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Fishing: every article
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23 September 202622 pieces
- FishingThree Bass Lures That Catch Fish on Any WaterA stick worm, a squarebill and a white spinnerbait will cover almost every bass situation you'll meet from the bank this year.
- FishingBoat Launch Etiquette That Keeps the Ramp MovingEverything you should have done before your trailer tires touch the water, plus the retrieval mistakes that make a Saturday morning line back up to the road.
- FishingFilleting Fish at the Dock Without Making a Mess of ItA sharp knife, four cuts, and the cold-chain habits that decide whether dinner tastes like the lake or like an old sponge.
- FishingFried, Grilled and Blackened Without Ruining the FishMost fish dinners are lost at the boat, not the stove. Handle the catch right, then pick the method that fits the fillet.
- FishingA Tackle Box That Covers Ninety Percent of Freshwater FishingOne tray, about forty pieces, and you can fish a farm pond, a trout stream, a walleye flat and a bass river without repacking.
- FishingHow to Release a Fish So It Actually LivesA fish that swims off isn't the same as a fish that survives. The handling details that decide which one you just let go.
- FishingFishing Gear That Fits a Woman, and Water Worth TryingReversible reel handles, waders cut for a different hip, and four kinds of water you can fish from the bank or on foot.
- FishingTake Your Grown Son Fishing Before You Run Out of SaturdaysTwo nights, one cooler, water within five hours of home, and a rule about who picks the spot. The trip is simpler and shorter than you think.
- FishingHow Thick the Ice Needs to Be Before You Walk Out On ItFour inches of new clear ice will hold a man. Here's what that number leaves out, and the gear that gets you home if you're wrong.
- FishingHow to Find Fish on a Lake You Have Never SeenNinety minutes of map work and a stubborn willingness to leave dead water will beat local knowledge more often than you'd think.
- FishingFishing the Walleye Bite From Sunset to Full DarkWalleye feed when your eyes quit working. Get on the spot early, throw the right jig, and learn the rig for nights when they won't chase.
- FishingNight Catfishing Without Wasting the Whole NightSet up before dark, match the bait to the species, and let the circle hook do the work. The rest is discipline.
- FishingHow to Catch Your First Fish From the Surf or a PierBuy less rod than you think, fish the moving water, and stop setting the hook. What a first saltwater trip actually takes.
- FishingRead a Fish Finder Right and Skip the Features You Won't UseA 20-degree cone in 20 feet of water sees a circle seven feet wide. Everything else you need to know follows from that.
- FishingSize Limits, Slot Limits and the Rules That Keep Fish ComingWhy the state tells you to throw back the 30-inch redfish and keep the 24, and how to stay legal without reading a 90-page booklet.
- FishingBuying a Used Fishing Boat Without Buying Somebody's ProblemThe engine, the transom and the trailer decide whether you bought a bargain or a driveway ornament. Check them in that order.
- FishingKayak Fishing Without Going SwimmingRig the boat so nothing is loose, dress for the water temperature, and learn the one move that lands a big fish without dumping you.
- FishingStart Fly Fishing With One Rod and Two CastsA 9-foot 5-weight, a lawn, a pond full of bluegill, and you can be catching fish on a fly by the weekend.
- FishingTake a Kid Bluegill Fishing and Be Home in Ninety MinutesA five-foot rod, a red-and-white bobber, half a nightcrawler, and a hard stop before anybody gets bored. That's the whole program.
- FishingFive Fishing Knots Worth Learning and How to Tie ThemMost lost fish are knot failures wearing a disguise. Learn these five, practice them cold and wet, and quit leaving hardware in fish.
- FishingHow to Catch Small Stream Trout Without Spooking ThemWild trout in a creek you can jump across will see you before you see them. Fix your approach first, then worry about the fly.
- FishingHow to Buy Your First Spinning Setup Without Wasting MoneyOne rod, one reel, one spool of line, and about a dozen pieces of terminal tackle will cover ninety percent of the fishing you'll actually do.