Spring Fishing For Trout

In spring, just after ice out, Brook trout can be caught in a variety of areas. River fishing and stream fishing can be very productive at this time of year. But you need to keep an eye out for suckers. They will pool at the mouth of rivers where they enter the lake. Their eggs will provide Brookies with food source which will sometimes make you travel further upstream. You will need to move away from their food source to give you a better chance of hooking them.

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Spring Fishing for Pike & Musky

It may sound silly to say that Inland Northwest anglers have discovered "Esox" fishing. After all, the "Northern Pike" and its half brothers and sisters, the "Tiger Musky", have been around this neck of the woods for several years. Northern Pike were illegally introduced into the lateral lakes of the Coeur d'Alene river system in the 1970's with a mature pike fishery being pretty much established throughout all of Lake Coeur d'Alene by the 1980's. There is also a well-established Pike population in the Pend Orielle River system. While the debate rages over the negative impacts to the native species and established cold-water fisheries, the fact remains, the Northern Pike is probably here to stay. During a recent visit to Coeur d'Alene, "In-Fisherman" personality, "Al Lindner" was quoted as saying that the next U.S. record pike may very well come from Coeur d'Alene Lake.

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Spring Fishing Tips

There are few things that people enjoy more than the springtime. The smell in the air, the warming temperatures, the birds happily singing their songs, and of course for those of us who fish, getting out on the water after being "out of commission" for six months or so. In this article I'm going to discuss some spring fishing tips that every angler should keep in mind. These tips will not only help you catch more fish in the spring, some of them will help you catch more fish no matter what season it is.

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Spring Fishing Tips - 3 Tips For Trout Fishing During the Spring of the Year

Fishing in the spring is something that anglers look forward to all winter long. The problem with spring trout fishing is that anglers have to deal with many obstacles that they don't have to deal with when trout fishing during other seasons. Cold water temperatures, high and muddy water, and less than ideal weather conditions are just a few of the things spring trout fishing has in store for the average angler.

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Spring Crappie Fishing

Well folks now that the winter is near over and the ice is off most of the lakes, ponds, rivers and streams all we need to do know is wait for the crappie spawn to catch some big slab spring crappie. Wrong! You are missing out on some of the most amazing spring crappie fishing. The fishing pressure will be light because of the still very cold weather. If you can tolerate some very inclement weather you will experience some of the most amazing spring crappie fishing.

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