Mike Iaconelli I haven’t seen much media coverage lately about boat positioning. That is not a good thing. If your boat isn’t positioned correctly in relation to what you’re fishing, you're doomed. We all know that to fish a log correctly you need to cover the top end, the bottom end and both - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post

Mike Iaconelli This time we’re going to talk about how to catch bass when there’s a few dragonflies around. Before we do that, though, I want to make sure that we’re all thinking about the same creature. A dragonfly is a dragonfly. It’s not a mayfly. It’s an insect all to its own. Most of - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post

Mike Iaconelli The weather is hot. The green cover in our lakes and rivers is growing like crazy.  That’s good for us. That’s bad for the bass. It’s a simple situation. We know where to find them when they’re shallow — somewhere that’s green. I’m not going to talk about all the types - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post

Mike Iaconelli Last time we talked about topwater options for the postspawn and early summer. As good as those baits are, though, they only last so long. At some point the weather and the water turn hot. We need to think about bringing them up from deep water. There are several ways to do that but - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post

Mike Iaconelli At this point it’s postspawn or early summer almost everywhere. That’s important because fish are totally controlled by their environment. They’re slow when the water’s cold and they’re active when it’s warm. The water’s warm right now, and that means they’re active. - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post