Fish Facts: Giant Damsel – Microspathodon Dorsalis

Giant Damsel as the name implies is huge for a damsel fish. Most damsel fish raach only a few inches in length, but the Giant Damsel as you can see gets quite a bit larger. They range in the Pacific ocean from the central Gulf of California to the Galapagos islands and from north of australia … Read more

Fish Facts: Bigeye Scad – Selar Crumenophthalmus

The Bigeye Scad is bluish-green to green above fading to white below. They have a black spot at the rear of the gill plate and sometimes a yellowish stripe along the side of the body. Bigeye Scad are a schooling pelagic species that occurs in tropical inshore waters circumglobly.

My Incredible Kalahari Hunting Adventure

During October 2012 I was invited to my buddy Pieter du Plessis uncle’s farm in Botswana to hunt a trophy springbok, and to help with ‘pest control’ with the lion, leopard and cheetahs that are creating havoc among the livestock This farm is in the Ghanzi district, about 52km outside D’kar. Our campsite was near … Read more

Louisiana’s Birdfoot Delta

When it comes to fishing, few places can match the versatility of louisiana’s birdfoot delta. Mention the birdfoot Delta in any fishing circle, and you’ll get more than your share of puzzled looks. Yet this is the exact term geologist use to define the prolific area of Southeast Louisiana, better known as the Mississippi Delta … Read more

Fish Facts: Yellow Bullhead – Ameiurus natalis

Yellow bullheads range from the Great Lakes to Texas. Yellow bullheads make nests in mud bottoms to spawn. Both parents then guard the nest. The eggs hatch in less than a week. The young bullheads then school i tight schools which are guarded by parents. Yellow bullheads can be distinguished by the round to flat … Read more

In Tune With Tuna

“Tuna fishing the Gulf of Mexico at night doesn’t get any better than this…” Two hours of “chunking” for tuna proved fruitless that evening on the Midnight Lump, as the sun relentlessly glared down on us. What added to the aggravation were the long sunburned faces that wondered if fresh tuna would ever line their … Read more

Fish Facts: Spotted Sunfish – Lepomis Punctatus

The Spotted Sunfish are covered with small black spots. The spots on the body are very evenly distributed in horizontal rows giving the breast of the sunfish a very distinct look once you have seen a few of them. The color of Lepomis punctatus can range in color from black to red-orange males to yellow-brown … Read more

Lake Michigan Lure Set Ups

I would like to help you define when to use spoons, crankbaits, flasher flies, dodger flies, squids and a variety of other lures. The way I decide what to use is determined by many variables. Let’s look at each of them separately. What we are looking for is the right color, size and lure action … Read more