Category: Angler Improvement Articles

From time to time (as I look at my garage full of lures and baits), the realization hits me that tackle companies keep themselves relevant by designing, manufacturing, and marketing hundreds of new lures, baits, and ancillary products each and every year.  Are new lures necessary? And, even more to the point, will they really

Ever since burbot (fresh water ling cod) were illegally introduced into Flaming Gorge Reservoir, fishery managers have attempted to control their spread and remove as many as possible.  I took the opportunity more than a decade ago to assist the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) as well as the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Having heard from several readers in the past couple of weeks about challenging conditions on Strawberry Reservoir, I decided to brave the zero-degree temperatures and provide some hope for those struggling to catch fish. Ice Fishing can certainly humble the most avid anglers – including me. Moose Pond My wife, Jeri, and I visited family

Today (of all days) is one to reflect on the past year and plan for the future.  Although I like making a few resolutions here and there, the most important aspect of New Year’s Day (besides the bowl games) is to make solid plans to fish. Allow me to explain. As I have discovered reading

Among the proposed changes in the fishing regulations under consideration by the RAC (Regional Advisory Councils) around the state this month is one that would allow corn to be used as bait in all Utah waters.  For a few years, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) has conducted an experiment to see if corn

In hopes of teaching a couple of my fishing buddies a new technique, Kirk Rasmussen and Kerry Ward joined me on a short excursion up the canyon to Deer Creek Reservoir to learn to “drop shot” for smallmouth bass. This technique has been a large part of my fishing arsenal for nearly 20 years and

Springtime and especially the time just after the ice leaves our reservoirs in northern and central Utah is just right for targeting hungry trout. 

Even in cold water, anglers can target and catch cold water bass by downsizing their lures and slowing down their presentations.

Each angler finds his/her own "best practices" and tries to stick with a game plan for the tournament based on the the results of a few days on the water before an event.

  Instead of describing how a jerkbait is thrown, retrieved, and "twitched," all you have to do is watch a video.  The words (in my posts) will come to life and you will be able to see the lures, watch the casts, witness the hook sets, and take a look at the fish when they