Slip bobbers are generally used in conjunction with live bait, either on a plain hook or on a jig. You want a little weight on the business end of the line so the slip bobber stands erect when your ...

As I am gearing up for the upcoming gamefish season, I always find plenty of little projects to keep me busy. Going through and tending my arsenal of rods and reels is one of the annual tasks that ...

This rig can catch bluegill, crappie, perch or trout. Clip a small, round bobber on your line 2 to 4 feet from the end. * Tie on a hook (size 6 through 12) at the end of the line below the bobber. You ...

Fishing the Patapsco River at the border of Howard and Baltimore counties, I often encountered the smiling face of Roland Avery, as effective a trout fisherman as I’ve ever met. Over the years I used ...

When you absolutely, positively have to catch a fish, live bait is the only way to go, period. While artificial lures are variously new, improved, or otherwise hyped worldwide, the lowly worm and its ...

One of the best ways to catch fish, for the next few months especially but even year-round, is with the old standard shad dart and minnow below a float. I caught my largest pond pickerel, weighing ...

In fishing, seeing frequently equals success. I believe most anglers are more proficient if they can visually receive some type of a visual indication of what is happening on the end of their line, ...

BASALT – Day in and day out, if you want to catch numbers of trout, then the easiest and preferred method is the multiple fly nymph rig. These flies are tied below an indicator (bobber) with ample ...

Floyd’s Fork hadn’t exactly dried up but flowing at a meager 11 cubic feet per second it was barely more than a trickle. But it was enough water, state fishery officials apparently concluded, to ...

There are a lot of ways to fish, but not for captain Dave Sipler. While many guides are fans of one type of fishing or another, Sipler is a disciple.It's the Zen of the float upon which Sipler can ...