How can you not respect the lake trout? A potential goliath of a freshwater predator, the laker is a stunningly attractive creature—hard charging, typically delicious and a survivor of every ...

Pay attention to trends in fishing tackle, and you’ll notice that among lure-makers, there is a constant competition to improve upon what has already been working for many years. These days we have ...

The slow retrieve tracked through green swells surging along the Surfside Jetty, then the spoon plucked a submerged granite ledge. I yanked quickly, hoping to snatch the lure back without snagging.

The author holds an early spring lake trout caught while trolling a crankbait just a few feet below the surface of Lake Superior. / Joe Shead There are lots of different ways to catch lake trout, but ...

This story was originally featured on Field & Stream. It shouldn’t come as a surprise to any angler that the shape of a spoon lure is modeled after the same kitchen utensil you use to shovel Frosted ...

Speckled trout lures can be used to catch seatrout as far north as Southern New Jersey and as far south as Northern Mexico. But the sweet spot for these popular gamefish is from the Carolinas, around ...

In-line spinners, spoons, and hardbaits get all the love in the trout game, and rightfully so. These lures have been punishing browns, rainbows, and brookies for many decades. As the old adage goes, ...

Hello folks, this week we're back in the freshwater as we've geared up with crank baits, t-turns, and the SS Viper Spoon as ...

OSWEGO, N.Y. – Welcoming the four-angler party aboard his 30-foot Penn Yan Sport Fisherman, Capt. Troy Creasy of High Adventure Sportfishing asked – jokingly, it seemed – if they were there in an ...

Nothing provides more confidence than actually doing something yourself without anyone’s guidance. That statement is what comes to mind when I think about the first trout I caught using a lure instead ...

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 ...