This story, “Getting the Bait’s a Bail,” appeared in the May 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. The morning sparkled as bright and shiny as a new dime. The river was clear and purling along, its voices ...

For years, ice anglers were told they had to downsize to catch fish. Fish are cold blooded and their metabolism slows in winter, so we need to use tiny lures to catch these fickle feeders, we thought.

Striped bass fishing is thriving in Narragansett Bay, with anglers catching fish using various methods like flutter spoons, umbrella rigs, and bait. A visual survey of the South Fork Wind offshore ...

Crappie fishing is picking up at Ross Barnett Reservoir as fish move shallow to spawn. Anglers are catching large numbers of good-sized crappie, with some exceeding two pounds. While recent storms ...

Here’s how fishing looks this week in the Northwest Lower Peninsula, Northeast Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula, according to the latest report from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Here’s how fishing looks this week in the Northwest Lower Peninsula, Northeast Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula, according to the latest report from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.