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…
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…
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…
Swimbaits have taken the angling world by storm. Although most of the buzz focuses on trophy largemouth, many of these fishing lure styles are just as deadly for walleye, stripers, pike and other…
Creature baits such as Zoom's Brush Hog are the ticket for hungry largemouth bass in river environments.
I revel in one-upping an angler whom I know is the much better fisherman. The pie grows…
Fish, worms, crawdads, liver, and reeking confections of blood and guts are blue-plate specials for catfish.
Some folks will tell you that fishing for the largemouth bass, with its hit 'em hard,…
Natural Colors are useful for clear-water conditions, while bold colors such as chartreuse and firetiger excel in stained water.
I don't know another lure with more size, shape and color…
From the gracefulness of fly fishing to burning the water with spinners, many different techniques and tackle have been proven to fool trout time and time again. One of the most overlooked but…
The Drop Shot Rig fishing is used to "hover" small baits in front of gamefish such as walleye and bass. It's most commonly used in deep, cold, clear water.
Rigging Up
Use a palomar knot to tie a #1…
Will Rollins, of Vienna, Missouri, has spent his entire life in that little central Missouri hill town. Much of his time, however, he spent happily chasing smallmouth bass on the nearby Gasconade…
