Category: Angler Improvement Articles

Burbot in Flaming Gorge are growing and getting stronger all the time.

In any sand- or clay-bottomed lake that struggles with fertility and can't seem to grow sufficient vegetation except along the shoreline, fish seem to congregate in areas where they feel protected.

I caught my first largemouth bass on Utah Lake in the late summer of 1978. I waded into the Provo River just to the south of Utah Lake State Park and threw a black spinnerbait along the edges of the river. Keeping the bait in the strike zone for most of the cast, the 3-pounder

But, as I thought about my Lowrance LCX27c on the bow of my Triton boat, and the LCX27c I have on the console of my boat, and the Humminbird 997 that sits on the right side of the console of my boat, and the Lowrance LMS520 that sits just below the 27c on the bow,

"Humminbird 360 Imaging will debut as the newest, greatest, and most expensive transducer and fish finding system ever sold for general use to the fishing public."

Each year I enjoy a trip to Yellowstone National Park with members of my immediate family. Last week, my wife, Jeri and I met our youngest son Mark, his wife Talara, and their three children at the Bridge Bay Campground to spend three days together seeing the park. I was born a mere 90 miles

The Fish will generally swim up to the bait and swallow it whole.

Fishing in Utah always brings me back to trout.  But, because my first love is bass fishing I continue to experiment with bass lures to catch trout. Over the years, I have developed several “plans” that help me catch a lot of trout. Last weekend one of those plans came together and turned a slow

"I plan on using red crank baits, chatter baits, jigs, and Senkos next week," says Mark Lasagne, publisher of Bass Angler Magazine..."

The answer is simple: DON'T TARGET BEDDED FISH! ... The real target this time of year are pre- and post-spawn fish.