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Wilderness Calls is fortunate to have two professional fishermen on staff. They can be found competing in professional fishing tournaments from the Gulf Coast to lakes and rivers throughout the United States of America. Wild Bill will give bass fishing advice as he travels throughout the country fishing in Tournaments and on his spare time as enjoyment. Wild bill is a huge supporter of taking a child fishing.
Meet Wild Bill, Professional Fishermen
Hello Friends & Neighbors,
Growing up as a child of parents who loved to fish, I learned how to tie knots, bait hooks, and catch bream.I learned the basics fishing in a lime rock pit.Later on, in my teenage years, I gave up my cane pole for a Zebco 33; which was the best thing since white bread.One of the fondest memories was catching my first sizeable large mouth bass of over 10 pounds.From then on I was hooked on bass fishing.Later on I discovered, while watching one of my first professional fishing tournaments, the Bass Masters Tournament, the bait-casting reel.Man was that a doozy!!After standing in the road, casting with a weight on the line, I finally mastered the bait-casting reel.In my early 20s, I caught my second large mouth bass, over 14 pounds.Then in my early 40s I caught my third large mouth bass, 12 + pounds.The fire was ignited and I followed this new love on the bass tournament circuit.Even though my first love is fishing for those large mouth bass, I still enjoy taking my grandkids pan fishing or bream fishing.The greatest lesson I've learned, and one that I will pass on to the grandkids, is the lesson of catching and releasing - the practice of conservation for the future.
See you on the lakes.
Wild Bill
PSThanks to Wilderness Calls for allowing me to be a part of their conservation team.
Wild Bill's Swamp Fishing Trip 2010
After a couple of weeks planning we finally came up with a date and time to venture out into the swamp. It would be a Wednesday afternoon about 4 pm. So we all gathered up at a remote swamp entrance, of course we had to run the gator off at the boat slip. After we were in the water making sure we had everything and our motors were running good, four boats headed out going in four different ways of course everybody had a different idea of where to catch fish. One thing to remember is to know where everybody else went and don't get to far out in case you broke down. We all had cell phones just in case. How did we go fishing before cell phones? Anyway they are a good thing out there if you can get a signal.
So we eased along when my fishing partner saw a gator and said that will be a good place to start. The reason being in the swamp the gators will be where the fish are, unless they are sunning. Our bait of choice was a yellow sallie fly tied onto a ten to twelve foot brim buster. The method of fishing is to place it into the water let it sink out of sight and then pull it up slowly then repeat until you catch a brim or war mouth.
After my partner and I caught about twenty each and throwing back about twenty, the sun was going down and the swamp critters were coming out and it was time to head for the hill. We caught up with a couple of our friends and one was pulling the other in, the moss had taken it toll on the motor. Anyway we all signed out on the ledger the state has for you if you go into the swamp for safety reasons. You sign in and out or a ranger will come looking for you which is a good thing, because no one can hear you holler out there.
We all gathered up and told about the one that got away because we had made it interesting by having a small reward and bragging rights for the biggest fish. Well the biggest fish was a cypress trout (MUD FISH). If you call that a fish! Anyway we all together caught about 80 pan fish.
So if you plan to go into the swamps of Ga. make sure to sign out before leaving and sign back in when returning. It's a good idea to have two boats and know where each other are located. Wear or carry a long sleeve shirt, pants, socks and shoes. Bring along a lunch for the day or more and plenty of water. Make sure to store these things in something that will float. DO NOT FEED THE GATORS OR MESS WITH THEM because they out number you. In the swamp gators are king and can be very aggressive.
Fish safe, conserve and enjoy life,
Wild Bill
Hello Friends, Fall Fishing With Wild Bill
During the fall of 2009 we set out on a fishing trip in the chain of lakes in Central Florida for bass.There was a lot of water to cover in just a short time. So we started fishing the shore line of the lakes and in the rivers between the lakes. We threw everything in the tackle box. After about four hours we realized the fish were not biting or we were using the wrong bait.
But you know a true bass pro fisherman will cast from sun up until sun down and not think anything about it. If you do not have your bait in the water you sure can't catch any fish. Anyway when you fish deep water lakes some of the best bait to use is spinner bait and buzz bait. On this trip we were using yellow or light colors. Of course we were fishing in fresh water and I have found it to work much better. Top water plugs are very good around the shore lines. Also in Lilly pads you can use plastic worms or frogs. Don't be afraid to throw into the grass and pads that is where the larger bass will be laying. Try all the colors if you can, I like a dark body with a white or red tail.
I do wish you the best of luck when you take your next fishing trip. Remember to catch and release, and take a kid fishing.
See you on the water,
Wild Bill
Wild Bill's family was kind enough to share a glimpse into his climb to fishing madness, as a professional fishermen!!
