 pound leader material to the end of the fly line. A loop like those found on snelled hooks is then tied into the opposite end. The connecting leader must also have a loop.

Connecting the leader itself is done by passing the loop attached to the fly line through the loop on the leader; reaching through the fly line loop. Next, grab the butt section of the le

#BREAK# Last, just pull the loops together by tugging on the fly line and the butt section in opposite directions.

Strategy

If you are every in a situation where see large brown trout in open water and hold, your best bet is to use a No. 12 Cinnamon Ant and sink it. If this doesnt work, move to the No.16 Adams fly. Still nothing? Switch to the No. 20 Black Ant. Last-ditch effort would be to use a 3X tippet and use a No. 6 nymph or streamer.

Typically the bigger trout will leave small morsels to the small guys, preferring the bigger bites that are easy to get.

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High Rider Dry Flys

If your best dry-fly patterns are failing you, it may be time to switch to spiders and variants. Many times a spider or variant will bring trout to the surface, then you can switch back to a conventional dry fly.

These spiders and variants will delicately drop to the water, usually somersaulting or jumping after touching it. Fish find this very alluring.

High riding is another attribute of these flies. When tied properly, their hackles support the hook above the waters surface, thus imitating a natural fly much more closely than the ordinary fly does.

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1. How Fish Think

When you hunt for deer, and any other animal for that matter,
there are some set rules you have to follow if you are going to
catch some very wary Brook and Brown trout.
Will the rules for hunting somehow help with Trout Fishing.

2. Study and

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3. Trout Tips

Trout have monocular vision. This means that each eye can focus
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that fish , to some extent, can see color, above and beyond some
practical uses of color. The fact that most strikingly colored
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color to hide from and scare off woul

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4. Hearing

Sound travels more than four times faster through water than it
does through air. Trout can hear sound through the vibrations in
the water, through a porous lateral line along the sides of its
body. As it picks up water vibrations, the fish becomes aware
of feeding frenzies or other fish fleeing that happens nearby.

5. Touch

There are many species that have taste receptors on the skin,
which send food messages to the brain, and prompts the fish to
go towards the source of the food taste.There are also fish that
have receptors on their heads, mou

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6. Smell

Many species of fish have nostrils with which to smell odors
coming from food and mating partners. Their nostrils have
sensors that detect the odors from the water and send signals to
their brain.

To understand how Trout think, what spooks them, what excites
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#BREAK# ~John Steinbeck

1. How Fish Think

When you hunt for deer, and any other animal for that matter, there are some set rules you have to follow if you are going to catch some very wary Brook and Brown trout.

Will the rules for hunting somehow help with Trout Fishing.

2. Study and Research

Understanding how a trout thinks, will increase your chances of success. You could go to a local bookstore as well as the library. Within a week you will know more about T

#BREAK# 9% of the worlds population.

3. Trout Tips

Trout have monocular vision. This means that each eye can focus on an object independently of the other eye, giving them an all-around panoramic field of vision. Research has confirmed that fish , to some extent, can see color, above and beyond some practical uses of color. The fact that most strikingly colored species use their pigmentation for attracting mates; or they use color to hide from and scare off would be predators.

4. Hearing

Sound travels more than four times faster through water than it does through air. Trout can hear sound through the vibrations in the water, through a porous later

#BREAK# As it picks up water vibrations, the fish becomes aware of feeding frenzies or other fish fleeing that happens nearby.

5. Touch

There are many species that have taste receptors on the skin, which send food messages to the brain, and prompts the fish to go towards the source of the food taste.There are also fish that have rec

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6. Smell

Many species of fish have nostrils with which to smell odors coming from food and mating partners. Their nostrils have sensors that detect the odors from the water and send signals to their brain.

To understand how Trout think, what spooks them, what excites them, when they feed, when they travel, and a number of other factors really is very important if you want to fill your creels full of fish consistently. Luckily for you, theres a man who has captured

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#BREAK# html">More**/fishing-how/6thingsyoumustdoifyouwanttohavethesecrettocatchingmoretrout.html #BREAK# Given that tying your own flies provides so much satisfaction, why buy flies online?
For many fly-fisherman, fly-tying is a serious hobby. Not only is fly-tying economical, it is enjoyable. Nothing beats the thrill of mastering a new fly pattern, or creating specialized flies for ones unique f
#BREAK# Also, one cannot underestimate the sense of adventure that accompanies the fly-fisher on the prowl for the perfect materials, whether browsing the local fly shop, ransacking a craft store, or even salvaging road kill.
Given that tying your own flies provides so much satisfaction, why buy flies online?
Obtain local fly patterns
The first reason is that as your fly fishing experience grows, your desire to test new and foreign waters increases. As a result, your need for localized patterns becomes more important. Sure, you want to do the research and tie your own variations of the Club Sandwich befo
#BREAK# With that idea established, you can either buy these flies from a local shop or purchase them online. I recommend doing both.
Say you live in New Jersey and youre planning your first trip to Colorado. You and your
#BREAK# Before you go, do research on the internet - find out whats hatching on these rivers when you plan to visit them, and what patterns work best. Then, based on your research, purchase enough flies online to cover you while fishing these waters. Now you have a safety net - you wont have to worry about not having enough flies for the
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Next, research local shops on the internet - find out who the proprietors are and when they are open for business. Now this idea might seem obvious to many of you, but make it a point to stop at these shops before you fish. When you arrive, ask them about recent fishing activity and what flies they would recommend. Tell them about your trip, let them know you foun
#BREAK# Tell them what flies you already have and ask about what else you may need. If your budget allows, purchase as many of the flies they recommend.
Save time while supplementing your current collection
There comes a time in which your energy is better focused on fishing than tying flies. A typical North American fly-fisher
#BREAK# Many fisherman focus the bulk of their tying efforts on the winter months to prepare for spring, summer, and fall fishing. If you are one of those anglers who feel like they never have enough flies, purchasing your "basic" flies online can leave you time to focus on the more specialized, region-specific flies that you might not find on the web. For example, why not buy your attractor flies such as Adams or Stimulators, so that you can concentrate on the special mayfly flies that you know will require special attention to detail? The same ide
#BREAK# Think about your fly-tying time as if you were a professional fly-tyer. How much is an hour of your fly-tying time worth? If it takes you two hours to tie twelve size 26 BWO emergers, you might be better off spending $10 on a dozen of the same fly so that you can use those two h
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Variety
No matter what you want to purchase, nothing beats the internet for window shopping. I have seen the same fly pattern tied three different ways on three different sites. This variety allows you to find the best pattern that matches your intended fishing location. For example, if you plan to fish faster moving water, your parachute patterns might need a bit more hackle, or even a brighter post. On the other hand, if you plan to fish tailwaters, your mayfly patterns might need to sit lower on the water. By the same token, if you intend to fish mostly in the spring, your mayfly patterns might need to be a lighter color than if you intend to fish in the fall.
By browsing different sites for
#BREAK# The best way to do this is to open two or three browser windows at a time on your computer. Then go to different sites in each browser and compare the patterns you are interested in.
Save money
Quite simply, buying flies online can save you money. Not only can you find discounts for la
#BREAK# The best online merchants often charge as little as 65 cents (sometimes, even 50 cents for fly patterns). One disadvantage is that you dont get to inspect the flies before you purchase them, unlike in a store. I recommend buying a few different patterns your first time so that you can determine not only the quality of the flies, but the consistency of the quality across different patterns. For example, a good initial purchase might include a stonefly nymph, a caddis pattern, a mayfly emerger, a mayfly dun, and an attractor pattern. This way you
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Types of web sites
There are hundreds of web sites that sell flies online. These sites fall into two categories: companies that only sell flies, and fly shop owners who run web sites for their businesses.
Businesses whose sole purpose is to sell flies online usually have a greater amount of flies available. One advantage these sites offer is that they are more likely to offer discounts on larger purchases. Also, their web sites tend to be more user-friendly (though not always). Many of
#BREAK# The best of these sites allow you to set up personal accounts or use "shopping carts" to store your selections before purchasing. In this manner, the purchase experience is more convenient. Shopping carts tend to be "persistent" - in that a visitor may select items to the cart one day and return to the site at later time to find that the shopping cart still contains the previous selections. This allows you to select items you are interested in, leave the site and do more research, then alter or add to your selections later.
Fly shop web sites, on the other hand, typically present the user with flies specifically relevant t
#BREAK# You have a better chance of purchasing flies that are most effective to the area you want to fish if you purchase them from local fly shops. Furthermore, you are supporting the local economy of the area in which you desire to fish. Many fly shop web sites also include online hatch charts which can inform you of flies you most likely need.
The authors experience
In the spring, and summer I do a lot of fishing on the Delaware River in the Catskills Mountains of New York. Throughout the winter I will tie a decent amount of the flies I actually need. As spring approaches, I have found that supplementing my collection with web-bought flies ensures that I am ready to meet the various hatches e
#BREAK# Any Delaware River fly fisherman will tell you that hatch-matching is a critical part of success on this river. In my limited experience, I have encountered days in which four or five different hatches took place. On top of that, the hatches change from week to week. I have ensured a decent modicum of success by checking local hatch charts ahead of time and then purchasing a dozen flies from week to week.
Hopefully, these tips will help you increase the amount of flies you own, and enhance your fly-fishing experience.
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Steve Clark operates TotalFlyFishing.com, a site dedicated to helping anglers find fly fishing information on the internet.
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At 50ft below the surface of the ocean, the blood in the water draws ocean predators to our position. A nurse sharks synapses are stimulated as blood drifts into its nostrils wh
#BREAK# A silvery barracuda sails over my head, jaws working feverishly. Worse, I come face to face with a green Moray Eel known to attack human divers - its 7ft long body ribboning through the water, its mouth, lined with fangs as it stops in front of me, eyeing me with a hungry gaze. It wants the fish I have in my hand.
Twenty minutes earlier we had assembled and donned our scuba gear under an electric, neon pink sky as squalls darkened the deck of the boat and made the water choppy. Wordlessly, my dive buddy falls backward
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The dark, jade water is balmy and warm. In my right hand is a high-powered spear gun. Its mechanism is set in beautifully worked teak. Around 5ft long, it is clumsy on land but once in the water it balances perfectly. A long sharpened spear is powered by thick rubber bands. The trigger of the gun will release a spear that could pin a grown man to the wall. As we alight to the side of a dun-colored reef with knobbled outcrops and fire coral, teeming with fish, the hunt for our supper begins.
We are several miles from Key West in the Florida straits, divin
#BREAK# Her captain is Eric Smith, a muscular, salt-encrusted sea skipper and diver with a boyish gap between his front teeth who has piloted his boat and marine scientists around the Atlantic for years. On the long trips down from places like Labrador, Canada, to his home in the Keys, he will jump over the side and go spear fishing for grouper, snapper and tuna to feed himself and his crew. As we descend deeper into the cool depths, he is showing me how to hunt under water.
As scuba diving becomes in
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Guy Skinner, president and chief executive of JBL, one of the largest spear gun manufacturers in the world, says: "Theres a spear fishing renaissance under way, just how snow boarding gave life to skiing again. Weve probably had a 20 per cent rise in sales in the past five years." Skinner has himself been a keen spear fisherman since the age of eight. "Spear fishing is the only time I am a flying predator - I can loop the loop, somersault and hunt like that. O
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I enrolled in a spear fishing course in the cold, murky waters off the coast of my home in New York with an organization called Spear fishing Extreme. There was a long classroom session telling us which species can be shot and what size they have to be before they can be killed legally; gun safety and, of course, learning how to hunt under water.
To the novice, Spear fishing is difficult. Before our d
#BREAK# The secret is stealth. Eric can effortlessly bob from the surface, arch his back and glide to the bottom holding his breath in the ebb tide until a fish emerges, which he then spears with majestic ease.
I, however, tend to kick and splash my way down and can only hold my breath for such a short time before having to barrel to the surface again, gasping for air. My franti
#BREAK# Eric advises me to be as quiet, graceful and nonchalant as I can.
With this in mind we descended on to the reef with scuba tanks. Eric shot first and hit a snapper, which he duly cut up in the water to lure other fish. However, this also attracts sharks and other less salubrious creatures.
A hogfish, a pink fish with a rooster-like crown, darted out. I fired my first shot. The spear missed by a foot, hopelessly losing its trajectory after a few meters and falling to the sandy ocean floor. As we swam around the reef, the hunt continued as snapper and hogfish swam out, reflexively dodgin
#BREAK# Again, I would have to swim to retrieve the spear and pull the heavy bands back on the gun to reload.
Eric later told me that just before I fired each time, my adrenaline rush would become obvious as bubbles would spill out from my regulator. The metallic inhalatory noises of my regulator scared the fish as I lined up my shots.
And then, finally, I swam above a school of yellowtail snappers. I tried to regulate my breathing, squeezed the trigger and the spear fizzed through the water. The fish was harpooned dead center and wriggled on the spear as it followed a downward curve to the bottom. Eric pulled the fish off and stuffed
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So exhilarated by my success, I start to breathe excitedly and my lungs fill with so much air that I begin to float to the surface. I force myself to kick down and resume the hunt, shooting two more -a Lane Snapper and a French Grunt.
With minutes of the dive left, the predators - smelling blood - arrive. The Moray Eel, capable of knotting itself around prey as well as severing anything with its razor-sharp teeth, wont let us pass - much like a Mafia taxman of the deep, demanding his share of our catch. Eric feeds him a fish head, which he snaps at and then drags to a da
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We surface, our supper in hand. Once back on the boat, however, my monster fish looks significantly smaller than it did when I shot it. Due to the mask, things under water look 30 per cent bigger. Its not a fish worth boasting about, but it is food.
For a man who has lived on the sea almost his entire life, Eric says Spear fishing is the most ecologically sound form of fishing there is. "You go down, choos
#BREAK# "Its not like a rod where you really dont know what you have until you pull it out of the water - by which time the fish maybe undersized, not the species you can eat or just simply damaged. And unless you have ever really had fish as fresh as this you probably wont understand anyway."
So that night we cook our fish aboard the boat and the taste is nothing short of spectacular. Unfortunately, I drilled mine right through the tastiest part of the fillet, but there is still enough flesh for a good meal. We sit back sated and, as we rock on the swell of the ocean, I sit content with a stomach full of fresh fish that I had speared. But I knew tha
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#BREAK# I always set up and fish deep lake structures. Besides an understanding of the contours on the bottom of the lake, being mobile and being able to read your fish locator are the keys. The tools I use are 8-foot heavy action rods, circle hook
#BREAK# I use 30-pound line, large capacity reels, 8-foot heavy action rods, 2 oz. Egg sinkers, barrel swivels and #7/0 circle hooks.

