How To Fishing: Why Is Fishing Fun? Why? Welcome to today’s edition of “How To Fishing: Why Is Fishing Fun?” That question has multiple meanings, and this post will only begin to start answering a few of those. So look for more ramblings on this topic in the future! Non-Fishing Folk Asking First, let’s address… Read More »
How To Fishing: Spinnerbaits Many people have asked me “How To” use various lures. And so I’m going to explain just that in this series of posts. Today’s entry is: “How To Fishing: Spinnerbaits.” Now I’m not saying the following is ALL there is to know about spinnerbait fishing, and if YOU have any further… Read More »
Hot Summer Bass Fishing Tips Summertime Bassing! Summer is definitely here, even in New Hampshire! We’re experiencing temperatures up to 90 degrees and beyond. And it’s not just the heat, it’s the humidity! So I want to share some hot summer bass fishing tips that I’ve discovered through my research. This encompasses 4 fishing trips… Read More »
Can You Teach An Old BassHole New Tricks? Stay Tuned! Catching Bass With Plastic Worms My initial plan was to use topwater baits (frogs!) to entice big bass to crash up out from under the weeds, but I finally ended up having success catching bass with plastic worms. Here’s the play by play. Back to Hawkins Pond… Read More »
Bass at Last! Catching Bass on Frogs & Spinnerbaits I finally broke my “skunk streak”! And I had fun by catching bass on frogs and spinnerbaits at one of my favorite fishing locations. Here’s where I love to go, why, and what worked. Where: Hawkins Pond, Center Harbor, NH Back to Hawkins Pond in Center Harbor, NH.… Read More »
Catching Big Bass in the Summertime! Seasonal Changes and How They Affect Bass Fishing Even here in New Hampshire, and despite evening temperatures of 50 degrees, spring is leaking into summer, and summer brings warmer weather and warmer waters. Will the same lures, the same techniques, the same strategies, used during the spring still catch… Read More »
It’s A Small World – Fishing Log 6/4/2016 – 12th Trip Where: Franklin Dam, Franklin, NH Conditions Temperature (Air): 70 degrees to 80 degrees Sky: Cloudy Precipitation: 0% Wind: NW @ 2 mph to 6 mph (Beaufort Wind Scale) Humidity: 82% to 37% Dew Point: 3 degrees F Visibility: 10.0 miles Water Color: Clear Fishing… Read More »
5 Great Inexpensive Father’s Day Gifts for the Fishing Dad Hints? What hints? Men don’t often leave hints to tell you what they want. When they want something, they either say so, or they just go right out and buy it themselves. I can’t tell you how many times one of my son-in-laws bought themselves… Read More »
Use FishHunter To Find Fish! Best Portable Fish Finder: First task I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, to catch fish you need to: FIND THE FISH! There are several ways to do that. Use search baits (square bill crankbait, spinnerbait, jerk bait) Look for specific cover, structure, or clues (logs, stickup, weeds, baitfish)… Read More »
Where: Griffin Beach, Webster Lake, Franklin, NH Thunder & Lightning? Today was a short outing. After all, I was out for a long day yesterday. But more importantly, the weather channel threatened there could be thunder storms in the afternoon. How dangerous IS lightning? Lightning kills nearly 100 Americans a year. Lightning is responsible for more… Read More »