Autumn is one of the best times of the year to catch big northern pike on fly and light tackle. During the mid-summer heat, pike hunker down in deep pockets of cool water, making them tough to find and target. However, when the leaves change and...
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What's the best time of the year for striped bass fishing? Most anglers will tell you late May-June, when hundreds of thousands of stripers blanket parts of the east coast on their way to summer feeding grounds off coastal Massachusetts and...
For many anglers, Labor Day marks the end of the fishing season. Rods are hung, reels stripped, and waders stored, not to be dusted off again until the spring melt. This is a mistake, because while trout are often harder to come...
The tarpon broke the surface for the first time, porpoising a good 3 feet out of the water, shaking its head with almost unfathomable strength. "GET DOWN GET DOWN!" my guide yelled from the platform. I immediately bent down, pointed my rod at...
For many anglers on the east coast, September means one thing … false albacore. Catching these torpedoes is one of the most exhilarating pursuits the Northeast has to offer. A favorite of fly and light tackle anglers for their ferocious eats...
Bass are the most popular gamefish in the United States by a wide margin, yet for fly anglers, they are often overlooked. This is a missed opportunity, because smallmouth bass can present some of the best exciting fly fishing of...
Fly fishing reels have advanced lightyears in the last decade, and drag systems have been at the forefront of that innovation. Perhaps no advancement in recent memory has proved more influential than the fully sealed drag system. But what does a "sealed drag" actually...
By Jonathan de Boer It’s been a long time since I have fished in a competitive nature, and what better way to make my return to the ring then by jumping head first into the largest fly fishing tournament in...
Take a look at any spinning reel in your local tackle shop and you'll find the the number of ball bearings it contains listed on the tag, ranging anywhere from 3 to 14. But do you know what purpose these ball bearings...
It's no secret largemouth bass are the most popular game fish in America. They inhabit nearly every state of the Lower 48, have an appetite for anything that swims, floats or pops, and are an absolute joy to catch. For fly fishing anglers, bass...
Cheeky Ambassador Brad Bohen hoists an enormous musky in WI Muskies didn't earn the nickname "fish of 10,000" casts for no reason. Muskellunge are some of the most fickle fish in our waters. For decades, these freshwater beasts have driven anglers mad by...
Cheeky Endorsed Guide Will Mook's puppy Rangeley meets her first brook trout Fishing with your dog is one of those things that on the surface seems just about perfect. It's a combination of many angler's favorite things - fishing, the outdoors,...