Basically a Carolina Rig, I have a hook with an 18-inch leader tied to your barrel swivel, which is connected to your main line, which is where your egg sinker is attached. My boat is equipped with steel rod holders, a hand-controlled trolling motor, two fish locators, a big dip net and marker buoys. My equipment is not the most expensive but it is practi
#BREAK# The main thing to remember is to keep whatever equipment you use in good condition. Many know all too well about the disasters that can be caused by old line and improperly maintained fishing equipment and big Blues will test everything from your knots to your rod holders. If there is a weak link, they will expose it.

Find the Big Fish

You need to know how to tell the difference between larger fish and bait fish while using your fish locator.

There are two main structures that I catch Blue Cats on: ledges and humps. Blue Cats are creatures of edges and they seem to
#BREAK# The one-two punch comes when you find these structures with both bait fish and big fish mixed together on your locator. There are very few spots that I will stop and fish where I dont see either big fish or bait fish on my locator. The ledges that I primarily fish are old river channels edges. The fish can be scattered up and down the edge but the best fishing occurs when they are on the top.

Catching Them

Typically, when I set up to fish these ledges, I run my boat over them and throw out my marker buoy where I see the fish. A little trick to using your
#BREAK# If you drop the marker right on top of the fish, you will be bumping it and will eventually move it while the wind is pushing you around. If you throw it upwind of the fish, you can run your trolling motor right up to it without the wind pushing you over it.

Next I bait my rods, staggering them at the depth I see the fish. If the fish are up high, above 10 feet, I use a balloon and live shad on two rods. The other four rods will have half live and half cut shad, which I will suspend over the fish,
#BREAK# In the warmer months the bite will usually occur on live shad. The colder the water, the better that cut bait seems to work.

Keep moving the depth of your baits up and down according to what your locator is telling you. An easy way to determine the depth of your bait is to measure the distance between the first guide and your rods reel. My rods are two feet from reel to the first guide so whe
#BREAK# Stagger the depth of your bait so that you know how deep each is. When you get your first strike, move your other rods to that depth. If no strikes occur within 30 minutes move to another structure. I have set on the same ledge for many hours and caught fish, but I will usually have to move after catching 5 to 10 active fish. If you do not have a trolling motor you can use anchors, but it requires many sessions of heavin
#BREAK# When water is at its coldest, the anchor method will work better due to the inactivity of the fish below.

In other words, the warmer the water the faster the fish will spook out from under your boat. The colder the water the less chance the fish will want to move away due to their comfort zone in the water column.

Make sure to read Part 3 of this article to learn about Capt. Jeffs second non-typical technique!

You have permission to publish this article free of charge as long as you are not selling it and that you include the author bylines immediately visible with the article and,
#BREAK# ozark-lodges-fishing-trips.com in the author bylines, both where the web address is listed as well as well as with the text Lake of the Ozarks Catfish Fishing Guide Service...

About the Author
Jeff Williams runs a Truman Lake Hybrid Bass and Lake of the Ozarks Catfish Fishing Guide Service offering lodging and guided trips in Missouri. To book a trip, learn more tips, or find out how Capt. Jeff would fish your own local waters, call 1-866-HOOKSET or visit http://www.ozark-lodges-fishing-trips.com today!
#BREAK# Lets start by explaining how drifting works. Its really pretty simple: you cast out bait and drag it behind or from the side of your boat while the wind pushes you along.

Where to Fish

The majority of Cat-men that I know all use the same rig, although their tackle will differ from one guy to the next. Whatever tackle they use, they are all dragging some kind of bait on the bottom. T
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The shallow waters of most lakes contain a few big fish and lots of little ones resulting in lots of action, but not too many that will test your string. I have said before that Blue Cats can and will live and feed in deep water. My best day of drifting, as far as numbers of fish weighing between 3-20 lbs. goes, occurred last December. In one drift I caught and released 47 Blue Cats. These fish all came off of a huge flat that runs parallel to the main river channel with an average depth of 45 f
#BREAK# Its surface has a few small humps and a couple of old ditches running across it. People drive by me and look in disbelief when they see me drifting in 30 to 50 ft of water, but when that fish locator shows big fish marks on the bottom at those kind of depths I have a pretty good idea of whats down there.

Not all lakes are as easy to drift: some have gobs of timber and some have tons of rock on the bottom. The best lakes I have found have had some silting or massive mud flats that were old fields at one t
#BREAK# Simple structures like old ditches that carve across mud flats give Blue Cats a place to ambush their prey and might give them a little relief in the water column when the water is at its coldest or warmest. Look at these flats from different angles and ask yourself, How does the bank look? Could the surface under the water look similar to the structures above the water? Chances are that it will be pretty close.

These ideas are not really new. Bass and Walleye fishermen all over the U.S. use land structures to locate their fish and when it comes to locating these structures, fish locators are very valuable tools. My opinion is that you get what you pay for with electronics, but if you can find shad or baitfish with your locator a
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Catchin the Big Cats

The speed of your drift makes a huge difference. A good rule to follow is the colder the water, the slower you should go. A big Blue Cat will not want to chase bait thats traveling fast in cold water, so when you are dragging bait on the bottom you should use some kind of drift sock or sea anchor. You might have to experiment with different si
#BREAK# Manufacturers of drift socks will usually give you an estimate of the size of sock compared to the size of the boat you are using.

Furthermore, just because you are a Cat-fisherman, it doesnt mean you cant use the tools other fishermen use. Experiment with different hooks, weights, line, rods and reels, but my advice would be to eventually work your way into having an exactly matched set of at least 4 rods and reels. When you learn what works for you, you will be much happier with a matching set of gear. Having your gear match might not sound like much, but when you start catching Blue Cats over 20 lbs youll know the limitations of your tackle. Furthermor
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Closing

Get some good gear capable of handling big fish. Get your tools so you can go out and learn your lake. Spend time learning your water before you start to fish. If you cant or dont want to spend the amount of money necessary to purchase all the equipment and cover all the various expenses, dont be afraid to take guided trips. Youll have good company from someone who knows the lake well and can teach you a great deal, plus it takes A LOT of guided trips to add up to the cost of equipping yourself.

Dont be afraid to experiment with new tactics after
#BREAK# Always remember: Blue Cats are Blue Cats, they dont know what lake theyre in or where they live. They will behave the same where I fish or where you fish. If youd like, I can actually travel to your lake to prove it, as well as show you what a professional guide would do on your lake or river. Always keep your eyes on your fish finder, and get out there and try some non-typical Catfishing!

