Although a nearby pond that I'm looking out at while writing this column is still covered in ice, it's only Wednesday, and the warm weather predicted to come the next few days might turn that ice to ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The slow retrieve tracked through green swells surging along the Surfside Jetty, then the spoon plucked a submerged granite ledge. I yanked quickly, hoping to snatch the lure back without snagging.

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 ...

There are three kinds of trout in this country — native, wild, and stocked. Native trout are the ones that have been here for thousands of years, such as brook trout in the mountains of the Northeast ...

Today we're geared up with the new gold stingnose jigging spoons and jigging for brown trout and lake trout here on Lake Ontario. We're running 20lb braid with a fluorocarbon leader, down to a single ...

Striped bass are prowling the south half of the lake. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends fishing in the Prairie Creek area and farther south into the White and War Eagle river tributaries. The ...