Where to Fish

Night fishing tips that actually work start with where fish move once the sun goes down, since many species push into the shallows to feed as the light fades, not…

A reservoir fishes differently than a lake or pond because its water level moves. The fish follow the flooded creek channel, not the shoreline, and that gap trips up anglers…

A creek fishes nothing like a lake: the water is shallow, clear, and narrow, so fish spook easily and hide in the smallest cover. Here’s how to fish a creek…

Fishing a river is nothing like fishing a pond: the current moves everything your bait does, and where fish hold depends on that current, not the clock. Here’s how to…

Finding good fishing spots is rarely about luck; it is a habit of noticing structure other anglers walk past. Reading current breaks, drop-offs, and cover before you cast turns a…

Finding a good fishing pond is less about luck than most beginners assume. I spent my first two years driving past a dozen ponds within fifteen minutes of my house…

Kayak fishing for beginners looks simple in videos: paddle out, drop a line, reel in dinner. My first real trip took longer to rig than to fish, because I bought…

Beach fishing was the first kind of saltwater fishing I ever tried, and I got it almost completely wrong. I showed up with a bass rod, a handful of freshwater…

The first redfish I ever sight-cast to was tailing in six inches of water on a grass flat near Cedar Key, and I spooked it twice before I figured out…

I started fishing with a borrowed rod, no boat, and a stretch of riverbank ten minutes from my apartment, and honestly that is still how I would tell anyone to…