While most of you were either tucked away in your homes watching it snow or were out on the ice somewhere catching fish, my good friend Michael Tuvell (Provo resident) and I were at Sand Hollow Reservoir, just a little northeast of St. George practicing and eventually fishing a team fishing event. I dedicated the
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
I show you how to catch winter white bass in a stream entering Utah Lake in central Utah. I use spinning tackle to fish tube jigs in white and green for hungry bass in January 2019. Please follow and like us:
“Though the weather here in Provo might be frightful, in St. George it’s usually delightful, so since we’ve got somewhere to go … let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.” Each year, more and more of my friends and readers of this column migrate to southwestern Utah for the winter. And, as a
Fishing a new reservoir (Pickwick Lake, Alabama) and especially one so different than the lakes and reservoirs out here in the mountain states, was a daunting task. Learning to manage current, navigate the Tennessee River, and finally, catch fish in a new and challenging environment was (at times) downright scary. According to the rules, none
A 5 lb largemouth and 4 lb smallmouth caught on Pickwick Lake. This week’s column comes to you from the Shoals Marriott Resort in Florence, Alabama. Earlier this year, I earned a slot in the B.A.S.S. Nationals, a bass fishing tournament held (in 2018) on Pickwick Lake in Alabama. Well, I say “Alabama,” but the
Water levels in most reservoirs in Utah are in free fall with the exception of Flaming Gorge which is holding steady at around 90 percent of full. How can you take advantage of lower water levels and catch quality fish now and in the future? In Utah, it is inevitable that reservoirs will rise and
On Saturday, July 14th, many tributaries of reservoirs all over Utah opened to fishing. “The second Saturday in July” is the phrase (from the 2018 Fishing Guide Book published by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources), to describe when anglers can legally fish specific streams closed earlier each year due to their importance as spawning
In Part One of this column, I considered a question asked by many of you over the years: “Is it worth it to book fishing trips as a part of shore excursions while cruising?” After recounting my own recent experience in Mexico that had its ups and downs (wave action) to be sure, let’s take
Twenty members of our immediate and extended family just returned from a short, three-day cruise from Long Beach, California to Ensenada, Mexico. This cruise (a celebration of my mother-in-law’s 80th birthday) gives me the opportunity to discuss a topic on which I haven’t previously written. Many readers have asked a very interesting question: “Is it