If you missed either of the first 2 parts of this article, head to this URL for the complete article: http://www.ozark-lodges-fishing-trips.com/nontypical-catfishing.htm

Copyright 2002-2005 Jeff Williams

You have permission to publish this article free of charge as long as you are not selling it and that you
#BREAK# ozark-lodges-fishing-trips.com in the author bylines, both where the web address is listed as well as well as with the text Lake of the Ozarks Catfish Fishing Guide Service...

About the Author
Jeff Williams runs a Truman Lake Hybrid Bass and Lake of the Ozarks Catfish Fishing Guide Service offering lodging and guided trips in Missouri. To
#BREAK# Jeff would fish your own local waters, call 1-866-HOOKSET or visit http://www.ozark-lodges-fishing-trips.com today!
#BREAK# If you enjoy snorkeling or diving, you can use the camera to show your friends and family the beautiful tropical fish, colorful coral reefs, and other underwater treasures you encountered on your vacation.

But that isnt all. Videotape the children (and adults) swimming at the ocean, lake or pool. This could help them improve their swimming techniques or record their very first swim. Or you could plant your underwater video camera on the bottom of your
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You could put this camera in your aquarium and see the fish and water life from another view on your television across the room.

Many people use underwater video cameras for fishing, ice fishing and boating. Think of this: You can actually see the type and quantity of fish below the water surface or find out what the conditions are like beneath your boat. Are there weeds, rocks, or sand? You could also inspect damaged propellers. All you have to do is attach your underwater video camera to your boat hook or fishi
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Your underwater video camera should connect to most camcorders TVs, VCRs, portable monitors and LCD screens with AV inputs.

You can also record everything on your computer with an underwater video camera. All you need is something called a Grabbee Video Grabber. Then you connect the camera to your lap top and record.

How far can you see using an underwater video camera? About 10% farther than a diver can. Water clarity plays more of a role than the depth and available light. Typical viewing distance of an unde
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You should have a choice of a color camera or black and white. In the past black and white cameras were much more light sensitive and were a better camera to use underwater. This is not the case any longer. Todays color video cameras are very light sensitive and can produce a very nice image in low light. So price is really the major consideration when choosing a black
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During the day most underwater video cameras will operate on natural light to about 100 feet in most water conditions. Beyond 100 feet or at night you will need to use the auxiliary lights.

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#BREAK# Second and third place were the spinnerbait and then the crank bait.
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Picking one of these 3 is not enough, however. You must take into account the lake you are fishing on before you select your lure. Especially you must consider if it is better to cover a smaller segment of water thoroughly or skim across a larger expanse as quickly as possible to find fish. Using a worm is slower, but extremely effective and is very seductive to Bass. They do best when the fish are schooled over a particular structure.
Spinnerbait can be mov
#BREAK# It is a great probing lure for the shoreline because of its tangle-free construction.
Crankbaits cover a lot of water in a hurry. Using them, you can check out a spot without wasting too much time. You can use them for locating fish that may be scattered.
The bottom line is, whatever
#BREAK# Drop that lure right in front of them. Scientists have proven that Bass calculate the amount of energy it will take them to go after the prey vs. the return.
Learn to fish all 3 of these lures effectively, and you will catch more than your share of big game Bass!
When to fish for bass
Dawn and dusk are definitely when the big
#BREAK# First, remember that bass love ambush spots offering lots of cover from the baitfish. They like to hid, and pounce on their prey.
These bait fish are most active in the early morning or evening. When they feed, bass follow because the baitfish are less aware of threats when they feed. Go out fishing during these times for the best success additionally you will have the water to yourse
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The first excellent lure to use is a plug that looks like a mouse very productive. Also use a big spent-wing moth made out of deer hair. Body and wings should be about the size of your forefinger. The idea is to twitch it along as if it is injured and trying to get in the air. Other surface plugs that chug, waddle, or have spinners are usually productive as well as buzzing lures that squeak. The most effective is a slim-minnow lure (a floating diving type). It resembles an
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When retrieving an underwater lure in poor light, keep it coming at a steady pace once it is set in motion. This will make it easier for bass to locate and grab it.
The last thing is, dont bother going out in the dawn/dusk when water is below 50 degrees Fahrenheit. This temper
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Water Quality Considerations
You need to fish bass differently in different kinds of water quality. Follow the general guidelines below to get better results.
Muddy Water: In low-visibility water, a bass finds food using its sonar senses. You must use lures with the best vibration and noise. You can tell if a lure has a high vibration by feeling the shaking of your rod as you bring in the lure. Use your heaviest vibrators and keep them coming at a st
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Clear Water: Bass are overly cautious in clear water with high visibility. Their survival instincts kick in, and they are wary of anything out of the ordinary. Use lighter lines that are less visible. Also, use longer casts and lures that resemble bass food in the area. Spinners usually work in clear water, but if they are not working try a black spinner blade to reduce the flash.
Normal Water: This water has normal algae and plankton that filters out sunlight. It is ideal for all types of lures, as the bass are not timid. Use the shotgun approach here and set up 3 outfits, one using a surface lure, one using a deep diver, and the last using a plastic worm. Do about 10 casts wi
#BREAK# This is a great way to find out what is working.
Fishing a Plastic Worm
Here are some techniques that you should consider for fishing plastic worms for bass in different situations:
Turbid water - bass are sight and sound feeders, and it is important to add turbulence to the plastic worm. Add a No. 3 Hildebrandt gold spinner just ahead of the hook. This sets up a flashing, hissing, throbbing attraction that bass can hear at considerable distances.
Clear water
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Big vibe worms Use a worm with a curly tail design that gives off extremely strong vibrations. Try these worms when your straight worms fail to score.
Skipping This is the only method to get under overhanging branches. You need a spin casting or spinning rig because a level wind reel just doesnt ski8p well. Make a flat hard cast onto the waters surface so that it will make a low skip. This will reach bass hangouts impossible to attain in any other way.
Ripping This wil
#BREAK# Let the worm settle to the bottom and lie there for about 20 seconds. Reel slack out of the line and pick up the worm with a long, sharp upsweep of the rod tip. Let it settle to the bottom under tension as you slowly lower the rod tip. Repeat for three or four rips. Strikes will come.
Drift trolling move to the head of a dee
#BREAK# Raise and lower the worm as it contacts bottom. Pickups usually happen as the worm is being pulled off the cover.
Flyrodding Fill a single action flyreel with backing and about 50 yards of 10-pound monofilament. Rig a six-inch worm weedless and add a small split-shot ahead of the hook so it will sink slowly. Either flip or flat-cast the worm into every pocket you see and feed it line as it slowly settles to bottom. Keep the flyrod tip low so that you can make a long, sweeping strike when you feel a bass inhale the worm.
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Worm rig
One of the biggest problems with fishing a worm is the inability to sense strikes. Usually the inability to sense them is due to a sinker that is too heavy and a line that is too thick.
Use a variable buoyancy worm using lead strip sinkers. Here are some advantages:

No moving lead on the line to dampen the feel of a gentle pickup

You can apply the precise amount of lead to deliver the worm action needed

It makes it easier for a bass to inhale the worm

It aids in hook setting

Its easier to shake loose from snags

You can cause the worm to hang virtually suspended over the
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To tell how much lead strip is needed, wrap one strip around the hook and bury the barb in the worm. Ease it into the water and watch it sink, it should barely settle toward the bottom. If it sinks to fast, take some off, etc. A slow decent is the ticket here.
Make sure to use no heavier than 8-pound mono line preferably 6 pound.
Weather Matters
In the early spring and fall bass will smash top
#BREAK# They are also likely to take surface lures when found in shallow water, such as along shorelines near overhanging trees.
As the temperature rises and the bass are in the cooler, deeper holes, change your technique. You need something to dredge the bottom. The plastic worm is ideal for this, even the most sluggish bass will respond wh
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Crank baits
When fishing a tidal river for bass, cast crank baits near the mouths of tiny feeder streams on the falling tide. Bass hang out where the water depth drops off, waiting for crayfish, crabs and minnows to be washed out.
Bait
One of the best baits for small mouth bass in rivers is the hellgrammite, the larva of the Dobson fly. Gather these from beneath rocks in shallow riffles with a mesh net
#BREAK# Fish them on No. 4 or 6 fine-wire hooks, drifting them naturally through pools and runs below rapids.
A Trick Most Bass Fishermen Dont Know
First and foremost, most bass fishermen are not aware of The Evening Secret which is a special device that will bring feeding fish swarming to your location on the water. It works like a charm.
Cast a worm over a limber branch and reel it back so that its tail just touches the water. Then jiggle the rod tip, making the worm squirm and wriggle just above the surface. Bass will often leap right out of the water to snatch it.
Night Fishing
Many anglers h
#BREAK# Although it is true that bass cannot see well at night, but they have an amazing ability to pick up disturbances on the water and hone in on unsuspecting bait. Given this, lures that vibrate will cause the most underwater disturbance and are most effective. You can also drill a small hole in balsa or plastic lures to place small BBs in them to make some noise.
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#BREAK# Another reason they are popular is because they go for a variety of natural bait and artificial bait. They usually opt for areas with clear water and reasonable weed growth.

** Quick Tip: No matter what kind of fish you go for, and no matter what conditions you fish (ice fishing included), the 1947 Evening Secret" ( #BREAK# com/specialsecret/BlueGills_Trout_Walleyes.php" target=new>http://www.eveningsecretfishing.com/specialsecret/BlueGills_Trout_Walleyes.php) will bring the fish to you, it really is an impressive tool that every fisherman worth his salt should own.

Typically they like water from 50 degrees up to 90, and can even be taken through ice! But, the best time to get them is when the water is around 70 degrees. It is then

#BREAK# You can find nests from about 2 12 feet deep.

When it is warmer, fish early and/or late in the day, especially if you are in shallow water. Bigger bluegills can be found in deeper water, and can be up to 20 feet below the surface. When fishing lily pads, approach it as if you were going for bass. Work the points, pockets and indentations where there is open water.

Make sure to fish with small hooks and bait. They have small mouths and have a hard time taking in larger bait.

Great baits to use are pieces of earthworm, crickets, grasshoppers, grubs, wax worms, minnows, leeches, and even sandwich meat

#BREAK# If you go the artificial route, use tiny jigs and spinner baits.

There isnt really a need to use more than 2-pound test line maybe up to 4-pound maximum. As you may know, light lines make the bait appear more lifelike.

