When it comes to catching trout in streams, lakes or ponds bait is hard to beat. Bait is anything that is a natural source of food for a trout. Good examples of bait are worms, minnows and insects. There are some general rules you should follow to meet with success when using baits for trout. ...
Raising nightcrawlers isn’t difficult but there’s more to it than just dumping them in a bed and waiting. Earthworms require certain living conditions to keep them alive and healthy and to grow to maturity so they will reproduce. The worm wrangler must be vigilant, and maintain ideal feeding, soil conditions, and moisture levels to successfully ...
One of the hardest things for an angler to do is figure out the best fish bait for a given fishing situation. In this article I will outline 3 common fishing situations and a fishing bait or two that is effective in that particular fishing situation. From this information you will be able to decide ...
When my father, brother, and I used to go fishing when I was a kid, we basically used worms and minnows for bait. Dad and I always had a friendly fishing contest going on. The contest led me to dig deep into the worm container in an effort to try to find the biggest worm ...
Have you ever fished with a cured salmon eggs fish bait before? Do you know how effective they can be at catching the larger game fish like muskellunge, largemouth bass, salmon and lake trout? Well, now here is an easy recipe you can use to make your own cured salmon eggs so that you will ...
When it comes to fishing for smallmouth bass there are many different types of bait available. As a matter of fact there are thousands of different baits that can be used to catch smallmouth bass. In this article I’m going to explore some of the most effective baits to use when fishing for these bronze ...
One day close to April Fools’ Day a coworker and I thought it would be a good idea if we followed one of our coworkers home. So I had the other guy cover for me, and waited for her to leave. After I got back we decided when to make our move. We got off ...
When I was a kid, and my father took my brother and me fishing, I always felt it was kind of “cheating” when we had to buy our bait. Dad would even groan at the bait store when he had to pay the high prices for night crawlers, earthworms, and minnows. But, my father was ...
Worm farming is gaining popularity. If you want to get into the business, you have to learn how to take care of red worms, which happen to be the best producers of fertilizer for the soil. To do that, you have to build your own worm bin. This consists of several boxes, shredded newspaper, and ...
