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USGS Real-Time Water Data

While sitting in the truck yesterday, looking at the frozen St. Joe River and then seeing all that water coming over the Elkhart dam, I got to wondering if there was a way to check water levels of the river near me. And no, that rock strike that tore apart my prop and bent the [...]

Fish-N-Fool Knot pt. 2

We just got back from what can only be described as a disastrous fishing trip, too much driving, too much drama, and tough fishing, but more on that later..
First I wanted to update a previous post about the Fish-N-Fool knot.. I had previously said that I thought that the knot was hard to tie.. After [...]

Knot Wars

I am the first to admint that I pretty much suck at tieing knots.. I never really got that part in Boy Scouts.. And I think that I have had more knots fail than line breaks.. I know, sadness abounds..
Fortunately for me the guys at North American Fisherman Magazine are running knot wars again this [...]

Fishing Barbless

For the last few years I’ve been fishing barbless. Dave introduced me to fishing this way on a trip to Short Lake near Armstrong Station, Ontario, and I haven’t looked back.
What is barbless fishing?
Barbless fishing is exactly what it sounds like, fishing with hooks that don’t have barbs. In most cases we take a normal [...]