There are all sorts of places to fish and different fishermen like to fish different waters. One of the most popular and the easiest place to learn about fishing is in a lake. Lakes can be fished from a dock or on the shore but the most common way to fish a lake is in a boat. Certain fish can only be found in lakes like several species of bass, catfish, perch and walleye are best fished for in lakes. This is not the only place to find these fish it is where they are most commonly fished for. Sockeye salmon are also fished for in lakes because that is where they return to spawn. Lake fishing is also a great place to get kids involved in fishing and many lakes are planted each year with thousands of fish right before the opening of fishing season. This planting makes it easier to catch fish which is what fishing is all about. If you want to have a great time with the family do some lake fishing and when you are done you can have a picnic or barbecue on the beach afterwards. There are many fishermen who keep their fishing just to lake fishing and have great success each and every year. Lake fishing is different than river fishing and does not always require casting like on a river or stream. You can cast but you can also let your line sit there and relax a bit.
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Safety-pin is the most versatile bass lures made. They can effectively fish almost any depth and cover situation and with the possible exception of the plastic worm can be labeled “All Around Lure.”
Spinnerbaits are available in a staggering array of sizes, types and configurations and this can cause some confusion for the angler when it comes to selecting the right one for the task at hand. The confusion can be halted if the angler understands that there are five basic categories of safety-pin spinnerbaits and that each one has proven to be more effective under certain conditions than the others. The five categories are: single spin, tandem spin, long arm, short arm and flexible cable arm.
The single spin has only one blade and be in any size and type. This is not quite as weedless as the tandem spins and are best in sparser cover. They tend to run deeper and produce a more distinct vibration that can be felt through the rod. This makes it best for deeper water, slower retrieves and used as a drop bait.
The tandem spin features two blades mounted in line. The larger blade is mounted in the rear and the smaller blade in the front. It tends to be more weedless so it is better for heavier cover. They seem to to run a bit shallower due to the second blade holding them closer to the surface when retrieved at the same speed as the single blade. Most experts don’t fish this bait much deeper than eight to ten feet unless they are working with a bait in the half-ounce or heavier range.
Long-arm spinnerbait is one that the blade-holding arm extends back as far as the hook. This protects the hook and makes the bait more weedless. They can be either single or tandem bladed but you will find most pros using the tandem blade in heavier cover.
Short-arm is one where the blade doesn’t reach the hook. They can be either single or tandem blade and the difference between the short and long arm is the ability to hook the fish better and be weedless but not as so the long-arm. So this bait is better for sparse cover, top choice for fishing deeper, more open structures especially with a large single blade.
The flexible cable models dispense with the wire blade arm. This makes the most weedless model for thick, clinging cover but not good for hard cover so you will want to leave them in the box when working on wood cover.
Now you know what safety-pin spinner bait to use for the different types of cover or no cover to use to catch the bass you are looking for.
Yes, this is the time for harvesting of crops in the fields of Indiana but there is another harvest time for fisherman. That harvest is of Steelhead, King Salmon and Coho Salmon. It is the time in the fall when the seasons call for the salmon to run up the streams to spawn but unlike the salmon of the north west the salmon of the great lakes cannot spawn so the Indiana DNR release fingerlings ever year to keep the population of salmon high. The salmon push up from Lake Michigan into Salt Creek, Trail Creek, Saint Joseph River and the east branch of the Little Calumet River. You will find a number of public fishing spot along each of these streams that offer great opportunities to catch salmon. You are not permitted to snag salmon in Indiana and the bait of choice is salmon eggs in a sack tied to a hook.
You will find to strain of steelhead salmon in Indiana waters. The Skamania are long and slender and range between 8 to 10 pounds and will be found in the stream from Independence day through winter. The other strain is called the Michigan and are more of a football shape and tend to be in the 5 to 6 pound range and usually enter the streams in October. The ultimate stream angling trifecta is in the fall when streelhead, king salmon and coho are present.
What kind of equipment will find most fall fisherman using for the salmon run? Spinner and fly rods. Spinners for the lower portions of the run where the salmon are eating more and than fly rods and flies when they are not as hungry. Angling activity focuses on pools where the fish lay to rest. These bodies of water do not have the gravel bottoms like in the western streams so it is difficult to sight fish.
So grab your waders, spinners and flies and head upstream to have a time of your life this fall looking for your salmon. Enjoy the fall season in upper Indiana.
As the days of summer start to cool down and the days begin to shorten many fisherman find these days to be a time of frustrating fishing. The fish are deep one day and the next they are near the surface. They will take any thing and every thing and than the next day they will take nothing at all. Now is the time to think about going after the big night feeders, the channel catfish. Oh yes, you can catch catfish during the day light hours if you know where to look.
No one is really sure why but most anglers believe that catfish are like bears. When the water temperature starts to cool down and the days begin to shorten the catfish starts to search for more food as the bears do for the long season of low rations. They tend to eat more to put one weight for the cold winter months when then to move less and eat less. Oh you can still catch catfish in the winter but it takes a lot more patience’s. The reason why they move more and eat more in the fall is not important as the fact that they do.
