November 26, 2008 ... Have you ever been float and fly fishing? It's just about my favorite way to catch bass anytime, but it's absolutely my favorite way to do it when the...
February 10, 2012 ... Because of the mild winter, it looks like it’s going to be an early spring. That means we’d better change our tactics if we expect to catch them.
December 21, 2012 ... This is a time when we should be with our families remembering the true meaning of this holiday, and taking more pleasure in giving gifts than in...
December 28, 2012 ... I’m out on the water filming a TV show about the float-and-fly. I thought maybe you guys would like to know something about what goes on behind...
April 19, 2013 ... Last time I promised to start telling you about some of the things I learned from Billy. One of the most important things I learned early on is to think...
May 10, 2013 ... Billy was a great fisherman — arguably the best smallmouth fisherman of all time and certainly an angler far ahead of his time — but he wasn’t the most...
September 2, 2009 ... Everyone knows that bass have seasonal patterns and that there are times when they move from shallow water to deep water and back again, from the main...
August 25, 2009 ... What's all this fuss about fishing fast? Just because everything in our world seems to be rushing by, lots of bass fishermen think they need to kick...
August 18, 2009 ... If I had to pick just one thing that most casual smallmouth anglers struggle with, it would be that they aren't as good as they need to be at fishing...
August 7, 2009 ... Cobby Hayes was a great friend and a wonderful fisherman. When he passed away last week after a short battle with cancer, I lost a part of myself that I...
July 27, 2009 ... I lost one of my very best friends to cancer on Sunday, and I can't seem to think of anything else just yet. His name was James Hayes, but everyone called...
April 6, 2009 ... It's springtime, and in the spring they say a young man's fancy turns to love. But in the spring, a fisherman's mind turns to bass — big bass!