Big is not always better when it comes to fish bait. True, more large bass are caught on big shiners, but it may very well be that bass fisherman have convinced themselves that lunkers can’t be caught ...

Chumming for sharks and other big saltwater fish is a longtime angler tradition, in the Lowcountry as elsewhere. It’s also trouble when bathers are nearby. When any bait is in the water, the scent and ...

Catfish are not hard to catch most of the time, but catching big ones consistently can be a challenge, even in the catfish-rich waters of the Tennessee River lakes that stretch through North Alabama.

Some people are blessed with a special flair or inborn ability to locate bream no matter the time of year, weather or water conditions. But for most anglers, consistently pinpointing concentrations of ...

In the coolest scene of the best movie about a giant fish that wasn't even real, Roy Scheider quickly learned the virtues of chum. "I think we need a bigger boat," were Chief Brody's words, moments ...

A large great white shark made a rare appearance in the Florida Keys this week to grab a free snack from a commercial fisherman’s chum bag hanging off the back of his boat. The shark — which the ...

Catching a shark is pretty common … if you’re fishing for them. But angling can still pack a surprise or two. For Kevin Brown, it came in the form of a 13-foot great white shark. He and a couple ...

Fall fishing is finally here. The air and water temperatures have cooled, the Red Tide appears to have broken up and the strong easterly winds have cleared the water along the beaches. So even though ...