Look into any angler's tackle box and chances are he has a selection of classic lures: soft-plastic jigs, topwater plugs, jerkbaits and swimbaits. Saltwater or fresh, largemouth bass or speckled trout ...

I’ve been ice fishing for trout long enough to know that lure selection can make or break a trip, but on this particular day, I learned that lesson the hard way. I had high hopes, the right spot, and ...

Anglers often hear the phrase, “When you find a pattern, then you can catch fish.” The problem, of course, is finding that pattern. In many ways, each species of fish is individual. Because of this, ...

A sentimental favorite, this lure just flat-out catches fish and is ideal for the tributary streams white bass run into in the spring to spawn. Selecting lures for white bass—also known as sand bass, ...

Big fish smashing a topwater lure is the most exciting sensation in fishing, and there's no better time to experience it than now. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, Kentucky bass, striped bass and ...

It might be safe to say that trolling lures for blue ­marlin in the calm and tranquil waters off the Kona, Hawaii, coast is as good as it gets. With three towering ­volcanoes ­setting the backdrop, ...

It's payback time in North Alabama. Throughout the spawn, bluegills and other panfish harass nesting bass, rushing in to gulp down eggs and fry anytime the parent fish are distracted. But the bass get ...

One of the most interesting new fishing lures to hit the market this fall comes from Lunkerhunt, which has produced a number of unique baits over the past few years. The company’s newest hollow-bodied ...

On a fishing boat near Sugar Island in the Detroit River — With the morning sun beating down on him, John Cleveland reeled in a northern pike using a Hot Mackerel Dardevle spoon. At 24 inches, the ...