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• How you can use the water to your advantage to catch more fish 🌊

• The scientific reasons why Berkley Gulp does not disappoint 🧑‍🔬

• Don’t f**k up your seared scallops next time you’re on dinner duty 🍽️

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🎣 How to Read the Water Like a Pro: Secrets Every Angler Should Know

Fishing isn’t just about tossing a line and hoping for the best—unless your idea of fun is a sunburn and no fish stories to tell. To truly up your angling game, you’ve got to learn to read the water. We’ve got some tactics below to take your fishing game to the next level:

Spot the Sweet Spots

Fish love structure—rocks, logs, weed beds, and drop-offs are like five-star resorts to them. These areas provide food, shelter, and excellent ambush zones. Scan the surface for ripples or disturbances. No sonar? No problem. Your eyes are your best tool (but squinting dramatically helps too).

Follow the Current

In rivers and streams, fish hang out where fast-moving water meets slower pools, aka current seams. These spots are like food delivery lanes for fish. Look for swirls or lines where water speeds change. Cast there, and you might just land yourself a lunker.

Temperature Tactics

Fish are picky about their water temps. In summer, they’ll head to cooler, deeper spots or shady areas. When it’s colder, they’ll lounge in shallower, sun-warmed zones.

Watch the Wind and Waves

Wind pushes baitfish (and their predators) toward shorelines. Small waves? They’re like nature’s camouflage, hiding you from skittish fish. Windy days might mess up your hat, but they’re prime time for hooking something big.

Bird is the Word

If you see gulls dive-bombing the water, congratulations—you’ve found the baitfish buffet. And where there’s baitfish, the big guys aren’t far behind.

Reading water takes practice, but once you crack the code, you’ll wonder how you ever fished without it. So slow down, observe, and let the water tell its story. You’ll be catching fish like a pro in no time… or at least looking like one while you try.

🎣 IN THE FIELD

• You don’t see this often - a USCG Icebreaker had to remove an illegal ice fishing shelter:

• We’re huge fans of Berkley Gulp baits - check out the science of how they’re made below:

• Swimbaits may be one of the most versatile lures out there for both freshwater and saltwater fishing. The guide here covers the history of swimbait fishing along with applied tactics - bookmark this ASAP my friends.

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