They are easily spooked so make longer casts if you are on foot, stay a bit back from the shore. If you are in a boat, be careful and quiet.

After you get a strike, dont act too quickly. Wait a second before lifting the rod you will hook more this way.

Walleyes, Use Waders At Night

It is fairly well known that Walleyes favor low-light conditions. They can be found in water only 3-4 feet deep looking for perch. Using a pair of waders you can go for them.

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You can find them at points where deep water is near. Scout for baitfish feeding on plankton sooner or later the Walleyes will show up.

Trout, Midges

If your luck is not good with early season trout, try a few patterns of midges. Mosquito larva or pupa, in sizes 12-20 is good. If it is early in the season, fish it deep.

Catfish, Bait

Follow these steps to make a bait catfish just cant resist:

1 pound of chicken livers (including blood)
1 cup of yellow cornmeal
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Add cotton balls, pulling apart each one and add clumps to mixture (use 12, they keep everything together in the water)
Add more cornmeal until you can make individual balls without them sticking to your hand
Freeze until ready

To bait up, pinch some dough and set it on your hook catfish will go crazy for this mixture!

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#BREAK# This is due in part to the fact that brown trout are smart fish. They tend to feed at dusk or at night. They do put up a fight though and that can be a great challenge to the fisherman. But, because of the difficultly to catch the brown trout, this fish has not been a big time game fish. But, there is much to know about it anyway.

The brown trout,

#BREAK# The brown trout is generally a small fish. It ranges in length from 16 inches to about two feet. It weighs up to eight pounds. The coloring on this fish tends to be light brown on the backs and silvery on the sides and bottom.

The brown trout is natively a European fish. In the waters of the Atlantic and even into western Asia is where they were originally found. They were introduced in the United States and Canada in 1883. They can now be found in most of the

#BREAK# The fish themselves seem to have had trouble being successful in the Canadian waters, but have been successful in Lake Michigan. When introduced there, they proved to be able to withstand intense degraded habitats that other trout could not survive in.

The survival of the brown trout is due in part to the fact that they like to feed at night and therefore the adult has very few p

#BREAK# In fact, its main predator is the human fisherman. The brown trout has been stocked in the Michigan Lake for years and has become an important part of the lakes ecosystem. Brown trout fishing is very popular here. In many places, surf casting brown trout has become a popular sport.

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#BREAK# Kayaks come in many different guises and are made of many different materials in numerous colours for all sorts of activities. When you want to buy new kayaks either for yourself or someone else the best idea is to try them out; not necessarily in the water but go to a shop and see what type suits you best. Yo

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There are essentially to types to consider when you want to buy new kayaks: sit on and sit in kayaks. The type you choose will depend on what you want to do, but here are a couple of reviews to consider when you next buy new kayaks.

Cobra Fish n Dive.

If you want to buy new kayaks to be used for fishing and youre not so handy with the power tools then the new 2005 Fish n Dive from Cobra is ideal. The new model is ju

#BREAK# It features a moulded bucket well to hold a bucket full of tackle and 6 (yes, 6) areas for rod holders. It may be a bit slow and cumbersome but is perfect for the kayak fisher who has a lot of equipment.

Ocean Kayak Drifter.

If you are new to kayaking and looking to buy new kayaks for the first time this could well b

#BREAK# It sacrifices speed but makes up for it with incredible comfort in the cockpit. Its ideal for the big man who wants to kayak and even features a moulded cup well. This is a kayak that is built for lazy pleasure and not for extreme fast water speeding.

Wilderness Systems Tapron 160i.

The latest offering from Tapron is the updated model of the 2 hatch model and seems to have been designed for a combination of fishing a

#BREAK# It is incredible thin and glides through the water due its streamlined shape. It has been designed with fishing in mind because there is plenty of option to add accessories where you most need them.

These are just 3 of a vast array of kayaks available and if you are looking to buy new kayaks then shop around and see what you can find that suits you and your needs, but whatever you decide, happy kayaking.

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#BREAK# National Parks can provide an excellent backdrop for some of your outdoor activities.

Activities such as hiking, fishing, cycling, horseback riding, white water rafting and kayaking, skiing, rock climbing and mountaineering are just a few

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Its important when traveling to bring along the proper clothing. Always include some rain and windwear, a fleece jacket is also a good idea. A first aid kit and plenty of drinking water should always be available. Of course if you are planning on doing any outdoor activities in the winter you will need more clothing etc. Bring along your bicycles and hiking boots if you have them. Usually equipment rentals will be available for activities you dont usually do.

Whatever outdoor activity you decide on pursuing, its always a

great idea to do a l

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you will be visiting have excellent web sites that you can look

into and see what sort of hiking trails and activities are

available. Information such as popular points of interest in the

parks will also be available in travel books and park brochures.

Depending on where you will be staying you can also research the

area you will be visiting for information on bicycle rentals,

kayak rentals and lessons, and boating. There will be different

outfitters available in the area that may offer excursions and

rentals through the park you are visiting.

One of

#BREAK# For some people a hike can consist of a simple

walk around the park, while others prefer a much lengthier hike.

Regardless of what sort of hike you will be taking, a little

preparation will go a long way in ensuring a comfortable

journey. Hiking trails of

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its finest, as the parks really are preserving special pieces

of our wilderness. Depending on what park you will be hiking,

the trails will offer different ranges of difficulty levels.

Many trails will lead to scenic vistas as easy hikes, while

other hikes may be significantly more challenging and too steep

for some.

Always be prepared for the weather when hiking, carry a daypack

with some water, a rain/wind jacket, a fleece/wool jacket or

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essential. On some of your hikes it is quite likely you will

come across wildlife such as moose, black bears and grizzly

bears, big horn sheep and deer. It is a good idea to know what

you should and should not do when coming across animals, parks

often will have signs up if animals have been sighted in the

campground.

Fishing is a wonderful way to

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National Parks offer both freshwater and saltwater fishing.

Check with the state fishing regulations for exact dates and

detailed fishing information, including proper license

requirements. Some fishing opportunities will require overnight

backcountry use permits. It is always important to respect the

park you are fishing in to maintain the quality waters that

protect the natural fish populations and food sources for bald

eagles, ospreys and otters among others.

Cycling is an

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bicycles allows you to just get up and go wherever you are. It

is important to check beforehand as to where cycling is allowed.

Most National Parks only allow biking on the paved and

backcountry dirt roads throughout the parks. Most hiking trails

do not allow bicycles. Most of your cycling through the par

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into the area you will be camping in, there may be trails

available specifically for cycling.

Horseback riding might be a fun and exciting option while

visiting a national park. Several parks offer gravel roads for

horseback riding, certain parks also have horse rentals and

guided excursions a

#BREAK# A list of stables and outfitters

can be obtained at visitor centers, or checked through travel

guides and brochures.

Whitewater rafting is one of the most unique and invigorating

ways to visit a parks backcountry. Some of the most incredible

National Parks may have river rafting excursions that travel

through the park, the river rafting is usually offered by

various companies and outfitters. If whitewater rafting sounds

a bit too dangerous, perhaps a kayaking excursi

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one of the popular National Parks past geysers, hot spring and

mud pots. Kayaking is a wonderful way to explore areas that are

untouched by vehicle or foot traffic.

Cross country skiing is another popular way for the whole family

to visit and see beautiful winter landscapes. Many parks have

several excellent trails available for cross country skiing.

Several National Parks will offer novice, in

#BREAK# Cross country skiing is a wonderful

way to experience the parks wilderness during the winter season.

Snowshoeing trails may also be available in parks.

The U.S. National Parks offer some of the most incredible rock

climbing and mountaineering pursuits in the world. Rock climbing

and mountaineering are usually sports reserved for people with

a bit of experience. Rock climbing and mountaineering

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sports demand having the proper equipment and knowledge for

safety reasons. Many National Parks offer established climbing

routes that will have a wide range of difficulty levels; usually

no permits are needed, unless an overnight stay in backcountry is

involved. It is important to check weather conditions beforehand

and use caution, never climb alone.

What better way to experience some of the most beautiful scenery

in the world than with some fun outdoor activities. The options

for outdoor activities ar

#BREAK# Whether you decide to visit

any of the amazing National Parks or choose to go camping in a

favorite spot the list is limitless. Many of the activities you

might be interested in will be available in the towns near the

parks. Various outfitters and companies outside some of the

popular National Parks will offer excursions that go into the

parks. W

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#BREAK# The problem is, reels have gotten so well-made, so functional, that you almost have to know what you are looking for. In the old days, reels held the line, your spare hand was the drag, and that was it. Tippets almost always broke when fighting an unusually large trout, and the rare one you did haul in was a great cause for celebration.

Well things are different today. Drag systems have changed, there are retrieve ratios (always buy 1:1 for trout), and e

#BREAK# As is the nature of all information posted on the Big Y Fly Co. web site, we are here to try to simplify the whole thing.

Fly Reels Function

First, lets start off with the function of the reel. Well the first thing a fly reel was ever designed to do, was to hold the line. Keep it in a nice, convenient, compact location, where we can strip it out as we need. Then we wanted the reel to reel in the line preferably with a fish on, but also without. Guess what, almost every fly reel out there will do these things to satisfaction. The ultra cheap models, have lots of imperfections tha

#BREAK# The ultra cheap models will also in no time cease to work altogether, forcing you to pony up more dough and thereby negating the only advantage the ultra cheap model had to begin with. In short, stay away from the ultra cheap models.

Fly Reel Drag

After the original function of the fly reel has been satisfied, the next thing to look at is drag. The drag is the fly reels

#BREAK# A good drag will do just that, provide even tension the whole time. There are two types of drag out there, spring and pawl, and disc drag. Fly reel companies all over have been bragging about the disc drag, it works like the disc braking system in a car. The disc drag system is THE system of choice for large game fish, from large trout on up. But I frankly prefer the spring and pawl syst

#BREAK# Less likely to snap off a 6x tippet when the hooked trout makes a sudden change of direction. So in my humble opinion, if fishing a 5 wt or lighter, dont forget about the good old spring and pawl. Although it is getting harder to find in a quality reel, it is still out there.

Fly Reel Size and other Considerations

This used to be fairly automatic. Match the weight of the rod with the reel, and the line. This is still true today. Although many manufacturers now tout the weigh

#BREAK# I am skeptical that a couple of ounces of weight from the fly reel will make that much difference to your fatigue factor. Although I do agree, that the feel should be correct, and if possible try out your fly reel on your rod before purchasing. Or if you purchase the reel from the same manufacturer as your rod, they should be counter balance each other, and the feel should be perfect.

