I was about as green as an ice angler can be. I was in high school and had only limited ice fishing success. I just wanted to catch something. I'd driven to Wisconsin's Big Green Lake because I heard ...

Arctic fox fur on flies and jigs offers incredible movement in the water, it pulses and breathes, which is exactly what steelhead key on. Photo by Gerald Brydalski When nasty ice-cold weather and ...

This video begins with Joey Antonelli tying his own surf rigs on camera and explaining exactly how he builds a three hook pompano rig without a board or jig. He breaks down swivel size, dropper loop ...

I’ve had this old deer tail floating around since I was a kid. It was from my first buck, a half-rack I shot with my Pop-Pop’s 30-30 sitting next to him behind an old field stone wall. Pop mounted the ...

An angler standing firm, jigging for the pelagics, testing his skill against the pull of the sea. THE Fisheries Department’s Fish Landing Statistics 2024 told us what many of us already know from ...

Dock Totals 7/20 – 7/26: 4376 anglers aboard 175 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 101 barracuda, 1 black seabass (released), 3764 bluefin tuna (to 240 pounds ...

A dry dropper is a two-fly rig that combines a dry fly and either a nymph or emerger, allowing you to fish on the surface and subsurface at the same time. If you’re fishing shallow water but not ...

Salmon eggs are trout candy. Many anglers don’t want to admit that, largely because they like to think of trout as exceptionally smart, discerning fish. At times they can be, but they also have ...

Fishing for tautog (also called black fish) has been outstanding for the past four to five years. The fish have been abundant and quite large. This year, in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts, from ...

There seems to be a hint of fall in the air. Mornings and evenings are a bit cooler, we’re seeing more swells from the west while dark clouds of shearwaters are massing just offshore. The shearwaters ...

A dropper loop is a useful knot for creating a strong loop that stands off the main line, allowing you to attach a hook, sinker, or fly. It is a popular choice among fishermen and offers versatility ...