William S. Brown

My home town of Juneau, Alaska has some of the best salmon fishing in the world: We may not get kings as large as those on the Kenai, but the Spring run is predictable and there is considerably less pressure than on the Kenai. But it’s the coho run that Juneau is really known for. The cohos begin to arrive in numbers around the middle of July and by September are beginning to clog the many streams around town. With salmon fishing like this, it might seem crazy to travel half way around the world to catch another salmon, but I did just that. And I’m glad I did: Salmon fishing in Mongolia is an experience not to be missed.

By: Eric Elshere

When you hear big bass, you think big baits don't you? Well I will agree with that, but I feel that finesse will catch more big bass. Big bass seem to like the little offerings during this early spring season a lot more. I am referring to little 4.5" to 7" Deadly Duo Worms and Roboworms. I love these little offerings, in both Texas and Drop-shot rigs.

For the Texas rig, I like to use a

6'6" G. Loomis Rod with a Team Daiwa reel on it. Spooled with 10 or 12 pound P-Line for maximum strength. I will fish this bait in 10 to 15ft. of water for the bigger bass staging out deep. The bigger bass seem to stay away from the super shallow water where they are more easy to catch. I like to use a Green Weenie and Purple Weenie colors for best results. I prefer the 6" and 7" worms for this application.

By: Chris Harris

Every musky angler dreams of a waterway filled with large muskies unknown to everyone else. What most anglers don’t know is that often this dream can become a reality with a bit of map work and driving. I guide in Eastern Ontario and when I bring most people to our fishing destinations they look at me as if I'm crazy and seem to think it's some kind of joke. The reason is the majority of the time the places I take them to look more like a creek worthy of small pan fish and not the fish of a thousand casts. After catching four or five muskies over thirty inches and a few more quite a bit larger that look is gone and in its place a look of amazement. These places aren’t uncommon if you know where to look.

Are farm ponds really what they are made out to be? That question I can answer in this little informative article. I will key you in on some of the key baits to use and how close to real lakes they are. Ponds anywhere have bass in them. You just need to have a rod ready and permission to fish them.

Well wherever you go you see little nooks and crannies that could hold potential of bass or other game fish. More than likely they do hold fish. I prefer bass and tons of anglers do as well. That’s what my main topic will be on here. If you see a little pond or run-off out there, take a good look at it. If there are posted signs around it saying “No Trespassing”, well you should probably ask the owner if you can. Most people are pretty nice if you are very courteous when you ask them. Make sure it is alright to look around before anything. After you do, then explore the pond up and down. More than likely they will hold bass of some type. A lot of ponds here in California and around the country have a very basic structures. They are either sticks, tules, or pads. These offer the best action and the bass will bury up in the structure. This is when you need to pattern them. Just like any other lake, if it is hot they will be deep or in tight to cover, and if cold they are up shallow but very sluggish. Check water temps., to

By Vic Carrao

The Fraser River offers some good opportunities for early Chinook Salmon. The Fraser River Chinook runs begin as early as March but the river normally does not open until May 1st. By all early indications the Fraser should open for retention of Chinook on May 1st /2002.

There are several methods used to catch early Chinook on the Fraser and creek mouths. First I would like to talk about fishing the main stem of the Fraser. The most popular method used for Chinook Salmon is bar fishing from shore or plunking from a boat. Bar fishing is probably the most social fishing you'll ever do, the only real requirements are a lawn

— by Steve vonBrandt

Drop-Shotting has been touted as one of the hottest "new" techniques around, but it has been around since the mid 1970s. Drop-Shotting has been revived in the last 5 years by Japanese anglers, who started using this technique to catch the bass in their clear, highly pressured lakes, but saltwater anglers, and panfisherman have been using this technique for many years to catch finicky fish suspended off the bottom. In the past few years, tournament anglers have adopted this technique to put hard to catch fish into the boat. It is an excellent technique for catching deep bass, and bass that are highly pressured in many of the tournament waters all over the US. The techniques that are used today have been refined, but the basic technique has remained the same for 30 years.

Well this is a very common question among fishing experts and the weekend angler. I would like to key you in on a little thing that I believe to be true. Fishing pressure does have a huge impact on Bass fishing across the nation. I found this out first hand. Here’s my little story of why fishing pressure has so much to do with the way bass react at certain times.

I have fished Lakes Casitas almost everyday since school got out, June 15th. The fishing has been very tough and not many fish are

being caught, and the few that are, are small fish. Lake Casitas has had some type of tournament for the last 2 months every weekend. If it’s a big invitational or a little club tourney, it is getting hammered every weekend by the anglers. Either the tourney is in the day or at night. The fish have no breaks what so ever. This is making the fishing for us tourney anglers tough and the weekend anglers also.

By Charles Stuart

If you have never tried to use a crankbait for catching bass, walleye or any of the pike family, or have had little or no success, read on, I might convince you to give it another try.

To begin, let us focus on the largest member of the sunfish family, the bass. During certain times of the day bass like to move into deeper water. There are many reasons why this "transition" from shallow to deep water occurs, one of which is to get away from the fishermen who pound the shoreline with a variety of lures that they get to see week in and week out! When you cannot find the fish you

By: Jim Holderfield

The sun was just peaking above the horizon when Cooper Lake Guide Marc Mitchell fired up the Mercury on his Cobra Bass Boat and headed for some of his favorite bass spots. A little chop on the water and the cooler temperatures assured he would have a challenging day looking for Monster Bass on Cooper.

This day started at 5:30AM when he met my son Danny and me at the Burton’s Restaurant, right next to the Best Western Motel in Suphur Springs Texas. This location is convenient to both Cooper and Fork, where Marc offers guided trips. Both these lakes have gained a reputation throughout the U.S. as one of the top candidates for an opportunity to catch trophy Bass.

By David Christian

Cave Run Lake is known as “The Muskie Capital of the South” and is highly ranked as Kentucky’s muskie hotspot. When we first think of a musky hunting adventure on Cave Run Lake we anticipate banging lures into some form of timber. The variety and amount of timber this lake holds is phenomenal, whether it’s standing in 30 feet of water or some downed shoreline wood, we always associate three things, Cave Run Lake, muskies, and timber.

Aquatic life is changing dramatically on this body of water. The past three years have seen major developments of aquatic vegetation (weeds). This aquatic vegetation is known as Eurasian milfoil and has produced giant beds and mile-long areas to troll.