No one has officially banned forward-facing sonar (FFS) yet. Sure, some tournament circuits have limited its use, but in your own day-to-day fishing you’re free to do what you want. Even though we saw ...

Fall is trophy king salmon season for Great Lakes anglers and one of my favorite times to be on the water. As temperatures cool off, the spawning instinct kicks in, pushing big Chinook (king) salmon ...

This story was originally published in October 2019. Many anglers view the end of summer as the end of their fishing adventures for the year, or at least until snow flies and ice covers their favorite ...

Outside of spring, there’s no better time to target smallmouth, largemouth, and spotted bass than the fall. As the summer heat fades away and the first few cool nights are ushered in, water temps ...

Avoid the 10 most common fall bass fishing mistakes and learn quick fixes. Discover proven tactics, lures, and seasonal strategies to catch more bass. | Photo by Kurt Mazurek It’s fall and things have ...

When most anglers think of fishing, they probably think of warm water, summery clothing and carefree days on the water. While summer is a great time to wet a line, fall may be a sleeper season for ...

For some, that’s a threat, given the inherent stresses associated with onrushing holidays — turkey or ham … real tree or fake … presents or gift cards … in-laws or throw myself off a bridge? But for ...

The Coike urchin bait trend proves what fly anglers have known for years: subtle movement beats exact imitation. Here are some updated tying tips for Woolly Buggers and Pat's Rubber Legs, plus ...

Things had settled back down by Monday after the blitzes of Friday and Saturday, which were perhaps the two best days of this season's fall run. The striped bass fleet had the better day of it Friday, ...