Equipment

I’ll have to update this once I settle on a standard for fly fishing – but I’ve got to get smart there first…. Anyway, over the years I’ve bought a huge amount of gear.  Reels would break, rods would break and I would get frustrated.  My initial mistake was sucumbing to the hard-eyed stare of

Over the years, my spinner formula has boiled down to a success pattern that relied on using either a gold or silver Panther-Martin lure.  Usually, I would fish the gold and my son would fish the silver.  The first of us to start getting results would determine what both of us would use for the

How much stuff do you haul with you when you fish?  Most trout folks wear a fishing vest that has a number of different pockets.  I found that the vest approach does work for me as it does not provide the room I need to carry all the stuff required when you hike in. In

People want to see pictures.  In particular, when I go trout fishing, the Basswife wants to see where I have been and what I have caught.  And, quite frankly, if I amaze the world and catch anything really good, I want to be able to brag a bit. With digital cameras being so small, it’s

I’m probably not alone – I actually read some of the outrageous ads for new lures that you see in the back of magazines.  For some reason, I was compelled to bite on the “bite lite”. All the gory detail was on their website. Here’s the hook – the bite lite lure contains a red LED

What’s in the pack I haul around when I go trout-hiking?  Most guys just put on their fly fishing jacket, pop a water in some pocket in the back, and head out.  I’m not like that – I worry about stuff and want to be prepared. So, I took a tip from a hunting article