National Fishing and Boating Week is about to get underway! The celebration, which runs from June 1-9, is the perfect opportunity to enjoy and share the glorious pastimes of both boating and fishing…
Bass don’t strike a lure because they think it’s cute. They strike it because the artificial appears to be something worth eating. A few carefully selected lures that imitate crayfish or some kind of…
Few thrills in fishing can come close to watching a northern pike's toothy mouth clamp down on a fly twitching across the surface of a shallow cove. With brooding, baleful eyes, a pike looks…
The Texas Rig is a tried-and-true system for fishing soft-plastic baits such as worms, lizards, tubes and creature baits. Since this rig is virtually weedless, it excels in and around heavy cover…
Split shots are one of the most well-known and frequently used sinkers.
Sinkers and weights are some of the most important pieces of terminal tackle in fishing. "What exactly is the difference…
Stick baits are an essential soft plastic for bass anglers. Called by a variety of names, Senkos, Dingers, Ochos, Sink Baits, etc., they all work basically the same and produce great bass fishing…
Pinch-on foam indicators are popular with fly fishermen because they're small and easy to use.
For as long as I can remember, my friends and I have always fly fished the early spring runs of…
Wisconsin is known for its pristine water ways that combine great water quality and high nutrient load, making them very susceptible to harboring large amounts of aquatic invertebrates. Sowbugs are a…
The northern pike seems to have it all. The ability to leap in the air with energetic somersaults that will amaze and excite you. A willingness to strike baits so aggressively that you'd swear your…
Weary of the financial sting of torn-up soft swimbaits detracting from the joy of a good bass bite? Assemble a swimbait first-aid kit to get the most bass-for-the-buck.
Most soft swimbaits rely on a…
Fishing elegantly-dressed dry flies on the surface is the most glamorized way to take trout. But if you want a fish-catching machine, tie on a streamer. Streamers will fool all species of trout,…
As summertime approaches, many anglers are prepping for the vacation season. Bass busters are planning to dredge their favorite deep-water haunts in hopes of finding an expansive school of over-sized…
