A hot-button subject in the world of fishing is the use of live bait. I’m talking about minnows, worms, leeches and all of the other critters that fishermen use to try to coax an unwary fish into ...

Fathead minnows, leeches and worms are mainstays in bait-shop refrigerators across the country. These old standards have pro­duced stringers of game fish for decades, and they’ll continue to produce ...

“Cast that way, about 40 feet,” said Lake Michigan fishing guide Capt. Chris Noffsinger, pointing off the bow at roughly 10 o’clock. I readily complied, flicking a drop-shot-rigged worm to the spot ...

This story, “Getting the Bait’s a Bail,” appeared in the May 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. The morning sparkled as bright and shiny as a new dime. The river was clear and purling along, its voices ...

Today's Fishing Q&A is about the difference between spinning reels and baitcasting reels, what are good baits for grass carp, and how to fish in areas where there is a lot of debris. Question 1: So I ...

Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said stripers are biting best from Horseshoe Bend Park upstream into the White and War Eagle tributaries. Brood minnows or shad are the best live baits. Crappie are ...

Striped bass fishing is thriving in Narragansett Bay, with anglers catching fish using various methods like flutter spoons, umbrella rigs, and bait. A visual survey of the South Fork Wind offshore ...

Fishing duo Cole & Jay head offshore to a shipwreck where the use of live bait triggers a nonstop, high-intensity fishing session.

The long weekend finally is here, the mid-elevation lakes and reservoirs are ready for boating, and there's no reason not to spend a day or more at your favorite fishing hole. Anglers new to Colorado ...