Small jigs are the most versatile of all trout lures. Whether made of fur, feathers, or soft plastic, they can be fished fast or slow, shallow or deep, all according to the needs of the moment. They ...

When you’re getting ready to cast your fishing line, are you adding a bobber, float or strike indicator? Bobbers have come a long way from being just a plastic red and white ball sitting a couple feet ...

NAGS HEAD, N.C. — The bright red and white “popping” cork bobbed in the surface like a miniature buoy marker, moving gently with the waves. We were in the Roanoke Sound about two miles inshore from ...

Something about bobber fishing has hooked me since childhood. It is there, very real and so enticing, but I can’t exactly tell you why it is so appealing. Perhaps it is the cadence of the float as it ...

Those four little words will put any angler on tilt. Old or young, novice or expert, there’s something about a dancing bobber that stirs an instinctive adrenaline rush. What kind of fish is thinking ...

The red-and-white plastic bobber. It’s one of the most iconic items in all of fishing. Next time you’re in the gift shop at the Cracker Barrel, look around. I promise you’ll find one depicted on a tin ...

Trout season is getting ever closer, with the statewide Mentored Youth Trout Day, Saturday, March, 30, and the statewide opening day a week later, Saturday, April 6. Few experiences are more pleasing ...

What’s the best bait for trout? It’s a tough question, and that’s a good thing. Today’s trout fisher has a wide range of store-bought trout bait—along with trout lures and trout spinning reels—to ...

It was a little late arriving, but Idaho’s unique alpine trout season is here. While you might still encounter snow at the highest elevations, access should be clear to explore the hundreds of ...

CACHUMA: What’s biting: bass, catfish, trout; Hot spots: in the narrows, Santa Cruz Bay, behind Arrowhead Island (catfish), mouth of Cachuma Bay, outside the log line in front of the marina (trout), ...

The inland opening day of trout season is set for April 1 around the state. This has nothing to do with the Great Lakes tributaries, which are open year-round for trout fishing. Lots going on this ...