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June 2, 2023
HomeAuthorsJohn N. Felsher

Articles by John N. Felsher

About John N. Felsher
An avid sportsman, John N. Felsher is a full-time professional freelance writer and photographer with more than 3,300 bylines in more than 160 different magazines. He also hosts an outdoors tips show for WAVH FM Talk 106.5 radio station in Mobile, Ala. Contact him at j.felsher@hotmail.com or through Facebook.
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Crappie/Bream

Bass-sized lures can entice larger crappie

March 21, 2023 John N. Felsher

For decades, bass anglers have caught crappie on crankbaits designed to attract bass. Now lure companies make them to entice crappie. […]

Bass Fishing

Cypress bass

March 20, 2023 John N. Felsher

Cypress trees are great places for bass because they provide them with so much cover. To a bass, a cypress tree is essentially a big reef. […]

Catfish

Overlooked monster catfish

March 13, 2023 John N. Felsher

Catfish is an underutilized resource. All the big rivers throughout Louisiana hold big blue and flathead catfish as well as channel cats. […]

Features

Dogging wily rabbits

February 13, 2023 John N. Felsher

Any place where rabbits can find abundant undergrowth to hide from predators and succulent foods to nibble, hunters should find rabbits. […]

Field Notes

Running bushytails

February 5, 2023 John N. Felsher

For late season squirrels, sportsmen must change their tactics. Toward the end of the season, focus more on the ground than on the trees. […]

Features

Racking up cold-weather redfish

January 24, 2023 John N. Felsher

Redfish can tolerate cold water much better than many other species. In bad conditions, anglers just need to find the fish. […]

Bass Fishing

Focus on deep drops for bass

December 16, 2022 John N. Felsher

Practically anywhere that people can find a sloping shoreline and a drop-off into a deeper channel might hold bass living on the edge. […]

Bass Fishing

Flat-sided crankbaits for bass

November 21, 2022 John N. Felsher

Flat-sided crankbaits become increasingly effective when bass are chasing shad because it looks more like a shad than a rounded crankbait. […]

Gene Bishop, a Bassmaster Classic veteran and guide from Jackson, Miss., shows off a bass he caught on a spinnerbait while fishing around cypress trees on Lake Washington near Chatham. (Photo by John N. Felsher)
Freshwater Fishing

Busting bass and crappie on Lake Washington

September 29, 2022 John N. Felsher

In late winter and spring, Lake Washington receives tremendous pressure from anglers, but in the fall many sportsmen turn to hunting. […]

Features

Birds point the way to great speckled trout fishing

September 22, 2022 John N. Felsher

Spotting diving birds can instantly turn an uneventful day into a fantastic fish-catching experience for anglers old or young. […]

Dove

Dialing in doves

August 25, 2022 John N. Felsher

To survive, doves require four main elements — food, cover from predators, water and grit for digestion. Find these essentials to find doves. […]

Field Notes

Live croakers make fantastic baits for big speckled trout

August 11, 2022 John N. Felsher

Whenever Capt. Ronnie Daniels with Fisher-Man Guide Services wants to catch giant speckled trout, he puts a live croaker on a hook. […]

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