Winter Archives - Fisher Man Guy

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

23Aug

Ice fishing basics on a frozen lake: an angler jigging a hole with a tip-up flag in the snow

Ice Fishing Basics: What You Need Before You Walk On the Ice

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Ice Fishing Basics: What You Need Before You Walk On the Ice You've seen the photos: a frozen lake, a circle of holes, and a stringer of perch laid out on the snow. Ice fishing basics are not complicated —

23Aug

Angler ice fishing through a hole in the ice with a bent rod

Ice Fishing Species: The Complete Guide to What Bites in Winter

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Ice Fishing Species: The Complete Guide to What Bites in Winter Not every fish shuts down when the lake freezes. A handful of ice fishing species stay genuinely active through the coldest months, and they're the difference between a season

23Aug

Angler casting on a golden autumn lake shore at sunset

The Best Fishing Months by Region: A Month-by-Month Guide

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The Best Fishing Months by Region: A Month-by-Month Guide Ask ten anglers which month is best for fishing, and you will get ten answers — because the right month depends entirely on where you live. A February day that produces

23Aug

Angler working a soft plastic lure with a subtle rod-tip twitch at dawn on a calm lake

Fishing Lure Action: Master the Jiggle & Pause

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Fishing Lure Action: Master the Jiggle & Pause You know the feeling: you've cast to a textbook spot, worked the retrieve a dozen different ways, and come up empty — while the angler across the cove lands fish after fish.

23Aug

Angler casting to a shallow flat on a misty autumn lake at sunrise

Seasonal Fishing: The Complete Fish Movement Guide

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Seasonal Fishing: The Complete Fish Movement Guide Ask ten anglers where the fish are, and you will get ten answers. Ask again in three months, and most of those answers change. That is seasonal fishing: fish are rarely in the

23Aug

Winter Fishing: Ice Fishing Tips & Open-Water Tactics

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Winter Fishing: Ice Fishing Tips & Open-Water Tactics Most anglers store their rods when the calendar hits December. That's a mistake — winter fishing is some of the most reliable fishing of the year, if you know where the fish

23Aug

Brown Trout: Complete Species Guide

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Brown Trout: Complete Species Guide The brown trout (Salmo trutta) is the smartest fish in American trout water — a golden-brown import from Europe that has earned a reputation no other trout can match. Anglers call it the "fish of

23Aug

Angler fighting a yellow perch on an ice fishing rod

How to Catch Yellow Perch: The Complete Guide

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How to Catch Yellow Perch: The Complete Guide Learning how to catch yellow perch is one of the most rewarding projects in freshwater fishing. Perch school in numbers, bite small baits readily, and — uniquely among panfish — feed eagerly

23Aug

Yellow perch swimming in clear freshwater

Yellow Perch: Complete Species Guide

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Yellow Perch: Complete Species Guide Few freshwater fish pack as much flavor into such a small package as the yellow perch. Schooling, cooperative, and delicious, Perca flavescens is the panfish that northern anglers measure the season by — the first