Selecting a bait for trout isn’t rocket science. They like garden worms, mealworms, wax worms, and nightcrawlers. Salmon eggs score big, as do all of the synthetic dough baits on the market these days ...

Today we're jigging looking for walleye and trout! I'll be running the flexi-jig with a white artificial twister tail and ...

We are out here on the lower Niagara River in the month of December, and today we're looking for trout. We're going to be ...

We’re not here to take sides. We’re not here to end the debate forever. We are, however, here to say that there are times when rigging with bait—either live or dead—will outfish artificial lures, even ...

For sea trout fishing, the hottest lure on the Gulf Coast off Homosassa River is the Love’s Lure. A tandem rig with jig heads and plastic grub-like tails, the combination is deadly on spotted sea ...

When you absolutely, positively have to catch a fish, live bait is the only way to go, period. While artificial lures are variously new, improved, or otherwise hyped worldwide, the lowly worm and its ...

In-line spinners, spoons, and hardbaits get all the love in the trout game, and rightfully so. These lures have been punishing browns, rainbows, and brookies for many decades. As the old adage goes, ...

The heart of the steelhead trout fishing season is arriving, and Jeff Liskay of North Olmsted is already into a run-and-gun style of fishing on the rivers and streams of Northern Ohio. An expert at ...

It’s axiomatic that a fisherman must keep his bait, lure or fly in the water to catch fish. Seems obvious. But go to any trout stream and observe any fly fisherman. The odds are that you’ll see him or ...

The author holds an early spring lake trout caught while trolling a crankbait just a few feet below the surface of Lake Superior. / Joe Shead There are lots of different ways to catch lake trout, but ...

The opening day of the 2021 trout fishing season in Pennsylvania – Saturday, April 3 – is approaching fast, but there’s still time for a newcomer to the sport to get geared-up for that big event. Here ...