By Andrew Ragas
As the seasons undergo a change, a pattern often overlooked by northern bass anglers takes place. Beginning during the pre-turnover stages of the fall cooldown period, schools of yellow perch gravitate to shallow vegetation for sanctuary and feeding. On the prowl, hungry wolfpacks of smallmouths counter. (more…)
By Andrew Ragas
In the year 1981, the British rock group, The Clash, wrote the number one single, “Should I Stay or Should I Go.” My trip partner for this adventure, Johnny Amato, and I kept singing the same question in early to mid summer 2014. Should I stay or should I go? (more…)
During my last two weeks on the water, the dog days of summer prematurely turned to early autumn as waves of coldfronts hammered the north, lowering our warm 80 degree surface temperatures from the first week of the month by as much as ten degrees or more. The fishing has remained good to very good for bass, and even improved for muskies despite short windows all relating to weather fronts or moon phases. I’ve covered 15 more lakes since my last writing and here’s all that’s been happening from my neck of the woods. (more…)
