White Water Blog
Fishing Trends for 2025
It may be hard to believe given the winter weather we’ve experienced over the past few months, but fishing season isn’t all that far off. In fact, it’s already time to be planning those first few trips of the year in hopes of getting off to a fast start. With just that thought in mind, here’s a look at some noticeable trends that picked up steam last year.
- Bryce Poyer
Head North for Ice Fishing Options: Part II
Picking up where we left off in Part 1, our brief tour of some upstate New York ice-fishing hot spots continues. Before moving on, however, a couple notes on our selections, and ice fishing in general, need to be shared.
- Bryce Poyer
Head North for Ice Fishing Options: Part I
The solution to finding good ice to fish through these days isn’t any great mystery: you have to take a drive up north. While some serious ice anglers have been doing that for years already, most who take it seriously are heading far upstate with some taking days-long trips to the Adirondacks, Vermont or even Maine.
- Bryce Poyer
Be Sharp On Hook Choices
Whether fishing from boat or shore, veteran anglers are extremely picky when it comes to hook selection. They understand that although there are hundreds of hook patterns in a wide range of sizes from which to choose, each size and style has been designed with a particular task in mind.
- Bryce Poyer
Trinidad's Open Water Tarpon Adventure
“We experienced some great tarpon action over deep, open water with Capt. Johnathan De La Rosa of Monsta Tarpon Sportfishing in the Bocas Del Dragón region on Trinadad’s northwest corner,” revealed Jeff upon his return. “It turned out to be a vastly different way to work up tarpon from a fly-fishing perspective. Challenging, effective and fun, it’s certainly worth a shot if you’d like to try something new while pursuing the silver kings.- Bryce Poyer
The Skinny On Jigging Rods
Many fishing tackle shops, Whitewater Outfitters included, will have several sizes and styles of jigging rods available off the rack, and you’ll likely find suitable choices amongst these for getting started. Once you get a feel for how jigging rods respond to different stresses and pressure you may want to get a little more specific by going the custom-built route.- Bryce Poyer
