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Tips, tide guides, and fishing knowledge to help you catch more fish.

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Destinations β€’ 15 min read

25 Best Fishing Lakes in America (Free Depth Maps)

Explore the 25 best fishing lakes in the U.S. with free depth maps, top species, and tips for each lake.

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Lake Maps & Skills β€’ 10 min read

How to Read a Lake Depth Map for Fishing

Learn to read contour lines, find drop-offs, channels, and structure that hold bass, crappie, and walleye.

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Destinations β€’ 11 min read

10 Best Fishing Lakes in Indiana (Maps & Tips)

Discover the best fishing lakes in Indiana β€” Monroe, Patoka, Brookville, and more with depth maps and local tips.

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Lake Maps & Skills β€’ 10 min read

How to Find Fish Using Lake Structure

Use points, drop-offs, humps, and creek channels to find fish β€” a practical guide to reading structure on depth maps.

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Seasonal Guide β€’ 10 min read

Spring Bass Fishing: Using Lake Maps to Find Pre-Spawn Bass

Use depth maps to find where bass stage on creek channels, secondary points, and flats before spawning.

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Fishing Tips β€’ 9 min read

Best Time to Fish for Bass

Seasonal and daily guide to when bass bite β€” time of day, water temp, moon phase, and weather patterns.

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Science & Theory β€’ 8 min read

Fishing Barometric Pressure β€” Does It Really Matter?

How rising, falling, and stable barometric pressure affects fish behavior β€” and how to use it.

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Beginner Guide β€’ 11 min read

How to Fish for Beginners β€” Complete Guide

Everything you need to start fishing: gear, knots, bait, casting, where to go, and how to catch your first fish.

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Science & Theory β€’ 8 min read

What Moon Phase Is Best for Fishing?

How the moon affects fish feeding, which phases are best, and how to use solunar theory for better trips.

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Seasonal Guide β€’ 9 min read

Spring Fishing Tips β€” What to Know

Water temperatures, seasonal patterns, and bait choices for bass, crappie, and trout as lakes warm up.

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Fishing Tips β€’ 8 min read

Best Bait for Pond Fishing

Live bait, soft plastics, and lures that actually catch bass, bluegill, and catfish in small ponds.

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Skills β€’ 10 min read

How to Read Water for Fishing

Find fish faster by reading current seams, structure, depth changes, and feeding zones in any water.

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Species Guide β€’ 9 min read

Crappie Fishing Tips and Techniques

Find schools of slabs with the right jigs, techniques, and seasonal patterns for crappie fishing.

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Gear & Techniques β€’ 10 min read

Kayak Fishing for Beginners

Choosing a kayak, essential gear, safety tips, and techniques for catching fish from a kayak.

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Fishing Tips β€’ 9 min read

Night Fishing Tips β€” How to Fish After Dark

Best baits, gear, safety advice, and techniques for bass, catfish, and walleye after dark.

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Fishing Tips β€’ 10 min read

When Is the Best Time to Go Fishing? (Tide & Moon Guide)

Learn how tides, moon phases, solunar periods, and barometric pressure affect your catch rate.

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Beginner Guide β€’ 9 min read

How to Read a Tide Chart for Fishing (Beginner's Guide)

A complete beginner's walkthrough of tide charts β€” high, low, spring, neap, and how to use them.

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Destinations β€’ 12 min read

15 Best Gulf Coast Fishing Spots (Hidden Gems)

Explore 15 incredible Gulf Coast fishing destinations across Florida, Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama.

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Science & Theory β€’ 8 min read

What Is a Solunar Fishing Forecast? (And Does It Actually Work?)

The science behind solunar theory, major and minor feeding periods, and whether it really helps you catch fish.