Looking for a great ultralight fishing reel for your favorite panfishing spot or trout stream? Field and Stream took a look at the top 5 ultralight reels and this is what they found. #1. The SORÖN STX 10 from Abu Garcia This ultralight fishing reel is one of the newest from Abu Garcia, which is …
Water temperature plays an important role in how various species of game fish behave. Successful anglers pay serious attention to the water temperature of the river, stream, lake or pond they are fishing. Water temperature will affect the various fishing seasons, but it will also impact where the fish can be found and what they …
Ultralight fishing is not only the best way to get fish, it also means you are targeting many species which make for excellent meals. Personally, ultralight fishing allows me to target one of my favorite table fish, being the trout. I find nothing more satisfying in smoking a trout and serving it with some fresh …
Fishing streams can be one of the most exciting and most rewarding ways to catch fish for the ultralight fishing enthusiast. Cool, clear running streams are often the best places to locate fish such as trout. Warmer running streams offer fun places to catch warm water species like smallmouth and catfish. Ultralight fishing in a …
Unfortunately for motor enthusiasts, the American Way has been taking a dim look at motorized boats in recent years. Over 30,000 of its glorious lakes, filled with silver-bellied trout, bass and fresh water drum and perch are off limits to motor craft. However, this is not bad news to the growing teams of kayak and …
To a novice fisherman, the selection of various rods and reels the veteran enthusiast collects must seem a little confusing. Maybe one size doesn’t fit all, but just how many different rods and reels are needed to go out and catch a fish? The rod you use is dependent on two factors; the type of …
Finding exactly the right bait is always the big question when entering unfamiliar territory or when the fish just don’t seem to be biting. Ask a neighboring fisherman and he might tell you he’s been fishing all day with a soft plastic jig and the fishing couldn’t be better. Yet another fisherman might say he …
Any day is a good fishing day. That’s the hard and fast rule of the fisherman’s heart. Of course, the fish don’t always agree with the statement. A good fishing day isn’t necessarily that bright, clear morning, without a cloud in sight, and quite a large variety of fish squabble over water temperature. Warm water …
When you’re ultralight fishing you want to keep the weight down as much as possible, and make sure that you have a way to keep your small lures organized. There are very few boxes that I have come across that are able to cater to what an ultralight angler needs, here are the best of …
If you’re more of a shore basher like me then you would have experienced those frustrating times when you are staring across the water at some very inviting structure, wharf pylons, piers or other areas that you couldn’t reach. If this is the case then kayak fishing might be the answer! Not only does kayak …