Another size consideration is arbor size. Even on trout reel 5 wt. or less, large arbor reels are available. Large arbor reels store the line in la

#BREAK# They also increase drag consistency, since the spool isnt spinning as often, a very nice benefit when using the disc drag reel. And the retrieve rate is faster than standard reels as well.

One last consideration is ease of spool changes, most moderate to expensive fly reels now all are easy to swit

#BREAK# But it doesnt hurt to try it out before purchasing, and also check to see how much spare spools are, while youre at it.

Summary

Fly reels, like all aspects of fly fishing has come along way, in functionality, specialization, and price. Although due to improved manufacturing techniques, it is still possible to get a decent fly reel for about 100 bucks. You also can spend a small fortune, to decorate your fly fishing ensemble as well. As for brands, I recommend sticking to the major names, and review the warra

#BREAK# The bigger names will be around, and the extra spools will be available for many years to come. Dont forget craftsmanship, Cabelas for one, puts its name on some reels that really dont pass the muster. Although their mid-range reels are some of my favorites. I have liked every Orvis reel I ever fished, and there are many other names out there to choose from. All things being equal choose the one whose feel you like the best. Then you should be happy with your purchase for years to come.

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This article was posted on November 17, 2004

#BREAK# Nothing can spook fish quicker than an oversized tippet for the particular situation. On the other hand, and undersized tippet can result in the fly fisher losing their trophy before they even get a photo opportunity. We will start at the very basic of leader and tippet selection and then get more specific, and hopefully conclude with enoug

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What is leader and tippet

Leader and tippet is the final connection between the fly fisher and their fly. It is the section of line after the fly line and before the fly. Its purpose is to transfer energy from the fly line down to the fly, allow for natural presentation of the fly, and then be strong enough for the fly fisher to retrieve any fish that might strike at the naturally presented fly. Sounds simple enough, but this is fly fishing, and fly fishers have been around a long time. And as a group we seem to think about everything related to our sport a lot, and therefore probably have over complicated things a

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The leader in fly fishing is tapered. It is thicker at the butt section, then at the tippet section. It is usually divided into three sections, the butt is tied directly to the fly line, and is the longest portion of the leader, about 60%. The mid-section is next and its purpose is to taper down to the tippet without losing a lot of strength. The final section is the tippet, it is the actual section that is tied to the fly. It is the thinnest section, it needs to be strong, yet allow for a natural drift, without alarming t

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Commercial leaders by and large achieve all this in one smooth product. Although there are still knotted leaders out there, by and large knotless leaders are the choice. It is possible to construct you own leaders and many people do. But that is the topic of another article. A fly fisher does, however need to know how to attach new tippet portion to the fly line, I prefer the double surgeons knot, but the blood knot is also popular. Learn how to tie these knots bef

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X factor

Now comes the fun part. A new set of numbers to learn. Different numbers then choosing flies or fly rods. Fly fishing is overwrought with numbering systems, and unfortunately leaders and tippets you are just going to need to learn. They are sized on the X numbering system. So when you hear someone say they are switching to a 6X, you now know they are talking about their tippet. X measures the diameter of the leader minus .011. So a 6X would measure .005. A 0X would actually measure .011. One really only needs to remember the HIGER the X, the smaller the diameter. The other number worth noting the test, or breakin

#BREAK# This is worth noting, and many a trophy are lost when violating that #.

There are many variable to consider when selecting the right X, but the two most common are the size of fish you are going after, and the size of fly you are using when going after them. A quick guide is as follows:

X Fly

0 2-6

1 4-8

2 4-10

3 6-12

4 6-14

5 12-16

6 16-20

7 20-24

8 24 and smaller

Length

One must also think about the length of the leader itself. Leaders are sold these days anywhere from 4 feet to 15 feet. There are many things t

#BREAK# Other variable are static like size of fish, current, etc.

Typically the easier it is to spook a fish, the longer the leader you will need to use. So

The industry seems to have settled on 91/2 feet as a good all-around length. For everything from trout to steelhead to tarpon. It is a good length to handle for all levels of fly casters, and it gives enough distance between the splash down of the fly line and the fly as to not spook most fish under most circumstances.

From this standard we can then begin to think of reasons we might need to adjust.

#BREAK# Whereas sinking tip lines used in spring run off will use as leaders as short as 4 feet. A weed choked largemouth bass pond will require a shorter, stouter leader, and therefore you will be able to muscle your fish away from snags. But a trout caught in a spring creek will have the advantage because your leader will easily break off due to its lightness. Windy days might require one to shorten up a bit to ease in casting. When switching from nymphing to dry flies one might need to lengthen a bit.

Summary

I hope this has clarified and not complicated things a bit. What all this means is one must carry a good assortment of tapered leaders and even more i

#BREAK# There are many times I switch sizes in the same day. If I am fighting fish deep in faster current during the day, I might go down one X factor, and then in the evening if I am dry fly fishing in shallow slow water, Ill go up two X factors.

Not having the correct tippet can handicap ones ability to land fish, either by breaking off if too small, or sp

#BREAK# It is a nominal expense compared to the rest of your equipment, and a bad place to start watching that fly fishing budget. So make sure youre well stocked for every imaginable situation before you hit the water. I guarantee you at some point you will be glad you are.

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Fresh chicken liver works better than frozen liver that has thawed out. It does get bites however, cats peck at it so by the time you pick up the rod they have cleaned the bait off the hook. My experience is the fish swallows the bait more often than getting hooked. The biggest drawback is keeping the bait on the hook when cas

#BREAK# Trying to get a long cast with chicken liver is very difficult. It seems like half the time the liver will just fly off the hook with any forceful cast. This is no problem if you are fishing from a boat, just flip it out and feed it line so the current can take it away from the boat for you.

Spam does get bites but is even harder to cast from the bank. three out of four cast can see the bait go flying in the air before the line hits the water.

Shrimp works well for it does have a scent to it and stays on th

#BREAK# You normally have to get the shrimp when it is on sale and freeze it. Then get it out the night before you fish to let it thaw out.

Minnows are good for there are so many fish that will feed on them beside catfish. So even if the cats are not biting you could get a perch, largemouth bass, stripper or a white bass.

Yes! I did say French Fries

#BREAK# I did read posting from a guy that caught a large Flathead on fries by one of the restaurants on the river in Newport Ky. Any fast food place that sells fries works. If possible pick some up when heading to your spot so they are on the warm side. That allows the grease to get into the water to make a scent trail easier.

I had great success in February 2004 using chunks of steak for bait. I caught 8 bluecat

#BREAK# It did not matter if it was raw or grilled with seasoning. So if you have some scrapes left over from a cookout just put it in a small freezer bag. If you have a friend that works in a restaurant that has steak, ask them to make up doggie bag of scraps for you. It stays on the hook very well when casting and the fish have a hard time just pecking it off the hook. All of those eight fish were hooked, none s

#BREAK# So I was able to released them to grow bigger for the next season.

This past summer I was able to use a casting net to get some gizzard and thinfin shad for bait. These fish die very quickly. So I just cut them up for bait. Skipjack is a great bait if you can get them. Around Cincinnati they can be caught on a rod and reel in the Fall. Other than that the only place I know for skipjack year round is the power plant at Aberdeen Ohio. I have some frozen cut skipjack from last Fall to start off this season.

July 19 2003 I caught two Channel

#BREAK# using the skin from fried chicken. It says on the hook for casting O.K. Had 3 other bites but they stripped off the bait. Im not sure if large cats bite on it. Just started using it today. So when your family is done eating their chicken dinner put the scraps of skin in a small zip lock bag in the freezer till you go fishing.

ALso learnd in July 2003 from another Catfisherman about Chicken nuggets for bait. He had been telling me about it a couple

#BREAK# The other week I saw him actually catch a 5 lb. channel cat out of the river using chicken nuggets. He turn to me and said that was the smallest one of the day. He had landed 5 other cats earlier that morning and released them. HE had stopped at McDonalds and picked up a 6 nugget serving that morning. He said he has used other companies nuggets in the past.

I hope you get a chance to try out some of these baits this season. Tight lines and plenty of action to all!

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Things can happen. Rocks can fall on your head while hiking. Boats can tip over. Firearms can malfunction. Somebody needs to know that you are late in arriving...and where to send search parties to find you. In fact, this is the same advice I used to give drivers in winter weather when I was spokespers
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The second tip is to never head into the wilderness alone. Just as one should never go swimming without a swimming buddy, nor should one go long-distance cycling or hiking, nor hunting, camping or fishing in a remote area without a buddy.

My wifes uncle took the business end of large falling branch on his skull while out in the forest, knocking him unconscious and cracking his skull down the middle. Eventually his skull will heal, but only because he had companions to get him into town. Oth
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Here is another report, this one from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation about a fall from a tree stand: "The subject had no communications equipment with him. No phone or radio. If the subject had left word of where he would be and approximate hour of return, a response may have been quicker. Cause of Death: The subject suffered a broken shoulder, multiple broken ribs on one side, a punctured lung, and a punctured spleen."

This is hunting equipment?

Assuming you are still conscious, it helps to have some communications equipment while out hunting, fishing or camping. Of
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But there are many places where cell phone range covers your fishing lake or hunting woods. The best part about a cell phone is that, even in the wilderness, you can have utterly normal conversations with pretty well anybody.

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#BREAK# On my way back into town Ill pick up some milk and peanut butter and...wait! Was that a whitetail? Gotta go." Click.

Not only that, with a cell phone you can even catch up on your email while crouching in your tent or scaling a cliff, with an email to phone service.

A two-way radio is a much surer piece of equipment, because it does not depend on the cellular network to connect. The downside is that you get to speak
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"Hi there, Big Bear, do you read me? Can you get a-hold of my wife to see if I have to pick up milk and peanut butter on my way back into town? Do you copy?"

Before you leave on any outdoors trip, it is wise to check the weather forecast. But the weather forecast can change quickly, so a cell phone or radio serves another purpose.

"Whaddaya mean thunderstorms and hail?!? I just got here, darling, I dont want to come home
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Of course, you could just have someone email the weather forecast to you on your cell phone.

Chad Brown also advises keeping a very loud whistle hanging from your neck. If you are trapped under a tree, pinned down by a boulder, or wrestling a grizzly bear, you might not have reach or the attention span to dial a number. If anybody is within earshot, they will come running...if not to help you, at least to capture it for "Americas Funniest Home Videos".

