Fire Craws in Northwoods Lakes
Tuesday, 13 December 2022
I finally found a real fire craw in the wild. Up north, they are not so common. This is why “fire craw” and anything in red craw should be
- Published in Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallie Blog
Bluegill Bites and Mid Summer Largemouths
Monday, 18 July 2022
In mid summer, largemouth bass are often reliable, abundant, and willing day-to-day participants. Their fisheries thrive in the heat!
- Published in Short Stories and Timely Tips
Power Cranking Smallmouth Bass
Monday, 27 June 2022
The ideal smallmouth bass crankbait is a smaller, compact, realistic, and noisy representation of bottom-scurrying prey. In this case, it’s their favorite, the crayfish. In mid June as smallmouths
- Published in Short Stories and Timely Tips
Sunlight and Smallmouths
Monday, 06 June 2022
This short quickly details the the spring transition from pre-spawn to spawn, so you can further understand locations and how to best approach them.
- Published in Short Stories and Timely Tips
Uprooting Spring Crappies
Monday, 30 May 2022
Spring time is crappie time, and for me the first prolonged warm spell in spring signifies the arrival of the crappies in shallow water. Schools of spawning crappies will
- Published in Crappie Fishing, Short Stories and Timely Tips
Suspending Jerkbaits for Coldfront Smallmouths
Monday, 23 May 2022
As a true power fisherman, my favorite way to catch spring smallmouths is with a jerk bait. During spring when bass are in the pre-spawn phase, cruising the shallows
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Spring Post-Frontal Smallmouths
Monday, 16 May 2022
Since lakes vary so widely with depth, clarity and cover options for bass during the pre-spawn period, it’s difficult to anticipate or define exactly what bass may do under
- Published in Short Stories and Timely Tips
Sunny Days Make for the Best Smallmouth Fishing
Monday, 09 May 2022
Have you ever wondered why spring smallmouth fishing can be frustrating and challenging? On good weather days, fish are caught. On bad weather days, very little gets caught.
- Published in Short Stories and Timely Tips
Lipless Largemouth Bass
Monday, 02 May 2022
Lipless crankbaits are one of the best solutions for conquering coldfronts and successful early spring bass fishing. With many lipless crankbaits featuring lifelike patterns and baitfish finishing, they are
- Published in Short Stories and Timely Tips



















