What are the best techniques to use for pike? Ask five veteran anglers that question and chances are, four of five will say live bait. You just can’t beat the real thing, espec­ially early in the ...

For each of those racy lures that line tackle-store shelves, there are a dozen plain, bare hooks on the next aisle. Glitzy hardware adds an element of challenge for those so inclined, but nothing ...

Welcome to another Fishing Q&A video, where we take some time to answer some great fishing questions we've received. Today we have three different questions I'd like to answer and talk about; the ...

During this transitional time of year, it’s not uncommon for one day of lights-out action to be followed by a total skunking. Even traditional methods of predicting fish behavior like tracking fronts, ...

Like most anglers of my generation, I started my fishing career using live bait. My first catch was a brook trout that gobbled a garden worm on a long-ago first day of trout season. And while my first ...

This simple-to-tie rig is perfect for catching pike!

Hellgrammites make great live baits when you can find them. When most people think of live bait, nothing comes to mind faster than the garden worm. A big, fat, squirmy one will catch almost any fish ...

Our live bait operations at our local harbors sell anchovies and sardines, but few people understand how the live bait gets there and ultimately into bait tanks aboard our fishing boats. Sportfishing ...

Maine natives Olivia Laine, 27, and Chris Benedict, 28, are a fishing team that specialize in catching fish through the ice. Three years ago, they started a YouTube Channel—Fishin4Adventure—that shows ...

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 ...