So where are we going to find the hungry cats? Lets begin with brushy treetops and standing timber along channel breaks, weed beds that have begun to decay, open-lake areas where inundated trees line underwater creeks and river channels. Long, sloping points as well as humps and islands. Large trees that have toppled in to the water along shore lines. Fencerows that run from shallow to deeper water to just name a few areas. You just have to keep on the move until you find where they are. Just remember that when you catch one there will be more as they tend to stay together. You will find that they tend to stay together according to size also.
So whether you fish from a boat or the shore, remember that autumn can be a great time to try your hand at the cats.
There are some really great fishing spots close to your home that can produce great deal of fun for you and your rod. The best way to find these spots is by doing a little detective work on the information highway and not having to get up before dawn, packing a lunch and hooking up the boat for a quick fishing outing between appointment. I am talking about finding spots right in the suburbs where you live and work. The fastest way to home in on these ponds is to go to Google Maps (maps.google.com). Put in your address in the search bar and once the map appears check the lower hand left corner so that it reads 1 inch equals 500 feet. Than start dragging the map and look for bodies of water. Check around housing developments, apartment complexes, shopping malls and industrial ares. Almost all of these will have ponds and most of them will be stocked with fish to help control mosquito populations. A lot of housing developments have old farm ponds in them and could hold some pretty good size bass.
I know, I lived in a development where I had a pond that was at my propriety line and have some good size bass , bluegill, crappies and flathead catfish. There was one large catfish that was the target of the community to catch and land and for the 10 years that I lived on that pond it was never landed. It was hooked a lot of times but would break the line or throw the hook when you got it within 2 foot of shore. It had to weigh a good 20 pounds. The bass where in the 1 to 3 pound range and the bluegill and crappie around a half to 1 pound. Everyone that lived next to the pond did fish and release. Now not all ponds will have this type or size of fish. You just have to find out what is there.
So I can tell you from first hand experience, you can have a lot of fun from these ponds, just git on line and do a little detective work and enjoy a quick fishing trip without the trip.
Let me begin by saying I am not a fisherman that fishes for Muskie but that does not me mean that I can’t write about Muskie fishing. Now dose it? With all kinds of help on the internet these days and basic common knowledge of fishing.
Muskie is a fish that is best caught when the water temperature is colder, so we would think in the summer that they would not be as ready a target fish but if one would just go back to the basics along with the use of the latest lure and electronics that fisherman have these days.
OK, here we go with the basics and by the way this can work with what ever kind of species of fish you are on the hunt for. There are two main concerns: structural targets and presentation . Structure come first before presentation as presentation must adapt to structure. Structure can be simply broken as shoreline and open water. Shoreline fish holding structures: weeds, emergent vegetation, rocks, wood, sand, sharp breaklines and channel edges. Open structure: food. Muskies are predators and once they are big enough not to be food for other predators they pretty much can eat what they want. So in open water you want to find the food source and zero in on that to hook into Muskie, of course the main thing to consider is the presents of Muskie.
So remember the basics and good fishing for Muskies in the summer.
William
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Welcome to my new Web site that will deal with everything with fishing. Why would I want to start a new site dealing with fishing when there are so many on the web already? I have just retired and find that I have the time now to get into my life long interest of fishing and looking forward to giving out useful info and getting information out that other sites are not. I am also looking forward to receiving comments on places, preferred baits, guide services and whatever you as a reader would like to share with others.
Please continue to check back to see what topics are being added continuesly along with any new comments that have posted by others. If you fish we want to hear from you. A few of categories that will be up for discussion will be: safe boating classes, different types of knots used and favorite fishing spots to just name a few.
As a youngster I did as much fishing as I could and even worked in a bait shop (for free) just to be around people who fished and always had a good story to tell and some of those stories I would say where a bit of a tall tale, if you know what I mean but as I became a nine to five guy there just didn’t seem to be the time for me to be fishing. While you are here and checked out the articles, take a minute and look at the Shop Tab and check out the stores that we have. As we all know, you get your best deals on line and without leaving home to stand in a checkout line when you could be sharing fishing with like minded people.
One of the most popular and the easiest place to learn about fishing is in a lake. Lakes can be fished from a dock or on the shore but the most common way to fish a lake is in a boat. Certain fish can only be found in lakes like several species of bass, catfish, perch and walleye are best fished for in lakes. This is not the only place to find these fish it is where they are most commonly fished for. 
Sockeye salmon are also fished for in lakes because that is where they return to spawn. Lake fishing is also a great place to get kids involved in fishing and many lakes are planted each year with thousands of fish right before the opening of fishing season. This planting makes it easier to catch fish which is what fishing is all about. If you want to have a great time with the family
do some lake fishing and when you are done you can have a picnic or barbecue on the beach afterwards. There are many fishermen who keep their fishing just to lake fishing and have great success each and every year. Lake fishing is different than river fishing and does not always require casting like on a river or stream. You can cast but you can also let your line sit there and relax a bit.
