Entries for June 2008

Doing some homework before choosing marine batteries makes sense.

Web Extra from July/August/September NAF magazine.  Online editor, Tony Capecchi, and guide, Ivan Burandt, tell us how to score big walleyes this summer. 

Wouldn’t you kill to know Al Lindner’s best fishing secrets? We’ll spare you the effort. We recruited Al to spill the beans and share his top five baits for big bass. The legend explains what, where, when and why.

From page 4 of July/August/September NAF magazine, meet Russell Gahagan, lifelong Lake Michigan angler.  Read his expert tips for catching mid day salmon.  With these tricks, almost anyone can catch a Great Lakes salmon at any time of day!

See how your state's record smallmouth bass compares to all the others.  Check out this Web Extra from page 38 of the July/August/September 2008 North American Fisherman magazine. 

"It appears that there is a mysterious force that hypnotizes anglers and forms them into tight packs. Magnetically they are drawn from all parts of the lake and pulled tightly into groups or boats or icehouses."  Guide, Turk Gierke, gives his pointers on resisting this pack mentality. 

"After you have completed your second pass covering the same weed bed, it's time to move on, right?... Wrong!" Learn how to effectively over-stay your welcome and boat more fish with muskie guide, Steve Scepaniak. 

Season with salt and pepper. Bake about 1 hour, depending on size of fish. Serve on lettuce leaves for fancy appearance.

Let salmon marinate in Italian dressing for 30 minutes, turning infrequently. Separate vegetables into 4 equal portions.

It was our very first salmon fishing trip, and my 9-year-old son, Cody, and I decided to try the South Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho. After reading several pieces in the local newspaper, as well as every magazine article on fishing chinook salmon I could find, and quizzing local tackle shop regulars, we were ready.