I recently built a Secchi disk (see link for instructions) for water clarity measurements. A Secchi disk has four quadrants painted black and white and is 20 cm (freshwater model) in diameter. The disk is lowered into the water using a line marked in feet or meters and the point…
I just purchased an assortment of silver and gold “Binsky” blade baits. Years ago I had some success with a blade bait fishing for bass and walleye, with one of the largest walleyes of the trip caught with one in faster flowing water. I haven’t used one in a few…
On a recent trip trolling for lake trout it was interesting to observe patterns relating to lure colour effectiveness and light conditions. With all things being equal (depth of lure, lure type, line type, water clarity etc.) certain spoon colours worked better or worse depending on general light conditions. In…
