River banks covered with tall grasses and bushes are great grasshopper habitat and the fish know it. I like fishing grasshoppers on the surface by hooking them at the base of the thick armor plate at the end of the thorax. The kids had fun, and for a few bucks, I had more than enough bait for several fishing trips. Dick Turpin, former Chief Game Warden for the State of Nebraska, seminar speaker and humorist, once did a segment on an easy way to catch grasshoppers on Outdoor Nebraska TV. Turpin said that he had a long country lane to drive down in order to get to a favored fishing spot.

Source: Daily Sun September 02, 2021 11:03 UTC