Anglers are doing well in some tributaries of the Columbia, but low water has slowed the bite in some places, while others are fishing well. The late run of coho has been inconsistent in recent years, ...

A few coho salmon and a couple of Chinook salmon were caught in the harbor this week, along with a few steelhead. There were a lot of fish in the harbor, but few were willing to bite. Fire-tiger ...

Here’s how it works. You tie or peg a plastic bead that represents a salmon or steelhead egg onto your leader. Three to five inches below that bead, you tie on your hook. When a steelhead grabs the ...

Today we're on the icy shoreline bead bouncing for winter steelhead. I'm using a bead which I pegged about an inch from the hook. Of course, I'm running the T-Turn 3-Way Swivel to keep my line ...

When fishing for steelhead you typically run with yarn or beads on your line - but today is different. Today we're going to try something unconventional and use both at the same time. Why? I like to ...

What is a Slip Bobber Rig? A slip bobber rig requires a few key components to tie everything together, but the star of the show - and what gives this rig its name - is a float (bobber) that has a hole ...

GURNEE– The Gurnee Police Department and Gurnee Park District teamed up for the third annual Cops & Bobbers event on July 23. Sixty-three fishers ages 5 to 15 were in attendance. The Forest ...

Sockeye have nearly vanished, and while summer Chinook numbers are declining, anglers are still finding good success. Lakes Merwin and Yale are producing fish, albeit inconsistently, and sturgeon ...

From nightcrawler harness how to for walleye, to slip bobber tips, to 5 ways to become a better angler, these stories captured our Sports Illustrated fishing reader’s attention on Fishing on SI this ...

What Is a Slip Bobber and Why Use One? A slip bobber is a low-impact way to present a bait at a certain depth, whether it's just off the bottom, just above weed tops or at the same level as suspended ...

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 ...

OSCODA/AuSABLE: Anglers fishing the pier head early in the morning picked up a few walleye by casting Bandits and other deep-diving body baits. A few Atlantic salmon and a steelhead ...