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 ...

Sadly, there's no magic lure that entices trout all the time. What I've found is that the best lure for trout depends on where you're fishing, when you're fishing, and what food source trout are ...

Casting a limber fly rod is the only way to get a fish on the line for lots of anglers. Yet there are hold outs who think fly fishing is difficult, expensive and some kind of elite angling sport.

The Lure Love Podcast has crunched the numbers in its database and determined that jigs, by far, have caught the most record fish of any lure type among the nearly 20,000 records it has on file. The ...

Seasonal changes also play a role in determining which method is more effective. During colder months, when trout are less active and tend to hug the bottom of the water column, nymphing with a fly ...

I think it’s fair to say that the average angler gravitates toward the latest and greatest developments in tackle. Don’t get me wrong, I do too. I’m always eager to try a new lure on my home waters, ...

As an angler who mostly wades rivers, sometimes walking and wading several miles in a single outing, it behooves me to travel light. Besides my spinning rod, which is always in hand unless I put it ...

This article was originally featured on Field and Stream. Are you familiar with the fur-bearing trout? This mythical creature has been part of Scottish and Icelandic folklore since the 17 th century.