By Captain Jim HirtSalmon in particular and many other species can be especially finicky and difficult to catch. As all types of fish are unique in their habitat there is some common threads in their DNA. The common factors and threads are the parts of the puzzle that, when fitted together, will solve some of your most difficult questions. Now let's explore the common threads....
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Salmon On Spoons And Why!By Captain Jim HirtWith a few pointers and the reason behind them you may find spoons as a great addition to your salmon fishing arsenal.Over twenty-five years in the pursuit of salmon has brought me to the conclusion that no single approach is the answer to salmon success. ...
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Planer Boards As Your Primary Trolling Tool.By Captain Jim Hirt Water in our ecosystem has gone from low visibility to extremely clear. With this change of environment the angler must evolve in his presentation to produce consistently. This article will talk you through a very effective way to meet these demands for sunny conditions with spooky fish....
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By Captain Jim HirtLet me explain how to be more productive by following some basic rules and using basic tools. Activity and habits of fish are dictated by many variables. A rather basic approach will put you on fish and keep you there. I will cover how to find the most productive zones by species Article number one covered Chinook now let's look at Brown Trout as it app...
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It was about 8:00 A.M. Sunday morning the last week of October 2004 when I got the phone call. " Its on! Lets go! " It was the excited voice of one of my new fishing buddys. "OK let me sweet talk the wife and call you right back" I replied. ...
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Milwaukee Fishing Lake Michigan Salmon Report 6/23/09By Capt. Jim HirtLate June the action on Lake Michigan out of Milwaukee has moved offshore. The surface temperature is up to 61 degrees and the fish are deeper and scattered. Go deep and fish for Chinook, Coho, Rainbow and Lake Trout. Photo is Debbie Boettchel and her 19.5 pound Chinook.Patterns and progr...
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I have used worms, liver, minnows, shrimp, cray fish, hotdogs, bluegill, dip bait, grasshoppers and Lord knows how many other things for channel catfish bait over the years. These days if the boat goes out it always has worms, dip bait and cut bait on board. Of these three, cut bait is the #1 choice. Worms catch anything and everything that swims. Dip bait can be the best bait in the bo...
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Milwaukee Fishing Lake Michigan Salmon Reports 5/19/2009By Capt. Jim HirtMay fishing is improving and action on Chinooks has been good. We have been out everyday for the six days. Tons of baitfish around and this should crank up the action.Patterns and program under 35 feetHere are two different options for fishing, which sho...
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Heres my first posting on carp fishing UK style, I'll be adding to it every other day if you guys think this is something you would be interested in.  In the Uk we do a lot of baiting up to get the carp in the area of where we are fishing. A good way to do this and one I think you guys could do is to use ingredients that you can find in most stores...
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I have caught blues in 55' of water drifting. If that's where they are, no reason it should not work. I've covered the boat rig, I've covered the rod/reel/line rig. Now the hard part -- where to fish. This will be a bit "non exact". You all know as well as I do that we can't always think like a catfish and sometimes (no matter how hard we think or what we do) we get skunked....
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One of the most over looked fish holding locations know to man is the infamous CAUSEWAY ..Made from rock usually laid down to build a road from one side of a lake to another are one the most active catfish locations on within a body of water ..Anglers usually over look this spot for several reasons long walk , high winds ,not to comfortable of sitting a...
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