NAFC Staff Blogs

 

Want To Land A Dream Job In The Fishing Industry? Start Casting!

By: Greg Huff, NAFC Social Media Editor - Oct 12

Like any angler that lands the Big One, I like to think luck is the crossroads of preparation, ability and opportunity. 



Read More

Hunting With A Fishing Rod

By: Ryan Gilligan, Managing Editor, North American Fisherman Magazine - Oct 11

The dead-calm conditions afforded us a stunning view of blacktip sharks, permit and frantic baitfish breaking the surface across the gigantic flat.



Read More

Jim's Rant: Save A Kidney, Get Good Gear

By: Jim Edlund, NAFC Online Editor - Oct 07

The question we get asked most often is: "How do I pick out a good fly rod and reel without selling a kidney?"



Read More

Pennaz: Ice Bullets and Giant Fish

By: Steve Pennaz, NAFC Executive Director - Oct 03

At daylight we awoke to a screaming wind coming from the northwest, a direction that severely limited our fishing opportunities. Plus, the temps bottomed out, dropping more than 40 degrees from the previous day. 



Read More

Light Gear, Big Fish

By: NAFC Executive Director, Steve Pennaz - Jul 06

Many years ago, after cutting neighbors’ lawns for several weeks, I had enough money in my pocket to buy my dream reela Mitchell 308.



Read More

NAFC Facebook Fans Help Pattern A New Lake For Bass

By: Steve Pennaz - Jun 20

I recently fished a 300-acre lake I’d been on once before more than 10 years ago. In other words, I knew virtually nothing about it. My fishing partner for the day was Greg Huff. He oversees the NAFC’s Facebook page (www.Facebook/fishingclub), so when he suggested we solicit input from NAFC's Faceb...


Read More

Eat Bass, Improve Your Fishery?

By: Steve Pennaz, NAFC Executive Director - Jun 09

Karen looked at me with her soft brown eyes and said, “I’d really like fish for dinner tonight.”  Well, it was mid-afternoon on a hot August day and my first thoughts were that a batch of fried crappie did sound great. But then I remembered I had searched low and high for crappie a few days ...


Read More

Sonar Advice

By: Steve Pennaz, NAFC Executive Director - Jun 09

Years back, a sage angler friend suggested I turn off all the automatic features on my sonar and play with features like sensitivity to learn as much as possible about what was beneath my boat.   It was great advice ... still is.   Today's sonar units are incredible technological devic...


Read More

Art of Conservation

By: Steve Pennaz, NAFC Executive Director - Jun 07

What began as a kid's homework assignment in 1998 has grown into one of the most effective conservation education programs in the United States.   Wildlife Forever's State Fish Art Program uses art, as part of the Fish On! school curriculum, to teach kids about aquatic resource conservation. ...


Read More

Heading North, Packing Light

By: Steve Pennaz - Jun 01

I am leaving soon on a fly-in fishing trip to northern Quebec and have assembled what I'm bringing for four days of walleye and pike fishing. In the days before one bag limits when traveling by air, bringing enough gear was much easier (I'd just bring it all). But now I must pack more carefully--her...


Read More
Page 9 of 11First   Previous   2  3  4  5  6  7  8  [9]  10  11  Next   Last