Stream Fishing

EDITOR'S NOTE: I've never caught as many catfish in my life as I did when I fished at Blue Bank Resort on Tennessee's Reelfoot Lake last summer with Yo-Yos. Be sure to check out last week's "John's Journal" to learn even more about yo-yoing for catfish. Practice what you learn, and you'll have even more catfishing success this summer.

I enjoy fishing the Yo-Yo too by paddling down a small stream in my canoe and tying the Yo-Yos to green limbs on trees and bushes that hang out in the stream. Once I've put out 50 to 100 Yo-Yos, then I can load my canoe on my car, take it back upstream and float down the same course, catching cats and re-baiting the Yo-Yos. The fun part comes when the Yo-Yo sets the hook when you can't and plays the fish as though on a rod and reel.

Tons of catfish live in many small streams throughout the United States. Fishing with Yo-Yos will allow you to fish those small streams and catch those cats much more effectively.

To learn more about Yo-Yos, contact Mechanical Fisher, P.O. Box 1170, Diamond City, AR 72630; (870) 422-7715. For more information on Blue Bank Resort, write Rt. 1, Box 970, Tiptonville, TN 38079; (901) 253-6878.

Tomorrow: Ice Fishing