Fishing rod

Half the battle of becoming proficient in fly-fishing is learning to effectively fish the stream you are on. Part of effectively fishing a stream is choosing what flies to use. This paper will talk about the river conditions, as well as climate and season as means of selecting your lures. If the water is at a normal level and current speed, with a temperature above 50 degrees, then you will usually be safe in choosing any fly. If the water is shallow or more slow moving, then choose a dry fly.…

Skagit Valley Lakes: Fishing in Skagit County The lakes in and around Skagit County offer some of the best fishing in Washington state, whether you prefer to fish from the shore or on the water in your boat. Here’s a brief look at some of the most popular in the area. Big Lake If fishing is your bucket of worms, then Big Lake has some great mid-year options. From April to October, you’ve got a good chance of snagging black crappie, largemouth bass or yellow perch. With a few salmon and a…

I had my hand on the reel, I moved the rod back and then forward while I let go of the line. The crankbait softly hit the surface of the water. I waited a few seconds, suddenly I saw my line move so I jerked my pole upward and yelled, “fish on”! My dad quickly grabbed the net to land the fish. The slimy, brown, 4lb fish was my first catch of the day. Last summer my dad and I went to Green Bay, WIsconsin for a fishing trip. This was my first time going there so I didn't know what to expect. The…

with a love for fishing and a crush on the seventeen-year-old girl next door. His love for Sheila soon comes into conflict with his passion for fishing. In this Journal I will be looking at his choice between his two loves and how it turns out for him. As I go on with the story I see that the narrator has to make a choice between the bass or Sheila, so I wonder which one? Maybe he’ll pick the bass.One reason is because he invests a lot of time in fishing. Putting a rod in the the water…

The essay “Once More to the Lake” by E.B. White is about how he takes a trip back to the lake where his family spent their summers. He decides to take his son back with him. On the way to the lake the father starts to wonder if anything has changed at the lake. When him and his son get to the lake he starts to remember the time he spent at the lake when he was younger. The main idea of the essay is that there are always memories that will give you the illusion that you are in the past but no…

summer vacation and I found myself on the docks of Point Pleasant preparing to board the Norma Kay III for a morning fishing excursion. The air smelled of salt as I helped my dad and grandfather unload our cooler and equipment out of the back of the car. As I looked out on the gray ocean in the early morning light the upcoming day looked promising. I had never gone deep sea fishing before, and my mind was filled with images of me hauling in flounder after flounder and having the time of my life.…

Once you have categorized your lures, and deciphered the specific fishing situation, lure choices start to immediately fall into a logical place. The right tool for the right job now becomes more apparent. Once you've reached this point, the right kind of experimenting can make the difference in triggering strikes. What I'm getting at is -- this is the time to try various sizes, and colors of lures that fall into those correct categories until you hit on something that the muskies truly favor.…

A Fishing trip, to the moon “Lets go Mikey,” Noah shouted as he grabbed a fishing pole. Noah and Mikey are going fishing and hope to catch a huge fish. Its 1965 and they are both 13 and are good friends. Mikey is a big fisherman and has blond curly hair.He has also been to the bassmaster classic elite series to watch the weight in and the same year he got to go to tennessee for the jr nationals where he got 32nd place out of 50 people.Noah loves to play soccer and fish if he has time!…

snatching my KVD Midnight Sexy Frog Lure instead of a live frog. But little did I know this was not going to be as easy as I thought. Slam, the old truck door closes after I grab my tackle. My Lews Tournament MG on a Denali Lithium 7’2” Medium-Heavy rod is the perfect froggin combo and i'm ready to catch a trophy. I get about 10 good cast when all the sudden I hear what sounds like a boulder drop in the water but the fisher in me knows it isn’t a boulder it is a HUGE fish. I clumsily walk…

up in valuable life lessoned learned, especially when you are trapped in a boat, battling six-foot waves. First, Jerry Saum has always been a man who does not like to sit and be lazy. Instead, Jerry urged Steve Hartwig, my dad, and myself to go fishing on an extremely windy day. We all piled in the Silverado, Jerry making jokes and telling stories, most of which follow the guidelines of “What happens up North, stays up North.” During the thirteen-mile trek to Red Lake, Jerry talked about how…