All in Fishing
Other than slick-talking car salesmen and pretty girls selling raffle tickets, people don’t often “put one over on me” - especially, youngsters. I have nine younger brothers and sisters. But a ten-year-old nailed me good one day after fishing with me on Lake Michigan.
You will find the largest wilderness in the southeastern United States in Everglades National Park. Brackish marsh, tidal creeks of all sizes, saltwater ponds, expansive bays, breathtaking beaches, grass flats, oyster bars, mazes of islands, the open Gulf of Mexico—the range of habitats here will astonish you.
When temperatures plunge or the weather turns rotten, most anglers wait for better times. However, the best anglers learn to fish in all conditions. “Tournament anglers don’t have the option of fishing or not fishing,” explained Shaw Grigsby, a professional bass angler from Florida.
Andy Johnson has been many things in his life. He’s a successful community banker in Northeast Mississippi. He is a husband. He is a proud father of two. But it’s safe to say that his mind often wanders to the rivers and streams of the American West.
Take one step into Bill Laws’s office and his love of fishing is immediately apparent. His walls are covered with trophies of fish, pictures of fish, rods and reels, lures, and flies – many of which he made by hand.
