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Carped, Nearly To Death

By: Steve Pennaz - May 11

Just so there is no misunderstanding about the following … as a fisherman I am a reluctant fan of the carp (common variety only). I grew up targeting them with a hook, sinker and can of Green Giant corn (or nightcrawlers) and many of my earliest memories are of epic battles with large-scaled golden ...

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Don’t Tease Me—Opening Weekend Is Around the Corner!

By: Steve Pennaz - May 11

I need to be clear about something upfront—if given the choice, I’d like to live in a state like Florida or Texas where there were no regulations prohibiting me from fishing whatever species I want, when I want. But genetics and life choices have combined to make me a resident of a state where close...

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Arkansas’ Amazing White River

By: Steve Pennaz - Apr 29

In many ways, the White River mirrors life itself. Its starts small and pure, a mountain stream that bubbles with energy. Yet, as it winds farther down its incredible 720-mile course, it grows wider and slower, like everyone who passes through middle age. The upper reaches of the White support a ...

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Pennaz Post: First Glimpse at Berkley's New NanoFil

By: - Apr 11

Berkley will unveil a new line technology when it launches NanoFil in June. I can assure you, there is simply nothing else like it. You haven't heard of NanoFil because this is the first authorized release of information on it, but you can bet that in the coming weeks and months there will be plent...

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Pennaz Post: 10 Fish I Still Want To Catch (Mini Bucket List)

By: Steve Pennaz - Apr 06

Famed British angling writer John Bailey recently released a new book, 50 Fish To Catch in Your Lifetime. The title intrigued me, so I opened the cover and started to read. The first fish he mentioned was a stickleback and immediately I decided Mr. Bailey is a lunatic. Target the stickleback wi...

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Pennaz Post: Pierce Taught Me To Smile

By: Steve Pennaz - Apr 01

For you and me, a big burbot is likely more hassle than fun, but to my son, Pierce, catching an 8-pound 'pout the other day was a lifetime highlight. Maybe Pierce understands things better than the two of us. A little over ten years ago I sat in the nursery of a local hospital holding a little dud...

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Pennaz Post: Giant Trout, Huge Bass and Ice

By: - Mar 16

I spoke to my father-in-law over the weekend. He and his bride of 50-plus years are wintering on the Texas Gulf Coast, like they have for the past several years. And he and I share fishing reports on a weekly basis, much like Hank Jr's buddy from New York in a "Country Boy Can Survive" would s...

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Pennaz Post: Fishing’s Hottest Secret!

By: - Mar 11

Know up front that the headline above was stolen from an article by Byron Scott with the same title that appeared in the February 1956 edition of Outdoor Life. Despite its age, I am fascinated by the piece. Did you know that media around Possum Kingdom Lake in Texas (roughly 70 miles west of...

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Pennaz Post: Background on National Saltwater Anglers Registry

By: - Mar 04

The 2006 Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) included a provision establishing a federal registry of saltwater anglers in order to improve recreational saltwater fishing data collection. The registry’s predecessor, the Marine Recreational Fish...

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Pennaz Post: Color Doesn’t Matter

By: - Mar 01

I stopped Kurt Beckstrom in the hallway the other day and uttered a single word as a question: “Color?.” Kurt looked me in the eye before answering: “There are other things to get right first.” Then the editor of North American Fisherman magazine disappeared into his office. His comment caught...

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