Fishing Tales Editor, Jim I bet you did not think I would post it but I did.

I also could only think of one caption and that was Cat Fishing on Ice. Ice fishing cat was no fun so if anyone can come up with something more original add it in the comments area.

Cat Fishing On Ice

Fishing-Tales Editor: If you have fishing tales, fishing stories or fishing tips you would like to see posted here at fishing tales please feel free to submit them. I am always looking for fishing articles.

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Fishing Tale: Thanks Jim for the info on Ice Fishing and hope you share some ice fishing tales with us soon.

Ice fishing had a different appearance in the past.  Ice fishing shelters were for the most part heavy stationary insulated plywood structures docking the ice covered likes and Rivers.

The old trends have turned to a lighter more maneuverable ice fishing house.  These modern ice fishing shanties hold your fishing gear and hold your fish as well.  Some say that modern ice anglers are catching a lot more fish and in fact ice fishing anglers look forward to the ice fishing season for the reason that they catch more fish than they do any other season.

In the old ice fishing days of past, days not so long ago back around the seventies a few ice fishing anglers were inspired to revolutionize ice fishing and if you are wondering what it takes to get started in modern ice fishing.

What it takes to get started in ice fishing is the correct gear.  You don't have to have it all but start out with the correct basic gear.  Modern ice fishing is not like the olden days in fact it is closer to the opposite.  In the old days a person would drill one hole and wait for the fish to come to him.  You would look to see wear everybody else was and then you would join in. Read the rest of this entry »

Fishing-Tales: Thanks Don for your thoughts on what Tall Fishing Tales are.

Tall Fishing Tales

Tall Fishing Tales are often told so as to make the narrator seem to have been a part of the story.  These tall tales can paint a picture in your mind.  Tall fishing tales are passed on in oral, written, and visual forms, including the postcards, cartoons, and other ways as well.  Tellers of tall fishing tales do not believe their narrative but want the audience to believe it.  Tall fishing tales have been told and recorded in North America from colonial times and remain a vital story telling form today.  Also note that tall fishing tales are usually humorous.
Tall fishing tales spread as a popular literary form in the United States, especially on the frontier, in the middle of the nineteenth century.  Tall tales and Jack tales are a real and valuable part of American history and culture.

Have you ever wanted to share your  fishing stories with others? Well here"s your chance.  Fishing Tales is looking for your Tall Fishing Tale and we would like to share them with the world. Just go to the about me page and find out how.

Some such fishing stories are exaggerations of actual events, such as, "that fish was so big, why I tell ya', it nearly sank the boat when I pulled it in.  After reading several different stories, write some of your own tall fishing tales. Tall Fishing Tales possess some of the very essence of the American spirit. Read the rest of this entry »

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Fishing Tales presents our first fishing article on Kayak Fishing. We have no fishing tales to tell at this time but this article is an intro to the sport of fishing from a Kayak.
Kayak fishing is the fastest growing segment of the sports fishing industry.  Kayak fishing is an alternative form of local fishing which numerous anglers are turning to for a more serene and intimate day on the water.  Kayak fishing is more like sitting in the water--not on top of it--.

Fishing from a boat can be fun and fishing from the dock of a bay can be relaxing – but kayak fishing is a sport in its own league.  Fishing kayaks get you about as close to the action as you can be without actually being in the water.  Fishing from a kayak that sits only inches above the waterline gives the angler a sense of intimacy that can't be duplicated on larger boats or fishing from shore.  Fishing from a kayak also takes away the sounds and vibrations from a motor, so it doesn’t disturb your sensitive fishing grounds. Read the rest of this entry »

Ice Fishing season is very near for many of you so I decided that some Ice Fishing video's might be in order. For those that are waiting and anticipating the arrival of Ice Fishing season maybe this will help.

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Fishing-Tales also has some Ice Fishing Instructional video's as well. Read the rest of this entry »

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Fishing-Tales Editor: This Ice Fishing article on Ice Fishing and Ice Fishing Tips is not from my podcast Fishing Tales on Thursday nights it is just two guys talking about pre-ice fishing tips. But for those of you that would like to stop by and share your fishing tales, fishing tips and just talk about fishing with others stop by Fishing Tales. If you have a website or a business that is about fishing you can plug it on the show but you have to share fishing tales or fishing tips with us on the show. That means you have to call into the fishing tales podcast.

Two Guys Preparing for Ice Fishing Season Part II

Ice fishing Guy Two: Yes I have done some of that and also along those same lines using our GPS unit to kind of define those boundaries. Say you do have a boundary that you see setting up whether it's relating to shoreline weeds relating to shoreline rocks and so on and so forth, trying to almost skirt that boundary and saving that track on your GPS. That defines the boundary that you want to be on.

Ice fishing Guy One: I love to drill holes with my Ice Auger and I know you do to but if you can actually save yourself from drilling many holes you can actually save yourself a lot of time.

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