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
It’s not too late to plan a fishing trip to our nation’s oldest National Park. Readers have been wanting me to describe the fishing opportunities in Yellowstone after the kids are back in school and tourism in the park settles down a bit from a frenzied summer. First, you must understand that officials in Yellowstone
Willard Bay is a 15.5 square mile diked impoundment that most people notice as they travel along I-15 either coming or going from Idaho to maybe Brigham City or Tremonton. It boasts a state park, great marinas, camping facilities, and other amenities, and I have wanted to explore the fishing opportunities there for a very
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
Crazy things happen on a full moon. This is a story of two such moons that resulted in some incredible fishing for very nice trout. The first took place a few years ago on Flaming Gorge, and the second happened last Friday on a little-known reservoir northeast of Duchesne. Since I enjoy bass fishing
At times, Mother Nature pulls a fast one and closes one window and opens another at the same time. Such was the case last week, when rain, snow, and wind in the high country kept me from a planned trip to Strawberry and forced me to stay closer to home. Determined to fish somewhere, I
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.
