Closing out the year with our last "Baits of the Month" blog of 2025. If you're like me and live up north, you probably just got a foot of snow dumped on you and won't be fishing anything other than ...

A lure class known as blade baits first showed up on the fishing scene in the late 1950s. The original blade bait was the Heddon Sonic, introduced in 1957. Unlike nearly all the wooden or plastic ...

Today we are using the Brand New Scuttletail Blade Bait, looking for that Lake Erie Smallmouth bass bite. It's a beautiful ...

Fall is a great time to target all species of black bass. Towards the end of September and into early October, bass begin to move from their summer hangouts to shallower water in pursuit of baitfish ...

Bass fishing … in the winter. It can and does happen, but only for those who don’t mind a little cold and wind. It’s not magic, but more hard work than anything. And you need to pick and choose ...

DECATUR — Jim Horn summed the situation up succinctly: “If was just the rain or just the wind, it wouldn’t be so bad out there,” he said, “but between the two of them ... I heard him, believe me. The ...

It's a day of fishing when anglers need fingers and toes to count their catch. It's even better when the number of species soars into double digits. What better way to beat summer's dog days than by ...

Soggy, November weather has affected deer hunters and anglers, but those willing to deal with the weather are having success. The deer gun season opened last week and runs through the rest of the ...

That’s right, you read it correctly: “bass fishing…in January”. It can and does happen, but only for those who don’t mind a little cold and wind. It’s not magic — more hard work than anything. You ...