Fishing lures were once so valuable to me I would climb trees to retrieve them before breaking one off. These days, my supply of fishing tackle might be an early indicator of becoming a hoarder. No ...

The easy fishing for big bluegills is over for this year. The fish are no longer on their beds — the eggs have all hatched, the swarms of fry dispersed, and the big bull bluegills who are charged with ...

As the first inklings of spring emerge in Northern Michigan, and lakes begin to ice out, stalk the shorelines to reel in famished bluegills. Subscribe to life outdoors—fishing, biking, hiking, hunting ...

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 ...

Anyone can catch a mess of nice bluegills when the fish are on their beds spawning in late May and early June. That's why I would never miss this once-a-year opportunity to catch numbers of big ...

Slip bobber fishing may not have originated on Mille Lacs Lake in Minnesota, but it certainly was refined there. It’s many rock reefs jutting a foot or two above massive mud flats are made-to-order ...

I don't care what you are fishing for, whether bluegills or catfish: If slip bobbers are not incorporated into your techniques, you are not as effective at catching as you should be. Bobbers are ...

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 ...