Our final tip might seem obvious, but make sure you know where to call. Have the emergency number taped to the back
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There you have it. You are prepared to go out into the wild and communicate. And if the animals dont understand what you are trying to communicate to them, you might not be any worse off than in the city.

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#BREAK# Every fly fisher knows that or ought to know that. Like humans, the retina of a fish have rods and cones. Cones are used in the day and rods at night. Color vision evolved to help fish identify potential food. In the environment of the fish, the background will either be the bottom, the water itself, or if looking up for food it could be the sky. The bottom is normally tannish olive to green. When looking across the water, the background appears pale silver blue. But if the water is off color due to algae or high water one must take that into consideration as well. Skylight becomes more important at dusk and dawn when it
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Thus for opportunistically feeding game fish, flies with bright or contrasting colors and/or a lot of flash will make them stand out against the above mentioned backgrounds. The Mickey Finn, tied with yellow and red, and a silver body is one of the most effective attractor patterns. As for dry fly attractors , the Royal Wulff is still hard to beat, with its red and peacock body and white wings. Black flies, because of their strong silhouette also are easy for fish to spot. Lets not forget patterns that contain strands of flashabou or other tinsel that reflect light when stripped or while drifting through the current are easy for fish to spot.
The fly fisherman also
#BREAK# Water is denser, and the colors are diffused quicker. Cloudy days where there is less overall light will offer less visibility, and colors will disappear quicker in the depths of the water. And the clarity of water obviously greatly effects this as well. This is important in fly selection because certain colors travel farther in low light than others. Red is the first color to disappear, usually at about 15 feet in clear water, followed by orange and then yellow. Blues and greens are visible to the fish as long as there is light. Yet silver and white will be brighter.
So while the
#BREAK# A better attractor might be a white Woolly Bugger or White Marabou Muddler.
Color is also important to remember when matching the hatch. Since fish use vision as the deciding factor to strike, ones offering must be the correct color. However, very small differe
#BREAK# But if the intensity of color the artificial fly has can be a factor. If the artificial is more intense than the natural it is more likely to catch fish. Why this seems to work is somewhat a mystery. It is understood that fish see deeper into the ultraviolet range than humans, so perhaps they are just seeing something we dont. It could also be due to the effect water has on colors. Perhaps well never know, but like many things in fishing, why something works is not as important
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While color is probably not the most important factor in a fish striking a fly. The above considerations are nevertheless a good thing to have in the back of your fly fishing mind.
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I highly recommend the Gramin eTrex as a basic navigational aide. Its also a great starter for learning about GPS systems. It does everything its meant to and does it very well.
Garmins claims of one handed usage are for real, it is easy to navigate the interface with the solid buttons on the unit."
The Garmin eTrex GPS has one of the longest battery lives on the market, another major influence to purchase, and because it is only powered by two AA batteri
#BREAK# I highly recommend the Garmin eTrex GPS to users of any skill looking for a quick, reliable and inexpensive GPS fix.
Nothing fancy about this unit -- other than the remarkably easy to use interface. Its not possible to do better in this price range.
The Garmin eTrex GPS works well (superbly well) for the sea kayaker. Its wate
#BREAK# You can pre-plot a destination if you know the coordinates. You simply utilize the "go to" feature and the eTrex points the way.
Like most modern hand-held units, the eTrex generates its own map of your movements as a visual tracklog or breadcrumb trail. For retracing your steps (Trackback mode) you will see all the detail you will ever need.
NS Kennedy is a keen outdoor sportsman - particularly hunting and fishing - and loves to find out about new gadgets and gizmos that he can use. He started his Garmin GPS Navigation Reviews site http://www.garmin-gps-navigation.com to share his tips and findings with other sportsmen.
Article Source: #BREAK# First off the Erie steelhead has only been around a little over a hundred years. First planted in the 1880s, the steelhead nearly died off in the 1950s due to pollution in Lake Erie. But since the 1980s, intense stocking efforts by Ontario, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania have been the rea
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Erie steelheaders use a wide array flies in their pursuit of this most worthy game fish. One can classify them broadly in the same way trout anglers classify flies. In general the Erie steelheader carries a variety of streamers, egg patterns, and nymphs.
Steelhead feed heavily on schools of shad, smelt and other fish in the summer months. And when they first enter the river they have fish on their brains. Streamer patterns are the thin
#BREAK# Primary patterns used are the Woolly Bugger, Mickey Finn, Muddler Minnows and other streamer patterns. Dead drifted or swung they are deadly in the early months.
Steelhead consume lots of eggs in their lifetime. Especially in the winter, when suckers move up the rivers to spawn. The most popular egg pattern is the Sucker Spawn, with the Crystal Meth a close second. Egg patterns are generally bounced along the bottom. And are a good choice all winter long into March.
The last class of patterns fished for Erie steelhead is the basic nymph and beadhead nymphs. Like trout, steelhead consume lots of nymphs in their lifetime. The sam
#BREAK# With Hares Ear, Prince, caddis larva and stonefly imitations being the most popular. Buggy nymphs seem to work best, and although bug life is fairly dormant in the winter these are never a bad choice.
Some classic steelhead patterns from the Northwest are used as well, including the Green Butt Skunk. And in murky waters the Popsicle is popular along with other bright streamers.
After reac
#BREAK# All flies mentioned in this articles are available at #BREAK# He now operates The Big Y Fly Company - http://www.bigyflyco.com. He can be reached at #BREAK# html">More**/fishing-how/eriesteelheadflies.html #BREAK# You have finally caught the perfect fish. Do you know how to fillet your fish? Once you become an expert at fish filleting, you probably will be asked to fillet everyone elses catch.
Firstly, get a good knife and a cutting board or hard surface and lay the fish down on it. You must cut the head of the fish off right to the rear of its gills. Secondly, ho
#BREAK# The backbone of the fish can be used to direct the knife through.
Thirdly, take one half of the sliced fish and place the fish piece flesh side up. Holding the fish piece by the tail, place the knife between the skin and the flesh and run the knife down the length of the fish piece to remove the skin cutting in the direction of the tail to the head area.
Now, you have a perfectly filleted fish to fry.
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inflatable boats and kayaks online.

Alex is an average guy that has a small business in small town U.S.A. . When looking to create his first informational site, a hobby of his was chosen to build the website a
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Got-Content.com: Alex, what inspired you to build a site about boats and kayaks?

Alex: Mainly its a hobby of mine to take off for a few hours on the weekend and hit the water with my inflatable kayak. I have a Sea Eagle 380x and spend as much time as I can on the water, fishing or just paddling the waters of a small pond that I stumble upon. The great thing about inflatable boats and kayaks is that you can throw them in the car or truck, find an out-of-the-way water spot that you might have to hike a ways to, then simply blow up your boat and go!

Got-Content.com: Sounds fun
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Alex: Its funny the look I get when I take a friend out on my kayak. They dont realize that these are serious boats and are equally as capable of taking the weight and punishment of other small boats of similar size made of aluminum or wood. Think of the Marines inflatable watercraft These boats are designed with similar strategies and safety features, just downsized and lightened up a bit for
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Got-Content.com: Where did you find your kayak?

Alex: Thats a funny story I was looking in the sporting goods stores and boat marinas. What I found was either too cheap and flimsy or outrageously priced. I got discouraged and searched online for a store that might be local to me What I found was incredible! A couple of quality inflatable boat manufacturers that primarily sell their products from hunting and fishing catalogs by mail order had ventured online and I found the exact type and style I wanted I even bought it direct through the manufacturer!

Got-Content.com: So is that why you started your website?

Alex: Yes Mainly to provide free
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Got-Content.com: Sounds great! Can we direct the readers to your site if they would like to learn more about how inflatable boats and kayaks might be just what they need for their weekend and camping expeditions?

Alex: Sure I have several informational pages on inflatable boats, kayaks, small fishing boats, accessories and trolling motors on the site currently. I am planning o
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Learn more about how Inflatable Boats and Kayaks make for some great fun!

After our interview, we took a peek at Alexs site. Inflatable boats and kayaks.com is very user friendly. The site also provides several links to
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Alex made mention to us that the site started mainly as a hobby, but he quickly realized the benefit he was providing to web surfers after receiving several emails with comments and thanks for the information he had provided.

Alex James created and maintains the site as an informational site for web surfers interested in finding the best inflatable boats and kayaks online.

