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The Best Trout Fishing Rods for the Money | 5 Budget Picks

If you love trout fishing but don’t want to break the bank, then this article is for you! Whether you are an experienced angler who is budget conscious or just starting out and don’t want to invest a ton yet – we have you covered. Below are 5 high quality, low dollar fishing rods that …

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Crappie Fishing After a Rain | An In-Depth Guide

Sometimes the weather just doesn’t cooperate with your fishing trip. So you’ve been cooped up waiting to go crappie fishing but it just won’t stop raining. Then, when it finally does and you hit the water – you can’t catch anything! This is something that happens to a lot of amateur and even professional anglers. …

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Top 5 Powerbait to catch stocked trout | COLOR & SCENT

There is no better bait to catch stocked trout than Powerbait. But when you got to a bait shop or look online you might get overwhelmed by the amount of options. They come in many different colors, scents, which should you choose? Well there is no one best Powerbait – though there is one best …

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Are rainbow trout endangered? ANSWERED!

There is maybe no freshwater fish as beautiful as the rainbow trout. With a bright pink stripe down the side, they truly are the prettiest freshwater fish you can catch. But how long will rainbow trout be around? Are they protected, endangered, extinct? The answer is no – rainbow trout are not endangered. Rainbow trout …

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A Complete Guide for the best size bluegill or panfish to keep and eat!

Many people love to eat bluegill, redear, sunfish, perch and many other species of panfish. And for good reason. They are easy to catch, plentiful through much of the United States, and taste great! But because they are one of the smallest species in most fisheries, most anglers don’t know what size is actually worth …

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How deep you should be fishing for trout this year!

Finding the depth to fish at is always a struggle for any fisherman, but trout may be one of the most difficult freshwater species to find the right depth. They move from shallow and deep water often and don’t really school in large groups like many other fish. But don’t fear, you can usually find …

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Everything you need to know to catch bluegill from deep water

What most people don’t know is that bluegill are in deep water as well as the shallow banks where most anglers catch them. And the ones in the deep water? They’re almost always bigger. But you have to approach them much differently than a shallow water bluegill. Bobbers and nightcrawlers aren’t going to work as …

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Everything you need to know about using crickets for bait

When people think of live bait to catch fish they often think of worms. But you may be surprised at just how many fish you can catch using insects as bait, especially crickets. You can catch trout, bluegill, crappie and many other types of fish using crickets. But the fishing rigs, how you hook the …

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The best colors to catch bluegill or any panfish

Many people seem to think that only natural baits (like nightcrawlers) can catch bluegill. Nothing could be further from the truth! There are many artificial lures that can catch bluegill all day long. But because people don’t know these lures well, they often don’t know the colors to choose. And bluegill eat lots of different …