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Cold-Water Fishing Safety

Wearing a life jacket at all times when fishing in cold water should be the norm. Dave Weaver/ChatGPT Two things are true of most avid anglers: They don't let a little thing like cold weather deter ...
After an extended period of cold temperatures, the Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay waters have been frigid and slow to warm. On Jan. 26, the coldest water temperatures were recorded. 10 miles offshore at ...
Few streams in Ohio keep their cool sufficiently throughout the summer to sustain cold-water fish. Cold Creek, a 5-mile, meandering run of clear water that starts from holes in the ground and flushes ...
Lures with a funny name come out of hibernation for catching black bass in the winter. Jerk baits may not get a second glance when the water is warm. Savvy anglers resurrect them from deep in their ...
When cold water pushes bait shallow and crowds disappear, the biggest walleyes of the year feed hardest—here’s how expert trollers take advantage. When the days get shorter, the temps start to drop, ...
Hughes says on Long Island, a two-month window for ice-fishing can occur in January and February. "If you get cold, still ...
Surf fishing for red drum and speckled trout during the coldest part of the year on North Carolina's Cape Lookout National ...
If you live within close range of a spring creek or tailwater river that supports trout, consider yourself lucky. It means when the temperatures drop off in winter, you’ve still got game that rivals ...
Good news for the Lowcountry's trout fishing enthusiasts — we apparently dodged a bullet from the cold weather of a few weeks ago. Spotted seatrout, affectionately known as winter trout, are ...
An angler’s hands are subject to a lot of abuse. Fishing gloves can provide much-needed protection against cold water, fish slime, sharp spines, grasses, line cuts, hook barbs, the sun, and more.
Most assume that cold water is deadly for fish. The truth is, nature has incredible exceptions. In polar oceans and snowy lakes where temperatures hov.