There are lots of different ways to catch lake trout, but the key to consistency is knowing the best techniques and lures to use based on the current conditions and the fish’s patterns and preferences ...

When trolled at slow to moderate speeds, the distinctive wide wiggle action has been drawing strikes longer than I’ve been alive. The split-tail design simulates an erratic baitfish action that even ...

I’ve got a few tattoos, one of which is a trout lure: a big hook-jaw brown on my leg. It’s fair to say that trout are my favorite freshwater species, and I’ve been fishing for them since I was a wee ...

Lake trout are denizens of the deep. For most of the year, they’re hunkered down 50 feet or more in the recesses of lakes and reservoirs, chilling out below the thermocline in colder water. To catch ...

TWO HARBORS -- Tim Sonday is channeling his inner GPS now. He's a few minutes out of Agate Bay on Lake Superior, running his old 16-foot Lund with the 50-horse Evinrude. Just before sunrise on an ...

Striped bass continue to bite well, said Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Stripers are scattered from Horseshoe Bend park to Beaver Dam. Best live baits are brood minnows or shad. Keep a top-water lure ...

Delta stripers, bass and sturgeon bites good, Alan Fong said. Don Pedro trout biting, Aaron Jones reported. Isabella bass and ...