Columnists

Pulp fishing: A detective story

Don Barone

“When the night has come…” Dateline: Northern Open #1 “The streets were dark with something more than night.”Raymond Chandler I wish to believe, in no evil. I wish to believe,...

My luck on Cayuga

Alton Jones

If you fish long enough, you’ll see just about everything, and last week on Cayuga Lake I experienced something I’d never before seen. I’ll preface this by saying that, although...

All about plastics, part 1

John Crews

Plastic baits look simple enough. But like a lot of simple looking things there’s a ton of work behind every good one. Understanding a little about that work will help...

Surviving culture shock, part 2

Carl Jocumsen

In part 1 of this column, I talked about some of the language and cultural differences between Australia and the United States. Today I want to tell you how I...

It’s topwater season throughout the country, especially on our northern grass lakes. The bluegills are spawning nationwide and mayflies are hatching – all good ingredients for a good topwater bite....

Throw a stone in memory of an angler

Bryan Brasher

On Sunday afternoon, after a quick Father’s Day fishing trip with my dad, I wrote the name “Dylan Poche” on a rock and tossed it into the waters of Logan...

db: New York Blue

Don Barone

“I look to the sea…” Dateline: Cayuga Lake “The tides are in our veins.”~Robinson Jeffers The first drop of water I ever had in life was, New York Blue. New...

Sandbaggers, truth and lies

Fletcher Shryock

Every time I read the Elite Series pre-tournament reports, it’s pretty entertaining to me, and I enjoy the talents of some of the best sandbaggers in the world. You’ve probably...

What I like about fishing up north

Jason Christie

It feels like we’ve hopped the fence. As we head into the Bassmaster Elite Series event on Cayuga this week, we’re in this season’s home stretch. We’ve come over a...

How I will fish Cayuga Lake

Brandon Lester

This week we return to the Finger Lakes of upstate New York, specifically Cayuga Lake, for the seventh Elite Series event of the season. I fished here my rookie season...