One thing I have learned this year is to not forget about classic lures or riggings that were considered “forgotten” or “abandoned” or thought of as “old school.” Back in the day, say 20 or 30 years ...

French angler Andre Meulnart invented the inline spinner in 1938 while working for a company called Manufacturier d’Engins de Precision pour Peches Sportives. You probably know the brand by its ...

ANTIGO – Mepps makes about 8,000 spinning-lure combinations at its 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, but if you buy one of its storied spinners with hooks dressed in squirrel-tail, you can ...

Arkansas’ squirrel season runs through Feb. 28, and the world-famous Mepps Lure Co. reminds hunters they can make money by saving and selling the tails of the squirrels they kill to eat. The tails can ...

Deer season is over, and the holiday season is upon us. Ice fishing seems one of the few remaining pursuits for the outdoorsman or woman. But squirrel hunting in Wisconsin continues until January 31.

As snow flurries quietly danced from overcast skies on a cold Saturday morning, the sharp rapport of a Marlin .22-caliber rifle pierced the eerie January silence. Joining the snow in its downward ...

While there are many ways to fish throughout the country and Wisconsin, chances are, most people have heard of the lure manufacturer Mepps. Mepps has been and is still now a fishing lure manufacturer ...

Joe Wilson has a passion for squirrels. He loves to hunt and eat them, and is on a mission to convince others to join him. The 40-year-old, Bentonville, Ark. resident is president of Squirrels ...