Trout take the bait when a simple little lure does its happy dance down deep. A fishing jig is little more than a hook with a lead head and some hair attached. The little lures shine wherever trout ...

What makes a good jig? Honestly, it’s not that complicated. The two main considerations are size and color. For size, I’ll use anything from a 1/8 ounce to micro jigs that are 1/64 or even 1/80 ounce.

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When I was a kid, the only thing I ever wanted to be was a professional bass fisherman. On Saturday mornings while the others were watching cartoons, I would wake up, pour myself a bowl of Lucky ...

Anglers wait impatiently for good, solid ice in order to flock to the well-stocked Cleveland Metroparks ponds and lakes each ...

Hughes says on Long Island, a two-month window for ice-fishing can occur in January and February. "If you get cold, still ...

This winter’s weather pattern has not been overly kind to the angler. Enough ice to eliminate most open water options; not ...

A roundup of the latest and greatest saltwater lures that catch more fish inshore, offshore, trolling and jigging. The post ...

Surf fishing for red drum and speckled trout during the coldest part of the year on North Carolina's Cape Lookout National ...

Catch-and-keep rainbow trout season opens Sunday at four Southeast Missouri lakes, where thousands of stocked fish can be harvested with required permits.