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Sports & Recreation > Freshwater Fishing Bass fishing and rubber worms: 1 of 15
Bass fishing and rubber worms go hand in hand. You can spend your money on fancy, shiny, spinning lures, but the rubber worm has been my choice ever since the day that I hooked the biggest largemouth bass I had ever seen. It was about midday and me and my brother, Jim, had gotten into one of our frequent arguments. We were b... More..
Sports & Recreation > Fly Fishing Trout fishing in rivers and streams: 1 of 9
Trout fishing in rivers and streams has become my passion. Ponds and lakes were all over the place where I lived when I was a young girl and was where I liked to fished. I thought nothing could beat it. I was so wrong. It was years ago midsummer when I actually got my first look at a trout stream and it was love at first sig... More..
Sports & Recreation > Fishing (Other) Women and fishing: 2 of 16
Women and fishing doesn't go together very well, or at least that's what Michelle was told by her husband, Billy, and of course, she had to prove him wrong. They had been married only three months when they drove away from the apartment looking forward to a week of trout fishing in the mountains. The cabin was completely fur... More..
Sports & Recreation > Saltwater Fishing Deep-sea fishing experiences in Florida's Gulf Coast: 3 of 14
Vacationing in central Florida with my wife and thirteen-year-old son, I read a brochure on deep sea fishing in the Tampa Bay area. It was the last day of our vacation and since we all loved to fish and had never been deep sea fishing, we decided to give it a try. The ocean was a bluish green with just a light chop when we a... More..
Sports & Recreation > Camping Which provides for a better camping experience: RVs or tent-camping?: 10 of 42
When it comes to camping, whether it's RVs or tent-camping, deciding which will provide the greatest experience is a matter of personal choice and circumstances. However, if you've never experienced either and need advice, I can help you because I have experienced the best and worst of both. The very first time that Bill and... More..
Sports & Recreation > Freshwater Fishing Best ice fishing destinations in the US: 1 of 4
The best ice fishing destinations in the U.S. can be found in the northeast where the conditions are perfect for those fishing adventures out on the ice. And come winter, most of the more popular places are well stocked and waiting for you. There are too many great ice fishing places around the region to list them all, but t... More..
Sports & Recreation > Fly Fishing Trout fishing tricks and tips: 4 of 15
It was late June in the North Carolina Mountains when Bob left the camper early that morning. There's nothing like the sound of a rushing trout stream to draw someone out of a warm sleeping bag. He had camped just a few feet from the stream and it woke him before daylight, beckoning him and his fishing pole. Scrambling down ... More..
Sports & Recreation > Freshwater Fishing How to fish for a catfish: 4 of 15
How to catch a catfish is something you learn early in the Deep South because we love pan-fried catfish and hush puppies. I've been catching catfish since I was a child and my brothers and I get together with our dad and go cat-fishing every Sunday after church. There are lakes and streams all over the place where I come fro... More..
Sports & Recreation > Freshwater Fishing Getting started with ice fishing: 2 of 7
My husband was surprised to say the least when I told him I was going ice fishing over the weekend, and even more surprised when I told him he couldn't go. It all started when a friend at work asked me how my ice fishing was going. She didn't seem the type to go in for such a thing and I couldn't imagine what made her think ... More..
Sports & Recreation > Camping How to get ready for camping trips in the mountains: 5 of 16
It was about four years ago when Bill, my husband, talked me into taking our vacation in the Smokey Mountains. We loaded our gear and four boys, ages seven to thirteen, into the Suburban and headed for Cherokee, North Carolina. The thick forests were breathtaking as we made our way along the Blue Ridge Parkway up the mountai... More..