Tag: SPOT

Question: When you’re fishing a pool, pocket, or riffle, how many unproductive casts should you make before you decide to move on to the next spot? And if you catch a fish in one place, should you assume that it has spooked the other fish in the area and move on? —Mort S. If deciding whether to abandon a chunk of water or stay and keep working it...

One of the keys to spotting more fish is to develop your peripheral awareness, “That is, training yourself to spot things in your peripheral vision which alert you to the movement of actively feeding fish.” Read more about “How to Spot Fish More Effective” in this article from Alan Bulmer via Active Angling New Zealand.

Every angler knows the frustration of seeing fish at a prime looking spot and not being able to catch them. “At this point you have 2 choices, 1) Give up on the spot or 2) Stay and try to figure out how to catch those fish.” In this post, Dan Zazworsky outlines five tactics to try before giving up on a fishing spot. Via The Wade.

"This right here is a Tripled Up Baitfish. It's an awesome little pattern. It imitates a wide variety of baitfish that we'd find in the river.  I primarily fish this for steelhead; you can also use it for smallmouth bass and even walleye. We get a pretty good walleye run here in the spring from the lake and swinging anything that's white, they just destroy...

If you travel to fish, hire guides in remote locales, hike deep into the wilderness, use a boat, or do simple solo fishing adventures, you ought to be aware of an inexpensive "personal locator beacon" called a SPOT . It is a simple, waterproof, rugged, and small device that can literally save your life if you get hurt or get lost in the wilderness by...

Have a question you want answered? Email it to us at [email protected]. Question: Every spring when the carp are spawning, I see them very active, often jumping out of the water entirely. So I’ve been trying to catch one, but the water in the river I’m fishing is very muddy, and sight-fishing is impractical. I’ve read enough articles online and...

SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger SPOT's GPS Messenger allows you to share your GPS location as well as text-message with others via a global satellite network. With the push of a button, and a basic service plan ($99.99/year), you can check in with family or friends, allow them to track you live via Google Maps, or ask for help to be sent to your location in...