or thread a minnow-shaped bait, fragrant with unnatural yet irresistible aromas, onto a jig hook and swim it through the river’s darkest pools. I’ve been fishing for trout for as long as I can ...

Anglers in pursuit of striped bass face an almost overwhelming choice of lures to catch them. But, you only need a few lures to reliably catch stripers. In fact, you might be a bit underwhelmed if you ...

Of course, if you’ve got a big family to feed, you need to catch a lot. There are countless methods for getting it done with artificial lures and flies, but it’s hard to beat bait when targeting ...

That’s the bait Muckey uses into early December. In the heart of winter, long after they’ve vacuumed up all the salmon eggs they can scrounge, steelhead will eat a variety of things until the ...

Winter anglers rejoice: A state-managed recreational fishery on portions of the Skagit and Sauk rivers will open on Feb. 1 for steelhead fishing. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is ...

So, if the steelhead fishin’ slows back down you ... The cAlabama rig and slow rolling a large swim bait. If they aren’t workin’ for you , you might try drop-shottin’, yo-yoing a lipless ...

In a hidden creek in California, one of America’s rarest fish has made a surprising return after a decade-long disappearance. The Southern California steelhead trout, a nearly extinct species known ...

While there are a lot of different baits that work well for catching perch in the winter, if you want the best shot at catching your limit, you’ll need some quality ice fishing lures for perch ...

On Jan. 17, the Conservation Angler and Wild Fish Conservancy sued the National Marine Fisheries Service for delaying Endangered Species Act protections for Olympic Peninsula steelhead. “The ...