Bob McNally The water was rippled, sun in my face, and it was a long cast into a stiff Gulf of Mexico wind. But a school of shallow-water cobia has…
Bob Jensen As the snow and ice go away across the Midwest, and as we get closer to open water fishing, lots of anglers start to do an inventory of…
David Hart It’s fall and for many bass anglers that means one thing: School’s in. Bass schools, that is. This time of year, roaming packs of largemouths, spots and even…
Brian “Bro” Brosdahl If there’s one fishing destination you’d never expect to find a Northern Minnesota, bluegill-bumpkin like me soaking marabou feathers and getting his jollies jigging for rainbow trout—it’d…
Ken Barrett Autumn not only turns leaves to beautiful reds, yellows and oranges, it also brightens and accentuates the colors of two of our favorite trout species: brown and brook…
Steve Ryan by Steve Ryan, In-Fisherman The scene may be different, but presentation principles play out just the same as in wilderness settings. Welcome to the urban jungle, constructed of concrete,…
Bob McNally Few places in America offer as good or as varied freshwater fishing as that found near the city of Buffalo, New York, just a short cast from famed…
Wade Bourne, Vicious Pro Staff Most fishing pressure is focused on big lakes that gain the lion’s share of publicity in fishing reports, tournament results, etc. In contrast, smaller, less…
Doug Howlett The small dock jutting into the neighborhood lake behind my mother’s house has produced some fun fishing over the years and accounted for each of my kids’ first…
Bob Jensen The summer months are a good time of the year for fish in at least one way: There’s a lot of food in the water for them to…
Ted Pilgrim By Ted Pilgrim, as seen on the Fishing Wire When muskies launch into radical feeding rampages, there’s simply nothing else like it in freshwater fishing. Jaws snap, hooks set,…
M. D. Johnson For the outdoorsman, there are few achievements as satisfying as accomplishing a goal, be it catching a limit of channel ‘cats or tagging a wary longbearded gobbler,…
Babe Winkelman Does Mother Nature provide signs that help us predict when and where the fish will be biting? Is it possible to look at the sky, sniff the air…
Fly Fisherman Provided by Fly Fisherman Smallmouth and largemouth bass might be America’s most popular gamefish— and for good reason. These hardy, stocky predators smash lures (and flies) hard and thrive…
Beau Beasley On a recent flight home from Portland, Oregon, where I was visiting relatives, to Washington D.C., I sat next to a man who was traveling on business. One…
David Hart When is a topwater not a topwater? When it’s, well, not really a topwater. That doesn’t make much sense, of course, but consider this: Most bass lures fall…
Bob Jensen Crappies are fun to catch, and for the past few weeks, anglers who have been chasing crappies have usually been successful. The crappies have been in shallow water…
Luke Clausen Provided by FLW Bass – July 2009 If fishing under the blazing sun doesn’t exactly sound thrilling, wetting a line under the July moon could be the escape you need.…
Bob McNally Bright-colored, cigar-shaped fishing floats aren’t the sort of gear you’d expect to see scattered about from recent use on the forward casting deck of a sophisticated, high-tech, $20,000…
Tony Roach with Doc Samson In the “Roach world” pretty much everything revolves around convincing walleyes and other fish to bite. Even when I’m not in the boat doing what…
Bob McNally The Gulf oil spill is now only a bad memory, and great fishing is available on the Alabama coast in the Mobile area. Some the best and most…
Beau Beasley The popper had only been on the water for a few seconds when the river seemed to open up and swallow it. My friend, guide Mike Smith of…