You are not going to hurt the fish. No fish ever died from setting a hook. There is one other aspect of topwater fishing and that is frog fishing. I don’t know why frogs are kept separate, but they ...

Six years ago, I looked it up, I wrote a column about setting the hook when fly fishing. I need to remind myself every time I’m on the water how to correctly set a hook, I thought maybe you could use ...

If you own a bait shop and don’t sell live shiners, can you really call yourself a bait shop? When all else fails it’s hard to beat a live shiner under a bobber—no matter where you fish. Some people ...

Why is it that 10% of fly fishers catch 90% of the fish? We all know that jerk who seemingly outperforms everyone else, especially when it comes to nymphing. If you’ve been in the game for any amount ...

Hello folks, this week we're fishing the shore freshwater, baited up with a special 'bolt rig' and fishing for those freshwater carp! We show you how to set up this special carp rig which is called ...

Fishing can be easy and relaxing. It can also be very technical and challenging. Where it falls for you depends largely on what you want to catch. Species like bass, pike, panfish, and trout can be ...

With sheepshead season still in ramp-up mode, an obvious question: How has the widespread use of circle hooks changed the dynamics of catching the toothy and tasty shell-cruncher? Turns out, there is ...

A lot of anglers in the Upper Great Lakes Areas covet the muskellunge, calling them the kings of freshwater. But these anglers must not fish for lake sturgeon. Indeed, in Wisconsin, which has dubbed ...