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#BREAK# #BREAK# Need some cheap (free) fishing weights? Go to any gas station and ask for them. Then, loop a rubber band through the electrode and then tapping the wire down the plug can be attached to a loop of monofilament. The rubber band stretches when the plug is hung up, and even if the extra stretching force isnt enough to break free, the band will break before the monofilament.
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Jig Weights
Jigs are one of the most versatile game-fish catchers in either fresh or saltwater. It is so important to have the right weight jig for your line weight. If the jig is too heavy for the line, you will loose your jig far too eas
#BREAK# If the jig is too light for the line, its swimming pattern will be disrupted and it wont be ass effective. This simple chart will help you select the correct jig:
Line Strength Jig Size
4-lb. Test 1/16 to 1/8 oz.
6-lb. Test 1/8 to oz.
8-lb. Test to 3/8 oz.
10-lb. Test to oz.
12-lb. Test 3/8 to 5/8 oz.
14 to 20-lb. Test 5/8 to o
#BREAK# Chang the split ring too because it is subject to stress and rust. Use a stainless-steel split ring for strength. They do not spread or rust as to most of those that come wit h the plugs. Dont, however, use stainless steel hooks they are more easily bent out of shap
#BREAK# Also, if a fish gets away with your plug, stainless steel will not rust out, as a plain steel hook will. Lastly, get some split-ring pliers they make changing your hooks easy.
Extra Springs
If you use a spinning reel, you have probably had a spring break when the fishing gets really hot. Always carry extras (use a 35mm-film canister) and make sure to have a little screwdriver along as well. Practice changing it before you go out
No-slip Soles
If your winter boot soles are worn, just cut the liner to match the sole of an old sneake
#BREAK# Fasten the felt to the sneaker sole with a non-soluble glue. Please a heavy object on top of the sneaker overnight, and by morning you have an all purpose non-slip shoe.
Snag-proof Spinners
Treble hooks are oftentimes trouble when using spinners, causing snags. Make them snag-free by removing the treble hook and replace with a single hook. Next thread on a three to four inch twister-tail grub and Texas-rig it.
Downriggers
Need to drop your bait down deep? Fish are very uncooperative creatures, and dont always hang out near the surface. If your depth sounder i
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If you arent exactly sure what it is, it is simple. It is a spool holding between 200-600 feet of steel cable. There is a weight attached that is between 6-12 pounds. Additionally there is a quick-release line gripper, just like a clothespin.
The fishing lines from your rods are attached to the quick-release mechanisms. Then the entire thing is dropped down to t
#BREAK# The bait is far enough from the weight and line gripper not to spook the fish. If you get a bite, the line is released from the gripper, so it is just you and the fish!
Some downriggers have fish-attractant properties (either electrical, or a special kind of paint), but not most of them.
Downriggers work great for deep trolling, and some even have an electronic crank that will bring everything up. If you need to get at deeper schools of fish, these are highly recommended.
Nail Polish Helps
Does your spoon, spinner, or plug get the paint chipped after only
#BREAK# Carry a bottle with you when you are fishing, and give it a shot.
Ferrules
If there is dirt on your ferrule it can contribute to rapid wear. Make a plug out of wood to help keep the female ferrule clean.
Is your ferrule stuck? Use Liquid Wrench, which you can get at any auto-parts store. Just spray it around the
#BREAK# In a few minutes you will be able to pull it apart.
Getting Out Line Tangles
Use a pair of large fabric needles to work out these tangles. They have a smooth finish which wont damage the line as you work the mess out. They are also handy to sew canvas tarp, leather, or carpet strips.
Pocket Tackle box
Att
#BREAK# Just drill an undersized hole near the back of the box and insert a small eye-screw. A know will stop the cord from slipping through the eye. Just put a clip on the other end so that you can secure the rope to a belt loop or buttonhole.
Avoiding Line Twist
Line twist is the leading cause of fouled fishing. To check for it, pull off enough line to span your outstretched hands about 6 feet. Next, bring your hands together in front of you, causing the line to drop into a loop. If the loop wraps aroun
#BREAK# Remove it by trolling about 100 feet of line behind a boat. Next install a ball-bearing swivel to prevent future line twist.
Knots Are Key
One of the most important things in losing or landing a hooked fish is your knot. Be certain the knot you are tying is strong and properly tied.
To make sure, tie your usual knot and test it against other knots. A good test is to take two four-inch sections of a broom h
#BREAK# Tie a knot in each screw eye and pull steadily until you see which knot survives. Do it 10 times to get an average. The knot that holds best should be your new knot.
Anchor Pulley, Keep it Quiet
If you use an anchor pulley, you risk spooking the fish as most pulleys eventually start to squeak. Try this alternative to a pulley:
Get a large U-bolt, a few nuts and washers, and an old-style glass or porcelain fencepost insulator.
Slip the insulator on a U-bolt, drill a couple of holes to accommodate the bolt, and tighten it to the mounting surface. The anchor rope will slide freely in the insulators groove, and the anchor lowers and raises as effortlessly as with a pulle
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Casting Poppers
Casting poppers with a fly rod is awkward. To get better distance bore a slightly undersized small hole in the popper, just big enough to fit a BB in. It should fit snugly and will give you another 30 feet of casting distance at least.
Cheap and easy depth finder
Using two felt-tipped markers (red and black) mark an anchor rope as follows: A single red mark around the rope at five feet, a red and black mark at 10 feet, a single red mark at 15 feet, two black marks at 20 feet, a single red and two black marks at 25 feet and three black marks at 30. Use the color code red for every five feet and multiples of black for 10 feet.
Netting baitfish
Increases the
#BREAK# Just turn the wire handle down 90 degrees, then push the net back on line. The forward-positioned net makes it much easier to trap a baitfish against the inside of an open-top bucket.
A Cheap Anchor For A Fishing Boat
For holding a good-sized boat over a rocky bottom, use a large swivel snap to fasten four fee of heavy chain to a standard mushroom anchor. You can get one from a junkyard. The chain boosts the anchors weight and holding power, provides convenient handles for lowering and raisi
#BREAK# When he brings it aboard, he coils the heavy chain on a bed of old foam-rubber pads so it doesnt rattle around or dent his boat. In calm water, he simply unsnaps the chain and uses the mushroom anchor by itself.
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#BREAK# They are mainly thought of as an Eastern United States fish, although they are found in most temperate waters throughout the world, except in the cooler waters of the northern Pacific.
Bluefish are schooling fish built for speed and power. They are a blue green shade along the top of the body near the dorsal fins, and have silvery sides and a whitish / silver underbelly. They have relatively large heads that feature powerful jaws and rows of very sharp teeth. Their tapered bodies end in deeply forked tails that allow the
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The average fish weighs between 4 and 10 pounds, with any fish over 20 pounds being considered a real quality fish. The recognized IGFA record is 31 pounds, 12 ounce fish caught off the coast of North Carolina in 1972. Unconfirmed monster fish have reportedly been caught in the 40-pound range.
Population numbers of bluefish have been documented to follow cycles lasting about forty years. A recent disappearance occurred during the 1920s, and anglers are still enjoying a high for the fish which began in the 1970s. They are migratory fish, following schools of baitfish such as menhaden shad and mullet, heading north from Florida in spring, a
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When fishing for blues, anglers should remember they are primarily schooling fish. Schools the size of football fields have been witnessed, with the fish creating a feeding frenzy of roiling water and leaping fish. Many anglers often troll for the fish, as this is one of the most consistent methods of catching bluefish. Once a fish is caught by trolling, anglers should stop the boat an
#BREAK# Putting a lure at the proper depth in areas where bluefish schools are hanging will usually result in large catches. Fish can often be caught on any type of fast-moving lure that resembles a baitfish, including metal spoons, jigs, and tube baits. Wooden baits are not popular because of the bluefishs powerful teeth, wh
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Casting into a school of fish requires the use of moderately heavy tackle and wire leaders. It is important that black wire leaders and swivels are used, as the fish will often strike shiny leaders, weakening and in some cases severing them. Anglers casting into a frenzied school of bluefish can often catch a fish on every cast. Therefore, it is important to retie lures and leaders often, because they wi
#BREAK# The best results are found by casting along the outer edges of the school, decreasing the chances of spooking any fish, and also preventing line breakages. Feeding bluefish have been known to even attack each other; it is not uncommon for a four-pounder on the line to be cut in half by a twenty pound blue.
Bluefish can also be caught from the surf at certain times of the year. Shiny spoons such as the Hopkins brand are consistent favorites for fishing in surf due to their visibility and enticing action.
Anglers that use live or cut bait, such as eels or fish, often catch blues from the surf or from piers simply by letting the bait sit and waiting for a s
#BREAK# This method can be useful when there are no apparent schools of bluefish biting.
Flyfishing for blues has become more and more popular in recent years. Many of the same techniques and lures used for striped bass can be applied to bluefish. Bluefish of course require an extra-strong leader and mostly strikes larger flies which closely resemble the most popular regional baitfish.
Fly anglers often catch blues incidentally while fishing for stripers, but some fly and light tackle anglers target blues specifically, especially when stripers are absent.
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#BREAK# html">More**/fishing-how/fishingforbluefish.html #BREAK# That is because it is a huge gaming fish and it is difficult to catch. Why, then do so many fisherman go cutthroat trout fishing? These fish can be big and they offer a great flavor no matter if you plan to smoke, fry, or bake it. Cutthroat trout are some of the best fish to be caught.

The cutthroat trout is also known by other name

#BREAK# The fish has two forms that seem hard to separate. These two forms are the coastal cutthroat and the westslope or Yellowstone cutthroat. Cutthroat trout are about 12- 15 inches long and weigh anywhere from two pounds on up to 17 pounds. Quite a difference! The color of these fish is amazing.

One characteristic to knowing the cutthroat trout is that it has two yellow or orange-red markings on the sid

#BREAK# The coastal cutthroat is dark green with black spots. This fish has silvery sides. The Yellowstone cutthroat is different. It has a body that is yellow to green. The sides of the head, the front of the fishs body, and the belly have a red coloring.

The cutthroat trout can be found in pretty much any type of water. But, it is mostly found west of the Rocky Mountains. The Yellowstone cutthroat is found in western Alberta in th

#BREAK# The two types seem to be separated by an area that has predominantly rainbow trout in it. The cutthroat trout is an ocean migrating fish. They do spawn from February through May. When you find a cutthroat trout you will know it is a cutthroat by several characteristics. The head is blunt with a long jaw that extends past the fishs eye.

Cutthroat

#BREAK# This is because the cutthroat does not allow you to just grab it. Youll need to struggle with it quite a bit and once you get it, you will be amazed with the rich, orange-red colored flesh.

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#BREAK# K.C. Bray at the Sunset Marina on the Toledo Bend Reservoir just south of Many, Louisiana.

It was just another hot, humid, July in the southwest Louisiana. Each day the same as yeste

#BREAK# The wind was so still that the Spanish moss barely rustled in the old cypress trees. But these were the type of days I liked, cause the fishing would be good. Good fishing meant good tips.

Lil Brother and I never did make a lot of money, but enough to keep us just short of even on our account at Mr. K.C.`s store. Our d

#BREAK# Daileys fresh made sandwich, and all the crickets we needed to catch our supper. By 7:00 p.m., every evening we would have our 3 bream apiece. We would gut `em, stick `em, and cook `em over a little fire we would make on the bank near our tent.

Lil Brother and I had spent the last two summers camping on the banks of the Bend. We fancied ourselves as a modern day Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. We were accountable to no one and responsible

#BREAK# Dont get me wrong, we were not bad kids nor did we come from a broken home. We had loving parents, grandparents, and friends. We were just lucky enough to grow up in a part of the world and in a time that allowed us to live free, truly free.

Our parents would come to the Bend on the weekends and we would get a reprieve from our day-to-day attempts to survive. We didnt know until years later that mom and dad gave Mr. K.C. money to cover our supper in the case fishing ever went bad. They would bring us fresh clothes, comic books, candy, an

#BREAK# They would stay for the weekend then head for real world late on Sunday Evening.

On Friday night we would all go down to the dock. We would sit for hours talking about the weeks events. Lil Brother and I would tell about our adventures. Dad would tell us stories about the jobs he was on. Dad was an ironworker and we were fascinated by his stories of walking in the air. To us he was a superhero. Saturday we would spend the day fishing, swimming, and skiing.

Sunday morning was spent at church. We would go down to the dock, bait a couple of hand lines. We would then l

#BREAK# The really big fish would rest in the shade, just under the dock. The best way to get to them was to fish through the cracks where the two floating partitions of the dock joined. While Lil Brother and I would fish for the Big Ones, Daddy would read to us about becoming Fishers of Men. Some of the best times of my life were spent belly down on that old dock, coaxing those big bluegills o

#BREAK# As I look back on it now, it wasnt because of the fishing but because of the time spent with Dad and Lil Brother.

