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1 week ago | 
thefisherman.com | Scott Newhall |Bruce Edward Litton |George Schauer
“The key to fishing waterways with lumber understanding how the wood orients the trout.”Some wild and native trout streams are laden with naturally-gouged pools that hold a plethora of trout during all seasons of the year. Other creeks contain large boulders that create perfect pockets and eddies where larger trout command over the little guys.
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2 weeks ago | 
thefisherman.com | Bruce Edward Litton |Scott Newhall |George Schauer
Fishing pressure may be the leading cause of lockjaw when it comes to Northeast lakes. Early in the second week of May, Brenden Kuprel and I fish a local lake where we do perhaps the best fishing of the year. In 2023, we caught 46 fish in less than 6 hours; in 2024, same hours and 61 fish. Most were largemouth over 2 pounds, with pickerel to 26 inches, and we caught a few outsized bluegills to 9-1/2 inches, black crappies to 15 inches, and landlocked salmon as big as 19-1/2.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
thefisherman.com | George Schauer |Tom Pagliaroli
A few tips to be ready when the hardwater arrives this winter. Many freshwater anglers enjoy the sport all four seasons. But are you ready when your buddy calls to announce he’s found safe ice and says to meet him at the lake at 5 a.m. the next morning? Unfortunately this is what drives us to scurry through our fishing gear and get ready last minute. One of the best times to prepare for this another ice fishing season is at the end of the previous year.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
thefisherman.com | George Schauer |Tom Pagliaroli |Scott Newhall
Late season bass can be tough, but it’s certainly worth the effort. When the leaves fall and the weather turns cold, many anglers are thinking of anything but bass fishing. While it can be a challenge, it’s a prime time of year to get into a late season trophy with the right tactics. Fishing in November and December usually means water is cold, but it’s typically the surface water which is cooler than the water down about 15 feet or so in larger bodies of waters.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
thefisherman.com | Tom Pagliaroli |Scott Newhall |George Schauer |Craig Raleigh
From bluegills and crappie to yellow and white perch, fall back to panfish. Autumn’s firing-on-all-cylinders counterpart to May fishing – when it comes to the pantastic clan – reveals itself again at the tenth turn of the calendar page as cooling waters, receding vegetation and the still abundant forage spur seasonal change feeding binges.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
thefisherman.com | Scott Newhall |George Schauer |Craig Raleigh
“A very cool extra that can make a day on the stream more memorable.”For trout fishermen there are a variety of highlights that can make a trip especially rewarding. Catching a trophy-sized fish from a given stream is usually the first instance that comes to mind. For others, it’s matching the hatch precisely and getting stubborn fish to rise to a particular fly, maybe even a homemade version.
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Aug 18, 2024 | 
thefisherman.com | George Schauer |Craig Raleigh |Scott Newhall
So, what’s all the chatter about chatterbaits? Always looking for that new bait that will give me an edge, I recently looked into the “chatterbait” so I can up my game on the water. While this bait is not a new lure by any means, I believe this one has been kept under wraps by many pros to keep that competitive edge on the tournament trail. There are many brands and hobbyists making bladed jigs, the chatterbait I thought was synonymous with this style jig.
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Aug 11, 2024 | 
thefisherman.com | Craig Raleigh |Scott Newhall |George Schauer |Bruce Edward Litton
Fishing summer cold fronts doesn’t have to be an exercise in futility. When low pressure starts to rear its ugly head, many anglers go straight for a good book instead of to their favorite fishing spot. The signs aren’t hard to miss – a notable chill in the air, sometimes followed by bright blue skies, and a small but obvious drop in water temperature. It’s at these times when it seems like the bite is gone, but hold on.
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Jul 14, 2024 | 
thefisherman.com | Scott Newhall |George Schauer |Bruce Edward Litton
If a tree falls in a desolate forest stream, does the screaming drag make a sound? Those who fish small streams and creeks for trout are all too familiar with fallen trees and log jams within a flow.
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Jul 7, 2024 | 
thefisherman.com | Jim Hutchinson |Tom Migdalski |Matt Broderick |George Schauer
If you’re on the hunt for a new summer surf rod for bucktailing fluke or tossing metals at albies, bonito or Spanish mackerel, be sure to check out the new SaltX II Surf Rod series at your local tackle shop. Truth be told, I have a couple of SaltX rods in my surf arsenal already, that I use primarily for striper fishing in the fall taping out at 8-1/2 and 9-1/2 feet, both are two-piece, medium sticks that have served me well over the past couple of season.
