Monthly Archives: January 2019

    Even though chain pickerel must have antifreeze for blood, I have even caught them using an ice line as an ambush point, they are sluggish when the temperatures are hovering around the freezing mark, I need to slow … Continue reading →

This is my favorite knot when I’m using a heavy bite tippet for pickerel, blues or any toothy fish. The knot was developed down in Florida to add a heavy tippet on a leader to help prevent tarpon from rubbing … Continue reading →

For the fly guys out there, when there is a breeze on the water if you go to a intermediate line you will get the fly four or five inches under the surface which makes a big difference on choppy … Continue reading →

Here’s one, in all my thinking of what turns or turns off fish, I have to wonder why I have always used yellow flies for chain pickerel and never used yellow flukes or even chartreuse. Doesn’t make much sense and … Continue reading →