No matter where you target specks, it’s hard to beat a paddletail soft-plastic, and the Sea Shad emits a strong vibration that these fish can’t resist. The One Knocker is a modern cousin of the ...

Summer fishing is great, but if you have a jones for big, wild brown trout and smallmouth bass, there’s nothing like the fall and early winter. It’s been written many times that this is when these ...

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 ...

There are lots of different ways to catch lake trout, but the key to consistency is knowing the best techniques and lures to use based on the current conditions and the fish’s patterns and preferences ...

Using the technique for trout often requires the patience of Job because of how slow the lure falls. Brunning fishes it weightless, but will sometimes add a finishing nail in the middle of the lure if ...

Live bait like minnows, worms, and PowerBait in natural colors are effective for catching trout. Artificial lures such as Rooster Tails, Panther Martins, and spoons can also be successful, with color ...

Like most trout anglers on Saturday – opening day of the 2022 trout fishing season – I will be carrying 5 to 10 times the number of lures and baits that I actually will cast into the water. If I was ...

Nothing provides more confidence than actually doing something yourself without anyone’s guidance. That statement is what comes to mind when I think about the first trout I caught using a lure instead ...

Speckled trout lures can be used to catch seatrout as far north as Southern New Jersey and as far south as Northern Mexico. But the sweet spot for these popular gamefish is from the Carolinas, around ...