RAMSEY, Minn. — A small minnow suspended beneath a float is a standard crappie offering across the Upper Midwest. Similarly, many bluegill anglers rarely use anything other than a small jig tipped ...

The gold spoon flickered in a pleasing arc across the knee-deep grass flat and fell beyond a busy stir of "nervous water." Beyond the rim of saltgrass stood the tiny sticks and blocks of distant Port ...

On a fishing boat near Sugar Island in the Detroit River — With the morning sun beating down on him, John Cleveland reeled in a northern pike using a Hot Mackerel Dardevle spoon. At 24 inches, the ...

The debate over whether single hooks or treble hooks result in more bass in the boat is seemingly endless. Anglers on both sides of that pointed debate have solid arguments, and it's likely no ...

Trust me, the photo makes the situation look worse than it was, though a fish hook going into your flesh in one place and coming out another does have a very high ick-factor. But let's back up a bit.