Illinois' spring trout season opening Saturday, April 5, and smallmouth bass and coho going on the Chicago lakefront lead ...

Fishing conditions, between the snow and rain squalls, have been fair to good, but should improve with the forecast of ...

If an angler could only have just one type of rod and reel, the logical choice would be spinning tackle. Consider that ...

Alan Raymond with The Wicked Worm in Youngstown reports plenty of steelhead were caught this past weekend, mainly near the ...

Crappie are slow on minnows but good on jigs ... Bream are slow on red worms. Bluegill are slow on worms. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler. Males are shallow and feeding heavily, and the ...

I grow less interested in what technology brings to largemouth bass fishing. I enjoy catching them as I always have – with ...

Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service ... Soft plastics and minnows will still get you bit as well. We should see the fish push shallower and shallower over the next few ...

Crappie are fair to good in shallow water on minnows and jigs ... Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Caddo — SLOW. Water stained; 58 degrees; 1.35 feet above pool.

So, adjusting game plans on the fly can certainly be a thing ... Quarter-ounce buckshot spoons tipped with a minnow head is still my favorite tactic, but some are using simple dead stick ...