We were set about a decade ago to fly into one of the famous lake trout fisheries of the far north. The lodge on this lake set up the trip, we would go to film TV footage, and they hoped the rest of...View article
On the Great Lakes, using goby-imitating baits for smallmouth bass is now as standard as tossing crawfish patterns on other lakes. A few years ago on Lake Michigan, I started catching brown trout mixed...View article
Among the most impressive learning experiences for someone like me, who has been writing about catch-and-release fishing for more than 20 years, was hands-on instruction in how easily and effectively...View article
Those rod-snatching bulldogging lake trout are among the easiest fish to catch through the ice. If that’s not the way you find them, you’re doing something wrong. You’re not fishing in the right...View article
Rainbow trout inhabit thousands of natural lakes from Maine to Washington, including the Great Lakes. They also thrive in many reservoirs, where ice-fishing often provides an overlooked opportunity....View article