This story, “The Dazzling Marshmallow and Other Crazy Baits,” appeared in the October 1976 issue of Outdoor Life. With thousands of artificial lures on the market, it’s easy to forget that bait came ...

For versatile all-around performance, the Rapala Original Floating Minnow excels with its slow wobble action across seasons and water conditions. For explosive topwater action in warmer months, the ...

The Ely Echo weekly newspaper and its companion pieces - North Country SAVER and North Country ANGLER - provide insight into the news and happenings of northern Minnesota, alongside the Canadian ...

Melting old plastic fishing lures to pour new baits during a DIY experiment that produces fish catching results ...

A new eco-friendly plastic called LAHB has shown it can biodegrade even in the extreme environment of the deep ocean, unlike conventional plastics that persist for decades. In real-world underwater ...

New homemade fishing lures unexpectedly prove highly effective during testing in real fishing conditions.

A tractor making piles of compost. Firms are developing bacteria and enzymes that might one day be used to break down microplastics in compost. Credit: Shutterstock Synthetic polymers have been on the ...