Can You Still Catch Trout in October? Yes – If You Know Where to Look
River trout seasons are closing by October, but stillwater trout fishing can be some of the best of the year if you know where to go.
From the Bank
What Bait Actually Works Best for Trout? My Honest Ranking
Where bait fishing for trout is permitted, here’s my honest ranking of what actually produces, based on years of fishing the day-ticket waters that allow it.
Is There Really a Trick to Catching Fish? My Honest Answer After Twenty Years
People want a secret hack. The real answer is less exciting but far more useful, and it’s taken me years to fully trust it.
The Best Conditions I’ve Ever Fished (And Why I Now Plan Around Them)
Certain conditions consistently produce my best sessions – here’s the pattern I’ve come to trust and plan trips around.
The Worst Time I’ve Ever Gone Fishing (and What It Taught Me About Conditions)
A genuinely miserable blank taught me more about reading conditions than most of my good sessions combined.
What Smell Actually Attracts Fish? Separating the Real Science from Tackle Shop Myth
Fish rely on smell more than most anglers appreciate – here’s what actually seems to work and why, based on what I’ve seen work over the years.
If Someone Asked Me the Easiest Way to Start Fishing, Here’s What I’d Say
Twenty years in, this is the advice I actually give people asking how to get into fishing, stripped of everything unnecessary.
What a Bad Session Taught Me About Watercraft
Sometimes the sessions that teach you the most are the ones where nothing goes right – here’s what one genuinely miserable blank taught me.
Fishing the Close Season: What Anglers Actually Do When Rivers Are Off-Limits
The coarse close season on rivers doesn’t mean fishing stops – it just means it moves. Here’s how I spend those three months.
Reading Water: What Twenty Years of Pike Fishing Taught Me
The single skill that’s improved my pike fishing more than any tackle or bait change: learning to read where fish actually are.