Recently my dad came to visit. I was in the midst of a major project and wasnt spending much time with him. Maybe a few minutes in the morning and an hour or so at night, before I passed out from exhaustion. On his last night, I finally got to tell him about the new boat I just bought. About the rods and reels, tackle, and accessories just waiting until we got a chance to go fishing. I told him about the cabin on Toledo Bend that we were going to rent, as soon as I got enough time to go. I told him about how exc

#BREAK# He seemed to enjoy the talk although he seemed very quiet and almost sad.

My dad left that next morning. As we shook hands, he drew me near and presented me with an old box. He whispered, The secrets to a happy life are in here. Dad was always a little strange when it came to good-byes, so I just smiled, waved and watched him slowly drive out of sight.

The small box was worn red with a small

#BREAK# Below the picture was the caption Sunset Marina Toledo Bend Many, Louisiana. I slowly opened the box and smiled as I became aware of its contents. Truly these were the secrets of life. In the box was a small bible with a bookmark with Matthew 4:19 printed on it. It had been a while but I did remember, Follow Me and I will make you Fishers of

#BREAK# Beside the Bible was a small hand line wrapped in a piece of paper with my dads handwriting scrawled on it. I unfolded the note and smiled as I read the simple key to a happy life.

Son, Make time to fish through the cracks.

Today isnt just another hot, humid, July day in southwest Louisiana. Not quite the same as yesterday and with almost certainty the same as it will be tomorrow.

Hey Jon, throw dad another moon pie.

Just a minute dad, I think Erins got another one.

Be careful not to lose h

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Hey dad.

Yeah, Jon.

Was fishing this good when you were a kid?

Almost.

About The Author
Terry Lee Higginbotham - Owner of #BREAK# He delivers the findings of this study through articles and data published on HuntStats.com. Visit http://www.HuntStats.com or email him at: #BREAK# html">More**/fishing-how/fishingthroughthecracks.html #BREAK# Most of the fish were caught using the special Evening Secret (http://www.eveningsecretfishing.com/specialsecret/Fish_Recipes.php) for swarming fish, and catching them.
Armenian Baked Fish

3 lbs. whitefish-in the white fleshed bland fish may be substituted

3 fresh tomatoes or one small canned tomatoes

1 cloves garlic mashed

1 tbsp. flour
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4 tbsp. minced parsley

1/2 cup olive oil

juice of 1 lemon

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper
fillet and rinse fish. Spread the fillets skin side down in a buttered baking pan. Cover fish with tomatoes garlic and the flour mixed with water. Spread with parsley. Seasoned with salt and pepper. P
#BREAK# Bake at 325 after 420 to 40 minutes depending on the thickness of the fish. Spoon pan juices over the fish several times while baking. May be served hot or cold. Garnish with sliced lemon. Serves six.
Pine smoked trout
Use a wire holder to get a smoky flavor when cooking trout. The idea is to be able to turn the meat over like the type made to hold hot dogs or hamburgers.
Cut server pine boughs and place them on your campfire. Lay the holder with your trout dir
#BREAK# Light the pine boughs, then the fire will sear, cook, and smoke your trout in about a minute before burning out. Just turn the holder over to sear the other side repeat the process. A couple of boughs and less than a minute for each side is perfect for a half-pound trout.
Pickled Bluegills
Use only a stainless steel pan for good taste.
Cut fish into small pieces you wil
#BREAK# Soak in a quart of water and one cup of salt for 2 days. Rinse fish in cold water and drain. Then pour two cups of white vinegar over the fish and put it in the fridge for another 2 days. Pour it off.
Next, cook the following mix for five minutes and let cool

2 cups white vinegar

1 cups sugar

1 tsp. mustard seed

1 tsp. whole black pepper

1 tsp. whole all
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4 bay leaves
After it cools pour it over the fish, and place slices of lemon and onions on top. Refrigerate for 5 days, then remove the spices and pack into jars. It makes three pints.
Sunfish
Once you have skinned and filleted the Sunfish, try this recipe.
Youll need:

1 lb. sunfish fillets

2 scallionis sliced thin

1 green pepper sliced thin

1 small jar of spaghetti sauce

1 chopped tomato

cup water

cup white wine

Pinch sa
#BREAK# Cover and simmer for r10 minutes. Add fish, salt, tomato nad wine. Simmer, covered, for six minutes. Ladle over rice and rim with parsley.
When you are all done skimming and filleting your sunfish, plant the carcasses deep in your tomato patch or rose bed. They make excellent fertilizer.
Fish Loaf
After you fillet your fish, dont throw away the bones. There is still meat attached to them, and you can make a tasty dish with the leftovers.
#BREAK# While the fish is cooking, gather the following ingredients:

1 cup toasted break cubes

1 small onion, diced

2 stalks celery, diced

1 tsp. salt

1 egg, beaten

cup tomato sauce

cup grated cheddar cheese

Paprika

1 cups co
#BREAK# Work in the flaked fish until a uniform texture is attained. Spoon the mixture into a 9X5-inch bread pan and shape it into a loaf. Spread the remaining grated cheese over the loaf and sprinkle paprika on top. Bake the loaf at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for one hour. Let it cool five to 10 minutes before cutting.
Add chili peppers or hot pepper sauce as desired.
Baked Ciscoes

10 ciscoes, filleted

1 tbsps. Lemon juice

2 cups heavy cream

1 cup light cream

1 tsps
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1 tbsp. butter

Salt and pepper

Buttered toast
Quarter the fiillets. Place fish pieces in a buttered flat baking dish. Sprinkle with the lemon juice. Heat butter and flour in saucepan. Add the two cups heavy cream and the cup of light cream slowly. Bring to boiling point, stirring constantly. Pour sauce over fish and sp rinkle with salt and pepper. Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for about one hour. Serve fish and sauce on (or with) buttered toast.
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#BREAK# Houseboating has become a popular past time for both the young and old, especially attracted by the thrill of living on rivers and lakes and enjoying its green banks. Of late, housbeoating rental companies have tried to add a lot of incentives to this boating holiday to make visitors feel like they are in an urban setti
#BREAK# Some boats now feature fully connected satelite tv, gas cookers, radios, etc.
You can book a houseboat for a day, two weeks or a month as your plans require. Ther are several companies offering visitors the ability to rent their boats and explore rivers upstream or downstream, seeing lakes and rivers in all their beauty and scenery. For bird watchers and environmental enthusiasts, this is a great opportunity to combine a holiday with business exploration..
Going on a houseboating adventure differs not much from an ordinary camping. You need to take eno
#BREAK# You may however need to take along food and drink supplies . Of late some people, send along water skis and some fishing rods to do some fishing.
One company at the forefront of houseboat renting is Sunset Marina & Resort, loacted at Sunset Marina & Resort Sunset Dock Rd.Byrdstown, TN and online at #BREAK# The boat has 6 private bedrooms with closets, 2 full baths and a fly bridge with canopy top and hot tubs.
If you intend to go on a houseboat vacation, you will have to know something about the high and low seasons. During the high seasosn, expect to pay as much as $1,500 to $3,000 a week depnding on facilities available. A low season price can be between $800 to $150
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Find out from the boating company which routes the craft will pass. If you intend to go on environmental or eco holiday, you will need rivers with a lot of wild life scenery and game. If you intend to do fishing, you will need a river with a lot of fresh water fish.
Also, make a good assessment of how much space you will need so that you do not waste space or find yourself overcrowded.
Take along food supplies even if you are assured of sale by local stores. Though these stores will relieve you of the burden of carrying food all the way to the rivers, they cannot be counted on all the time as they may close for one reason or the other.
Houseboating is one holiday option you will lov
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#BREAK# The bottom line is, no matter how small the pond may be, it is only a matter of time until the fish find it. If you live near farmland, a great way to scout around for these hidden hotspots is to schedule a flight over the area and map out any bodies of water you may have missed.
The Evening Secret (http://www.eveningsecretfishing.com/specialsecret/Finding_Fish.php) will double your catches, and swarm fish into your waters.
Using Hay
If it is legal in your area, buy some spoiled hay from garden s
#BREAK# Dump a few bales in the water. Grubs and insects will fall out, and will provide fish food to keep fish in your spot.
New Body Of Water
If you are going to start fishing a newly created body of water (like a reservoir), here are some things to keep in mind.
For the first 2 years, it will be very easy to catch the fish, though they will be s
#BREAK# The 3rd year will prove more of a challenge, as the fish are larger and savvier. It is important to move around the lake and watch where the experienced anglers are getting action. Also keep tabs on where and when each species is feeding. Also, make a note of the moon phase when you record this information, so that you can refer to it during the same phase in following years.
You w
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After this third year, these proven tactics will really start to pay off. For bass, remember to give a variety of offerings. Lay out one of each; plastic worm, overhead spinner, surface noisemaker, crankbait, and weedless spoon.
Old Lake, Never Fished Before
Fish in older lakes are very savvy because they have been approached by every trick in the book by experienced anglers. Largemouth bass, in these areas, have been shown to move as much as 10 miles in one day in search of food. To target them, troll some deep runn
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Bluegills are much more relaxed, and stay around cover. However, crappies tend to roam just like the bass.
Keep on the lookout for moving bubbles it usually indicates bass feeding towards the bottom.
Charting Underwater Structure
Many fishermen would just love to strap on scuba gear and map out the underwater structures in their favorite body of water.
There is a method of doing this that will not require all the effort of getting diving gear, certifications, etc. Simply wait until the water level is at its lowest (usually during t
#BREAK# If the water drop-off is in the double digit range, you will be able to stand on high ground and look over the areas that you fish.
Using a pencil and paper, sketch out every rock, stump, and drop-off. These structures and the bottom they rest on should be charted then when the water goes back up you wont have to guess what structure your locator has picked up.
Behind Waterfalls
Try fishing behind waterfalls. They naturally collect food behind, and this attracts small minnows and game fish. Bait is typically better than lures in these situations. Keep the bait there long enough to give fish a chance.
The Wind
You will do better in a lake or pond on the windward side. The wind will
#BREAK# At the least this will attract forage fish that will attract larger fish such as bass or pike.
Go To The Trees
Overhanging trees are sometimes bastions for fish. If you notice any of the following things about the tree you are considering, chances are you will get some bites:
Flowering trees insects will be abundant for the pollen, and will make their way into the water fish love this.
Defoliated tress indicate presence of moths, sawflies, a
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