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29Sep

Crabbing angler hauling a wire crab pot full of blue crabs onto a wooden dock at sunrise

How to Catch Crabs: Traps, Lines & Techniques for Beginners

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How to Catch Crabs: Traps, Lines & Techniques for Beginners Crabbing is the most forgiving way there is to put your own seafood on the table. You don’t need a boat, a $200 rod, or years of practice to learn

26Sep

Types of Crayfish in the United States: A Crayfish Species Guide for Anglers

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Types of Crayfish in the United States: A Crayfish Species Guide for Anglers Roughly 500 crayfish species live worldwide, about 400 of them in North America, and about 353 in US waters — close to 70 percent of the world

23Sep

Surf Fishing Basics: How to Read a Beach and Catch More From Shore

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Surf Fishing Basics: How to Read a Beach and Catch More From Shore Standing on the sand with a rod in your hand is the easy part. Catching something is what takes a plan, and most surf fishing for beginners

23Sep

Pond Weed Control Begins With Knowing What Is Actually Growing

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Pond Weed Control Begins With Knowing What Is Actually Growing Most pond problems start as plant problems, and most plant problems start as nutrient problems. That order explains why pond weed control fails so often: owners reach for a jug

23Sep

Kayak Fishing for Beginners: How to Rig, Launch, and Fish a Paddle Craft

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Kayak Fishing for Beginners: How to Rig, Launch, and Fish a Paddle Craft Kayak fishing fixes a problem every shore angler knows. The fish you can see are usually the fish you cannot reach, and the best cover sits well

23Sep

Aquarium Filter Maintenance: How to Clean a Filter Without Killing Your Cycle

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Aquarium Filter Maintenance: How to Clean a Filter Without Killing Your Cycle Almost every tank crash traced back to "cleaning day" starts the same way. Someone pulls the media out, rinses it under the kitchen tap, and scours the biofilm

22Sep

Fly Fishing for Beginners: The Line Carries the Fly

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Fly Fishing for Beginners: The Line Carries the Fly A spinning rod throws a lure that drags the line behind it. A fly rod flips that arrangement. The line is the weight, and a fly no bigger than a fingernail

22Sep

Pond Water Testing: How to Sample, Read, and Act on the Numbers

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Pond Water Testing: How to Sample, Read, and Act on the Numbers Pond water testing is the cheapest insurance a pond owner can buy. A liquid kit costs less than a tank of gas, and twenty minutes with it tells

21Sep

Fall Pond Prep: Winterizing a Pond So Fish Survive to Spring

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Fall Pond Prep: Winterizing a Pond So Fish Survive to Spring Winterizing a pond is a three-part job, and none of it is about keeping fish warm. Fish in water two feet deep or more do not need warmth. They

21Sep

Keeping Wild Fish in an Aquarium: Which Natives Work and Which Don’t

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Keeping Wild Fish in an Aquarium: Which Natives Work and Which Don't Keeping wild fish in an aquarium looks simple from the bank. A four-inch bluegill is beautiful, free, and swimming ten feet away. Then it comes home, sulks on