Kevin Cochran

Kevin Cochran

The Strangest Things

I've been fishing saltwater regularly for over twenty years now. In such a long span of time, strange things are...

New Book Takes a Long Look Back

I recently completed work on a new book. The 191-page text is an anthology containing fifty articles previously printed in...

Invitation to a Seminar on Five Fundamentals

Fishing for speckled trout with artificial lures during the dog days of summer can be fun and exciting. Calm winds...

Three Tough Bite Busters

When the bite is hot, it's often possible to use favorite lures presented in various "generic" ways and catch plenty...

When The Signs Aren't Easy To Read

Consistently productive anglers use a pair of related approaches. They rely on a catalog of proven "sweet spots" to determine...

Saving Grace

While the blue-gray light of the morning sun began to filter through a thick layer of clouds overhead, I cast...

Common Mistakes

Fishing for speckled trout with artificial lures in late-winter and spring can be fast, easy and fun. It can also...

In Response to the Trout Tracking Study

In the October, 2012 issue of this magazine, Megan Robillard and Greg Stunz, PH.D. discussed a recently completed study in...

Mid-winter Fundamentals

Fundamentally, fishing for speckled trout in winter is much the same as in the other three seasons. Success is achieved...

Soaring Forward, Looking Back

The pathway to angling excellence has no end. As with all aspects of life, fishing success is measured in the...

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