We explore fish anatomy in more depth learning more about vision. Pike and Salmonids are introduced as well as a thorough discuss of carp. We finish with a bonus extra credit opportunity.

Now that you are venturing a little further from the parking lot to fish, here are some things you should know.

Continuing our discussion of finding food fish feed on we look at stream features then turn our attention to some more safety issues of fishing.

You can't catch fish unless you can find them! A key aid in finding fish is finding the food fish eat. Locate the food-find the fish. We'll learn skills to identify structure and cover that attract bait fish and other forge food of game fish.

Sometimes, you just don't want to work so hard. Why not let natural bait do the work for you? Learn about the many different rigs to present your bait in the most natural ways.

Artificial lures are pretty simple to use. Just tie into the tie-in loop and start fishing. Or you can get creative with soft plastic lures and build different rigs to get to the places fish are looking for food.

Hard and soft artificial baits or lures can be very effective in catching fish. However, many fisherman get tangled up in choosing the the right lure.

Here is a short video....err, podcast summarizing the requirements for the fishing report.

Still using monofilament? Why not try fluorocarbon or braid? Learn about new hook patterns and a better bobber. Tired of being bank-bound? Learn the best way to leave the shore behind and start catching fish from a boat.

Now we move on to more advanced fishing gear and talk about the spinning and baitcaster rods and reels, different hooks and weights.