I took a 7-foot fiberglass rod on a downstream wade to a gravel-bottomed river bluff shielded from the current by multiple dead tree branches. Size-10 Sponge Spiders cast into shaded pockets brought splashy strikes and rod-bouncing fights from green sunfish Continue reading →

Our drought demands long upstream wades to deep pools. This time I used a 6-weight with full-sink line and a 3-foot length of 3X tippet for Craw Bullys to sink to the rocky substrate. A lift, drop, strip retrieve imparted Continue reading →

While float tubing a large, sun-drenched pond this week, I jump-started the slow fishing action with full-sinking line and a 3-fly cast. Two woolly buggers (1 light, 1 dark) and a black Bass Bully as the dropper were kick-trolled along Continue reading →

Cooler weather prompted a wet-wading trip to a favorite stretch of stream that flows into an 8,000-acre reservoir tonight. Big bluegills from the lake are frequently located in the slack pools. A 3-weight and size-10 dark-colored Bully Spiders brought Continue reading →

Don’t forget slower-moving streams holding largemouth bass in mid-summer. The fish will locate in deep pools where the water is cooler. It’s a bank-casting situation due to muddy stream bottoms, but the fishing is well worth it. After some time Continue reading →

Terry’s late-evening (after 6:30 pm) float trip to a local pond found a ravenous largemouth bass population. A 6-wt. rod and size-2 yellow diving frogs that are easier to see in the shaded weed pockets proved to be the magic Continue reading →

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Take one 3-wt. with sponge spiders wet-wading in a spring-fed stream. Ahhh. Expect relief in an hour or two before sunset.

Terry’s evening trip to a canopied stretch of a nearby stream fostered some surprises. He expected to catch some Continue reading →

With fishing options limited by intense heat and high, muddy rivers a late-evening float tube trip to a shady pond was just the ticket. A black Bass Bully was cast on full-sink line to submerged brush piles. Five largemouth Continue reading →

I float tubed a pond in late evening to beat the recent excessive heat using a 7-wt. and a size-2 chartreuse/red Hula Diver. Casts to shaded pockets in the weedline induced explosive strikes and bull-dogging fights accompanied by head-shaking leaps. Continue reading →