Ronnie's Freshwater Fishing Blog May 2006 Archive

Bobbie Jean Graham says: "This 34" long and 18" girth stripe Bass I caught May 14, 2006 fishing with a blue gill. Did not have anything with me at the ... Read More

Louie Bartenfield, Jr. fishes in North Georgia and catches some big spotted bass. Here are some pictures of him with some of them, including a 6 pound 2 ounce ... Read More

These polls test your knowledge of global warming - with a twist. This is a good example of push poling or pollaganda - getting the answers you want by the ... Read More

I miss the bears. When I was growing up back in the 1950s and early 1960s my family took a vacation to the north Georgia mountains every summer. For a ... Read More

Shawn caught a big carp then it got away, but it impressed him enough to make him want to catch more. And it convinced him to start using braided line. Ultralight ... Read More

From Captain Jim Hirt Finding and consistently producing fish is the goal of every fisherman every trip out on the water. The question is how can it be done? This article ... Read More

My son and I started fishing about a year and a half ago. He's eight, so it's perfect. He thinks fishing all the time. New lures are his hobby. Previous ... Read More

Two bass fishermen were killed at Lake Walter F. George a few years ago. They were killed in an avoidable "incident" that would not have happened if the rules of ... Read More

Take this poll on what safety items you carry in your boat. How do your answers compare to others? Safety Items In Your Boat?

I always put on my live jacket and make sure my kill switch is hooked up when I crank the gas motor on my boat. Something that happened when ... Read More

A few weekends ago at Clark’s Hill, I left the ramp at Mistletoe State Park Sunday afternoon headed back to my trailer at Raysville Boat Club. I was running down ... Read More

Memorial Day is often considered the start of the boating season so it is a good time to talk about laws and rules for safe boating. I am constantly amazed ... Read More

The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) recognizes eleven species of catfish for records and an additional three kinds of bullheads for records. I can't tell why they don't call a ... Read More

Baitcasting reels are very popular and work better than other kinds of fishing reels for some kinds of fishing. Baitcasting Reels - Good, Bad and Ugly of Baitcasting Reels - Using ... Read More

Jeff caught this big trout in the Toe River near Burnsville, NC while fishing with his daughter Dallie. It hit a yellow sonic Rooster Tail. This is the latest picture ... Read More

Tony Hill fishes north Georgia lakes and does well in tournaments. He fishes with Castaway Rods and uses a variety of baits. This is a picture of him ... Read More

I went fishing for shellcracker at Clarks' Hill the week after Easter last year. Although we caught only a few fish on that trip since it was too early, it ... Read More

Slick skinned with sharp spines that will stick right through your hand, catfish are hard to handle. Their beady eyes and wide mouth make them less than lovely to look ... Read More

Blueback herring are a great baitfish for bass in freshwater but they can cause long term problems for lakes. Here is some information about bluebacks and what they can ... Read More

Shawn says: "I have to wonder why more people don’t fish with ultra light gear. If your not fishing a tournament or fishing to eat why wouldn’t you want that ... Read More

I won first place in the Georgia Outdoor Writers Association Excellence in Craft competition in Electronic Media for this article. It is about the signs PETA put up for ... Read More

What are the best bass lures of all time? Here are my picks of the best eight types of lures. Do you agree? What is your favorite? Did ... Read More

Ed Lane catches a lot of bass on the Flint River in Georgia. Here are some pictures of some of his catches - a keeper shoalie, a keeper ... Read More

My mom loved to fish as much as her mother, and we spent many wonderful days together catching fish. There was a state fishing area near our house and we ... Read More

Cathy Lewandowski tells how she continues the fishing legacy started by her mother - and should make every parent realize how important fishing with their children is for both parent ... Read More

My mom died on November 19, 2000. About four years before that we started noticing something was not quite right with her, and soon realized she was developing Alzheimer's ... Read More

I don't know if my mother instilled my love of fishing in me or if she just allowed it to grow. Either way, I got it from her and her ... Read More

About Saltwater Fishing Guide's grandson James on Lake Okeechobee. Several folks from Ron's church went fishing and there are a series of pictures of their catches in this album.James ... Read More

The top fishermen know that when the action stops or never starts its time to spread the tackle and work all the different types of fish. If this sounds strange, ... Read More

Jeff Froelich caught this smallmouth on Lake Ontario. This picture has been added to the bass gallery - send me some of your bass pictures to add here.Jeff Froelich with ... Read More

Sarah caught this bass on ultralight tackle. This gallery has several pictures of Sarah and Shawn with fish they have caught on ultralilght tackle. Send in some of your ... Read More