Woods & Waters Magazine

Hey hey, How’s it going everybody? Welcome to September and welcome to the first annual Small Waters night fishing report. This last month has been a steamin’ demon outside. I mean HOT! Brutal. It’s been so hot, to try to beat the heat, I decided to do something different and go night fishing all month. No crowds on the water, 20 degrees cooler and the possibility of a giant ...

This month’s W2 Profile features 27-year old Molly Ragland, a resident of Buckingham, Virginia with a passion for taxidermy and a business called Off The Wall.

We started by asking her how she got started with taxidermy.

“I killed a deer with my bow and wanted to try a DIY Euro mount on it. Everything took off from there. I started my first two years on...

The numbers are becoming increasingly concerning regarding growth of our beloved sport and traditions. Hunters are not engaging at the same rate as they did 20 years ago and that’s creating a bigger push to engage youth in the outdoors. That brings the question that I hear often from parents and grandparents, “When should I start my kid behind the barrel and how soon can I ge...

When country clubs host golf tournaments, members become spectators. However, in professional bass fishing, regional and local groups deny similar exclusivity to pro tournament anglers. When the pros come to town, hotels and campgrounds, restaurants, gas stations, and tackle shops benefit. Fishing license sales generate fisheries department revenue.

Should local a...

While lipped wake baits have been around for nearly three decades, they may be one of the most underutilized lures for smallmouth bass.

It could be price or availability, or it could be that they are overshadowed by other surface and subsurface lures. When it comes to shallow rivers, those who know, know and outside of their regular fishing partners, few anglers g...