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Dupont State Forest’s Wild And Delayed Harvest Trout

The Little River, near Brevard and Hendersonville, N.C., achieves the original purpose of delayed harvest trout waters back when they …
Big Trout And The October Caddis

Big Trout And The October Caddis

October is a magical time on a trout stream. In preparation for the spawn, hormones flood a brown trout’s body …
Alabama Continues Florida Bass Stockings

Alabama Continues Florida Bass Stockings

One thing you will never find is a bass angler happy with catching medium-sized fish. Bigger is always better. That …
Cool Weather Small Mouth and Striper Fishing

Cool Weather Stripers and Smallmouth In Western N.C.

Summer has drawn to a close, and with its passing comes cool weather smallmouth and striper fishing, my favorite of …
Kokanee State Record

Two Men Break Idaho Kokanee State Record Three Times

Two fishing buddies from Pocatello, Idaho recently broke the catch-and-release kokanee state record twice in three weeks. For those unfamiliar …
Slickrock Creek

Wild Browns On Slickrock Creek, N.C.

(An abbreviated excerpt on Slickrock Creek from Flyfisher’s Guide to North Carolina & Georgia) I don’t remember if I even …

Tips, Advise & GuidesMore Fishing Tips

Modify Hard Baits for Big Fish

Most hard baits have two or three treble hooks. The problem with this setup is large fish and lengthy fights can cause those tiny hooks to open up or tear from a fish’s lip. We all know this loss hurts. The bigger the fish, the worse it hurts and the more likely it is to happen. I came up with a solution for this scenario several years ago while targeting giant tarpon. I adapted my hard baits to use a single large hook. It resulted in the successful landing of more big fish than with the original hardware.

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