This post goes back a few years, like about 45 years.

My younger brother and I were fosters kids and for a few years we lived on a farm in central Ontario. They had a huge farm and a river ran through the back of the farm where the forest began. We spent as much time as we could playing around the river and jumping off the bridge. It was a lot of fun and great memories of time that wasn’t the best for us.

Well one day we were back at the river and followed it to the bridge. People fished the river all the time but this particular day these two men were fishing pike and had left their young son up on the bridge with his little fishing rod, expecting him to just play while they, the men, fished.

About 20 minutes, well I am just guessing as I was just a kid back then myself, but it wasn’t long and this little kid started screaming that the had a fish. His dad and the other guy came running. John and I were laughing and almost as excited as the kid was.

I remember thinking that the kid was going to fall in because he had his fishing rod and half his body sticking through the fence railing.

His dad thought it was a catfish and didn’t really hurry even though this little guy was holding of for dear life. Then the fish jumped and it was a pretty big pike and not just a catfish. That dad all of a sudden started moving a lot faster.

Them managed to catch the pike and then the next thing I heard was the dad trying to convince the kid to give him the pike and to not tell his mother he caught it. He even offered the kid money but money didn’t mean anything to him at his age.

While I was sitting here thinking back to that day I remember that one year John and I had fireworks. I was sticking the little firecrackers in the railing of the bridge and lighting them. It was great fun until I realized that the bridge had caught fire.

I did my best to get water from the river and put it out but all I had was my hat and it wouldn’t hold much water by the time I got back on the bridge. This bridge was right close to the the next side road, fortunately. A guy driving by on the other road saw the smoke and myself freaking out and saved the day.

I never told my foster parents as it would have been a death sentence and that guy never told on us either.

That old wooden bridge has long since been replaced by a steel bridge.

Fish finders aren’t just for commercial trawlers anymore. Weekend warriors everywhere are now using these sonar devices to take the guesswork out of finding areas where fish are feeding. No matter what kind of fish you’re looking for or what kind of water you’re fishing in, a locating device is a great piece of equipment to have with your fishing gear. The Eagle fish finder is quickly becoming the trophy tool among avid fishermen because of its design and accuracy. It’s ideal for small boats and is very reasonable in price. If you want fish finders explained, then read on, as the pros and cons of the Eagle will be weighed to help you decide if it’s the right product for you.

There are several different styles of the Eagle fish finder and all are quite easy to use and reasonably priced. Due to its size and lightweight construction this device can be used on small boats including float tubes, kayaks and canoes. The transducer, the operational piece of the fish locator, mounts onto the vessel using a suction cup. Because of its durable and water-resistant casing, this convenient device can be utilized in both freshwater and harsh saltwater settings. An added benefit of this piece of equipment is the screen design. It is bright and readable – even in full daylight. The Eagle ranges in price from around $100-$500 and comes with a one year manufacturers warranty.

Like the Garmin fishfinders, the Humminbird fishfinders and the Lowrance fishfinders, the Eagle fish finder depends on the transducer for its effectiveness. The transducer emits the sonar signal that detects fish, weeds and underwater structures beneath your boat. The signal bounces back to the boat and is read on the screen. With its 20 degree cone angle transducer mounting, the Eagle offers up to 60 degrees of fish detection and also has a high sensitivity setting to allow you to locate more fish.

Among the Eagle’s biggest selling points is user-friendliness. As soon as you have arrived at a possible fishing site, switch on your fish locator. The equipment will show the distance downward and water temperature to around 600 feet in the screen’s corner. The sonar chart will scroll and display everything directly underneath the watercraft as you drift or troll for schools of fish. By using the menu options you can adjust the sensitivity of the apparatus. The fish will be displayed as a straight line if you are stopped.

It’s important to remember that sonar can sometimes be fooled by branches and other floating debris. Still, portable fish finders can greatly improve your odds of landing a trophy fish. Yet if you really are a fishing enthusiast, then don’t become entirely dependant on sonar. Part of the fun of the sport is using your instincts and tracking down schools of fish. However, when you do want a little help, the Eagle fish finder is a great tool to have.

Need help deciding on the right fish finder? From the Lowrance HDS-10 fishfinder/GPS chartplotter to the Eagle FishEasy color compact, there are fish finder reviews to make the choice easier for you.

Getting tired of fishing all the same ole spots over and over? Perhaps you haven’t given fly fishing a try yet. Once I was introduced to the sport of fly fishing my fishing experience changed considerably.

For those fishers who have only ever used a spinning rod it’s time to give fly fishing a go, you can thank me later.

Fly fishing is fun and exciting and when you hook that first fish you’re going to see a whole new angle to fishing.

You only have to understand a few simple things and you will be fly fishing and catching in just a few short minutes. It’s not rocket science.

Be sure you have the fly fishing supplies you need, nothing sucks more than to go fishing and find left things behind. I like to visit all the fly fishing stores in our city and any other city I happen to pass through but I also like to check out eBay for some great deals. I do try to keep my money in our local economy of course.

Of course eBay isn’t the only place online that you can buy fly fishing supplies but that’s for another post.

I wasn’t fly fishing for a week and I was already tying my own flies for catching brook trout. Yes you can even get fly tying supplies on eBay if you don’t have shops locally.

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One popular largemouth bass bait fishing technique that thousands of bass fisherman use every year is fishing with top water lures and plugs. These bass baits catch largemouth bass by the hundreds every year.

If you are thinking about taking up largemouth bass fishing do not overlook the importance of top water lures and plugs. You won’t regret learning to fish these bass baits once you see a largemouth bass break water on the end of your line you will be hooked for life! When conditions are right large mouth bass are on the feed and will hit top water lures and plugs quite frequently. Water temperatures need to be above 60 degrees farenheight for this to occur. Top water bass plugs work best either late in the evening or early in the morning but they will also strike at top water baits if they are in very heavy cover in the middle of the day.

Some of the most popular top water bass baits include bass buzz baits, snag proof top water imitation frogs bass baits, bass chugger baits, bass stick baits, bass jitter bug baits, and bass prop baits.

Largemouth bass buzz baits have a very large blade that spins and planes water out to both sides of the lure. Buzz baits need to be retrieved slowly and steadily, but do not stop reeling because they will sink. Frogs and soft rubber or plastic rats need to have hooks that are weed less for fishing on top of heavy weed cover.

Stick baits are long, thin plugs that are weighted on the tail end The weighted end gives the top water plug a side to side motion. Prop baits look exactly like stick baits except they either have a propeller on one end or both. You fish bass prop baits by with twitches and then a pause, twitches and then a pause.

Chuggers have a concave or flat face that when you jerk it through eh water it will splash on both sides of the lure. Bass chuggers are typically fished with a series of quick twitches.

Jitterbug largemouth bass bait fishing plugs have a very wide face plate or arm that will make the bass bait wobble and crawl through he water. You will want to fish a jitterbug bass bait by using a slow and a steady retrieve.

There are many popular top water retrieves that work well when fishing top water bass baits. You can use the twitch and pause technique which works best when fishing prop baits and chuggers. Chuggers can also be fished using a series of twitches with no pause in between. To retrieve a bass stick bait hold your rod low then give the bass bait a series of evenly spaced jerks that make the bait’s head swing back and forth through the water. This retrieve is commonly called “ walking the dog”

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