We’re still finding some diverse bites on many area lakes and rivers. From trolling, jigging, casting and set-lines, anglers can now pick their favorite method and probably have success. Soon enough ...

, there’s a good chance you can do a 360 and touch 20 different bass fishing jigs, all designed for specific applications. The old-faithful designs have been around for decades, like flipping jigs and ...

Bass fishing has seen a lot of big changes in recent years, from new baits, to crazy electronic advancements. These changes have led to some of the old reliable baits our fathers and grandfathers ...

Last week’s article “We thumped and smoked December away” addressed the tactics I employed for successfully catching white bass, hybrid striped bass, largemouth bass and freshwater drum from late ...

As the last of the ice melts from our recent winter storm, even more cold weather, albeit without precipitation, is now forecast. Water temperatures on the surface dipped into the high 40s early last ...

As anglers, we most commonly stimulate fish to bite our lures or baits by either presenting them with something that represents food, or by invoking a reactionary strike by triggering the fish’s ...

Tip-ups probably account for the majority of pike caught through the ice. Countless others are caught incidentally by anglers in pursuit of perch, walleyes or crappies. But jigging is an exciting and ...

If you’ve been fishing long, you’ve probably got a few “Ones That Got Away” in your back pocket. I’ve got hundreds. Broken lines, thrown hooks, fish tangled up in trees, I thought I’d lost a fish in ...