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Contents: New Fishing Ideas To Make This Year Your Best Ever – Custom Rod Making (How to build a rod from scratch, where to get the latest information and materials); 4 Startling New Muskie Tactics (* Downriggering – Muskie fishing’s newest and most productive method * How to force muskies into hitting your lure * Top-water tactics that drive big muskies wild * How to use bass tactics and small lures to fool big muskies); 2 New Ideas In Pram Fishing (* How to choose the best cartoppable fishing boat * How to customize your pram for easy fly-fishing); 9 Super New Fly Patterns (* A sophisticated killer for all marine game fish * The irresistible bass-busting bug * A new version of a perfect minnow imitation * A potent dope that freaks out salmon * The flossy floozy that seduces the big ones * A nymph that triggers frantic trout attacks * The quill-bodied minnow that’s deadly for surface feeders * The fly so ugly that huge trout can’t resist killing it * A super eelworm streamer pattern for fresh and salt water); 6 Techniques That Will Get You More Big Brown Trout (* How to read a brown trout stream * How to choose the best lures, baits, lines, leaders for trophy browns * Identifying preferred cover * How to wade for more fish * The best time for big-trout action * Why precision casting pays off); 13 Important Bluegill-Getting Tactics And Considerations (* Seasonal movements and how they affect feeding habits of big bulls * How to catch spawners * Where, when and how to locate beds * Sky and water conditions that affect fishing success * Best techniques and rigs for fly-fishing, spinning, pole fishing * Best flies, jigs, lures, natural baits, lines and hood sizes * Tactics for lakes, streams and ponds * Shallow and deepwater techniques * Clear and murky water tactics * Best ways to catch bedding and non-bedding fish * Most productive methods for early and late season * Wade-fishing and boat-fishing tips * How to make bluegills really tasty); 2 Breakthroughs In Deep-Fishing Strategy (Downriggering and thinlining – a deadly combination that puts your lure or bait right where the fish are); A Revolutionary Fish-Fighting Tactic For Game Fish (* The Dynamic Draw – how and why this maneuver tames big fish fast); 9 Steps To Better Bass Fishing (* How and why bass feed * The effect of light on bass fishing * What you have to know about water temperature * Oxygen content – how to make it work for you * Which colors make bass strike best * Sounds that attract bass * Where to find the biggest bass * How to identify the “other” bass * Why you should try small-pond fishing for big bass); A New Tackle – Craft Project (Make your own lead lures and jigs using this new rubber-mold method); 2 Solutions To The Riddle Of Problem Fish (* Tactic for stubborn trout * Techniques that tempt nonfeeding salmon) Report Afield – Endangered Off-Roaders (More and more wilderness areas being closed by 4 x 4 vehicles); Boating Sales Slide (Boat and motor sales drop, but numbers of dollars spent increases); An Arrow Escape (Staten Island housewife thwarts basement prowler with her bow-and-arrow); Fooling Texas Reds (Dr. manipulates light and water temperature to make channel bass spawn); Waterfowl Satellites (U.S. and Canadian biologists monitoring Artic goose population from space); Toxic Trout (Lake Superior trout said to contain dangerous levels of contaminants); Nice Four-Point Doe (Youngster’s first deer turns out to be a 10,000 to one shot) Editors’ Reports – Camping Editor John Jobson (tells of a special camping trip and a knife – the Fort Conrad Special); Shooting Editor Grits Gresham (on a new game for the .22 rimfire, and some new and very interesting offers from some gun companies); Boats Editor Zack Taylor (gives tips on fiberglassing boats); Gundogs Editor Jerome B. Robinson (discusses whether or not you should bring a hunting dog into the house) Travel Afield – Travel Notes (Where to get the latest camping literature, a New Zealand fishing bargain, open salmon water in Canada, fishing in England and much more) Hunting – Just My Dog (A beautiful and evocative painting by Terrell Dickey and a few lines about how one man feels about his dog); The Shotgunner’s Notebook (The first in a new series of columns dedicated to the shotgunner. This one hopes to help you solve the problems of “Why Your Automatic Sometimes Doesn’t Work” and a look at cast-off stocks); Try For One Of Hunting’s Greatest Trophies – Right Now! (Every wary spring turkey I’ve hunted through more than 20 states over 40 years has taught me something new. What I’ve learned will help you bag a tom this spring) Outdoor-Living Information – Sportsman’s Quiz (A test of your outdoor knowledge); Some Win, Some Lose (Remarkable underwater photo sequence of a bowfin attacking a big panfish); Sportsman’s Information Page (Where to get items of interest to all outdoorsmen); Bear At The Brink (Conclusion of a two-part series about the grizzly bear. This month: Bear problems in the national parks, effects of increased backcountry use by man and personal reflections) Almanac – Tips, skills, wildlife facts, curiosities, recipes, do-it-yourself outdoor ideas that are informative, fun and will save you money Tail Feathers – Gene Hill (How to go about convincing yourself of the necessity of having another new puppy. The pros and cons – mostly pros as you’d suspect)
Issue: March 1976
Condition: Very Good