With opening day of trout season – April 13 – fast approaching, some anglers have already been wetting a line in Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only streams across the state. Not only do these ...

Entire aisles at Bass Pro Shops, Gander Mountain and Cabela's are lined with hundreds of different trout lure and baits. Sometimes it seems the vast selection might be designed to attract anglers, and ...

I’ve got a few tattoos, one of which is a trout—a big hook-jaw brown on my leg. It’s fair to say that trout are my favorite freshwater species, and I’ve been fishing for them since I was a wee tiny ...

There are lots of different ways to catch lake trout, but the key to consistency is knowing the best techniques and lures to use based on the current conditions and the fish’s patterns and preferences ...

When trolled at slow to moderate speeds, the distinctive wide wiggle action has been drawing strikes longer than I’ve been alive. The split-tail design simulates an erratic baitfish action that even ...

An inside-joke among trout fisherman for decades has been the idea that most trout fishing lures are designed more to attract anglers, and their dollars, than to attract fish. Here are 10 popular ...

How can you not respect the lake trout? A potential goliath of a freshwater predator, the laker is a stunningly attractive creature—hard charging, typically delicious and a survivor of every ...

When I was a kid, the only thing I ever wanted to be was a professional bass fisherman. On Saturday mornings while the others were watching cartoons, I would wake up, pour myself a bowl of Lucky ...

As long as there are fish to be found, there will be people of all ages trying to get them on a hook. A combination of art, science, and animal psychology has gone into creating lures that will appeal ...