Fly rods, thin, flexible fishing rods designed to cast an artificial fly, usually consisting of a hook tied with fur, feathers, foam, or other lightweight material. More modern flies are also tied with synthetic materials. Originally made of yew, green hart, and later split bamboo, most modern fly ro..

A fishing rod is an additional tool used with the hook, line and sinker. A length of fishing line is attached to a long, flexible rod or pole: one end terminates with the hook for catching the fish. Early fishing rods are depicted on inscriptions in ancient Egypt, China, Greece and Rome. In Medieval ..

Ice fishing is a great way to fill the freezer with filets during the cold winter. Ice fishing can be done with a minimum of tools and gear or can be done with all the latest in ice fishing technology. You can use an axe to cut the hole or one of the many hole-cutting tools and augers on the market...

Is Fly Fishing an Art or a Science? Some people view fly fishermen on rivers and streams whipping their line through the air as a work of art worthy of portraits and paintings, while true fly fishermen study the science of fly fishing to understand the river, their fly fishing equipment, and the spe..

Is It An art? Or a science? Truth is, it's a little of both. The more you know about the lake and about the fish you seek, the better the odds of filling your limit. Once armed with the knowledge, the art of locating fish and enticing them to strike is the task for the day. Now for good measure let'..

Striper Fishing - All About Striped Bass Fishing While stripers are native to salt water, they naturally migrate into fresh water streams to spawn. Their eggs must remain in motion in order to hatch so the fresh water rivers and streams which drain into the ocean become the spawning grounds for stri..

Steelhead a.k.a. Steelie, Chromer, Salt fish, and Metal-head are sea-run rainbow trout. oncorhynchus mykiss They are excellent fighters on any test of line, though hooking into them with light line promises to put up battles remembered for many years to come. Identification: the single best way to ..

Atlantic, Chinook, Pinks, Sockeye, Coho, and Chum This page is designed to convey general information of how to catch Salmon in both fresh and saltwater environments in the form of definitions. The layout is designed to cover Identification; Average Weight; Distribution; Lifespan; Angler Value; Tech..

Fishing for Catfish - All About Catfish & Catfish Baits Catfish is a broad category covering many species. Adults range in size from less than a pound to hundreds of pounds. They can be found in all types of water including ponds, streams, lakes and rivers. There are even species which spend a l..

Crappie are actually a member of the sunfish family and can be found in all the continental states. They are known by many different names, typically based on geographic location. Paper mouth, goggleye, bridge perch and speckled perch, just to name a few. Biologists categorize the many varieties of ..