What’s the best bait for trout? It’s a tough question, and that’s a good thing. Today’s trout fisher has a wide range of store-bought trout bait—along with trout lures and trout spinning reels—to ...

This story, “Getting the Bait’s a Bail,” appeared in the May 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. The morning sparkled as bright and shiny as a new dime. The river was clear and purling along, its voices ...

Striped bass continue to bite well, said Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Stripers are scattered from Horseshoe Bend park to Beaver Dam. Best live baits are brood minnows or shad. Keep a top-water lure ...

Clockwise, from top left: minnow, crayfish, sunfish, shad, frog, and grasshopper. Fathead minnows, leeches and worms are mainstays in bait-shop refrigerators across the country. These old standards ...

This story, “It Takes a Grampus,” appeared in the August 1950 issue of Outdoor Life. Did you ever buck a first-class, big­ scale, full-blown jinx in a choice piece of trout country? Ever fish streams ...

Striped bass are heading south for the winter as they always do, said Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Conklin recommends fishing for stripers around the islands near the Arkansas 12 bridge and farther ...

With trout season getting underway in Pennsylvania, there are a variety of baits and lures that have proven to be successful that should be part of your tackle box and work well beyond opening day.

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Attention anglers! Trout fishing season kicks off Saturday morning, at 8 a.m., across Pennsylvania and one local bait and tackle store is getting ready for the season. JR's ...

These synthetic eggs are ready to use right from the jar. They’ll always be the right size, shape, and consistency. Eggs in mesh sacs and flies designed to imitate a glob of roe are top performers on ...