The first step in matching the hatch — before you do anything else — is to check and see what they’re eating. This isn’t a casual glance or two, and it isn’t about what they were eating last week....
It's still the middle of winter, which means I'm indoors a lot more. And inside my house is a picture of me with the very first fish I ever caught. I'm looking at the picture, thinking about our...
I'm a grass fisherman. I grew up fishing grass in Ontario, and I cut my teeth flipping milfoil, cane, pads, pencil reeds – a bit of everything. That's why Florida feels a little like home to me....
Slower is generally better in cold water, but that isn’t always the case. I tend to fish fairly fast in warm water, and there are windows when the water is below 50 degrees that I don’t have to...
Happy New Year to all of you! The start of the new tournament season is right around the corner, and I’ve been spending most of my spare time prepping for what lies ahead. In addition to the...
A few weeks ago, B.A.S.S. hosted a gathering of Bassmaster Elite Series pros at its headquarters in Birmingham, Ala. There were a few reasons for the meeting. The first was to welcome the...
OK, it’s officially winter. Being brutally honest about things, I’ll tell you that fishing in the colder parts of our country isn’t always fun. When your reel freezes and your fingers turn blue it...
Sure hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and 2019 brings you many great fishin’ trips right here in Tennessee. With the holidays being so busy, not many people are thinking too much about...
After a long offseason we are creeping up on the start of the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series campaign, my seventh season on the tour and one that I’m really excited about. In addition to desperately...
The day after celebrating a wonderful Christmas with my family, I launched at the St. Johns River to do a bit of scouting for next month’s stop of the Bassmaster Elite Series. And I didn’t have to...
