Now that the long, cold winter is finally over and waters are starting to warm and take on a less desolate look, it’s time to get in some of the first good catches of crappies. With every passing year ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

When it was time to teach my two grandsons, Ethan and Shane Navarre, about the joys of freshwater fishing, I took them to the Farm Museum pond, tied a float and jig to their lines and they soon ...

What is a Slip Bobber Rig? A slip bobber rig requires a few key components to tie everything together, but the star of the show - and what gives this rig its name - is a float (bobber) that has a hole ...

Bass fishing constantly evolves with new lures, new equipment and new techniques. Bass fishermen want to know what's new. That's what sets Randy Howell apart. "The name of my book says it all - "The ...

There's few things I enjoy more than float tube fishing. I got my first when I was about 12 years old, after saving all my snow shoveling money to buy one. Since then, I've looked for any excuse to ...

Andrew Wilfong of Switzerland is a dedicated St. Johns River angler. Most of the time, he fishes off a dock, and he and his wife, Sue, catch everything from catfish to bass, plenty of bream, sometimes ...

Small jigs are the most versatile of all trout lures. Whether made of fur, feathers, or soft plastic, they can be fished fast or slow, shallow or deep, all according to the needs of the moment. They ...

In case you get stir-crazy in the coming weeks, I want to tell you about one day of fishing a few years ago. I’ve never done anything quite like it before or since. Even more notable, it happened ...