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 ...

Ask anglers to list essential fishing equipment and the answer will likely be a long list of necessities. In truth, you don’t need much to catch fish. Noodling is the sport of fishing by hand. And ...

Anglers who've been fishing most of their lives sometimes learn a lesson. Mike McBride hadn't made more than four casts when a crappie the size of a dinner plate nailed his small jig. His first fish ...

Small jigs, shaky heads and Ned rigs are effective on gravel points close to the old bank line. A few fish can be caught in the flooded bushes and timber by flipping a tube or jig. Crappie are moving ...

The minnows were jumping like tiny shooting stars. You saw them, but just barely. Across the greater part of the bay, these paper-clip size prey were fleeing from ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Lake Erie yellow perch veterans generally rely on a multi-hook crappie rig or a double-hooked perch spreader. The rigs sport monofilament leaders with long-shanked No. 6 hooks ...

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 ...

It had been hot in Arkansas for weeks. The thermometer shot up to 101 degrees one day, and it had been over 100 for close to a month. For some folks, the scorching summer weather meant it was too ...