Forward-facing sonar has opened our eyes to how many big bass suspend in open water. And while there's no doubt that those fish are fun to target and catch, there are still plenty of giants that bury ...

Jig fishing is popular in Florida for both salt water and fresh water species. Grouper and snapper fishermen bounce heavy jigs on offshore reefs for big fish up to 40- and 50-pounds and bream ...

Jigs are one of the most popular and effective bass lures. The wide variety of styles—finesse jigs, football jigs, and hair jigs, to name a few—make them an extremely versatile bait. However, the ...

In western Sebastian County between Hartford and Hackett is a 291-acre Arkansas Game and Fish Commission lake known as Sugar Loaf. It is known for a lot of things, but good fishing isn't one of them.

Are you one of the members of the warm-waters fraternity? If so, you may be the kind of person who depends upon the so-called instructional manuals - how-to, and where-to - when it comes to using ...

Last weekend's weather wasn't as rough as the forecasters had led us to believe. It was cold Saturday morning, but not oppressive. Even on the water in the far northwestern corner of the state, where ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. That song was the only time I ever heard anybody other than a stupid television character use the term “groovy.” But I came to appreciate the ...

Dock Totals 4/30– 5/13: 3,889 anglers aboard 189 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past two weeks caught 892 bluefin tuna (up to 180 pounds), 35 bocaccio, 334 bonito, 133 ...

When Steve Daniel moved to Lake Okeechobee in the early 1980s, he brought with him the weapons he used to catch bass in his former state of Tennessee. Included was a variety of rubber skirted jigs. In ...

River anglers are renowned for developing unique rigs and bait presentation methods to help them tackle their ever-changing, current-driven environment. Many of these rigs have unique names that refer ...

“O.K., we’re over the hump now,” said Gary Diamond, studying the depth finder screen on his 24-foot center console. I put the casting reel in free spool, felt the thump as the jig hit the hard sand ...

In western Sebastian County between Hartford and Hackett is a 291-acre Arkansas Game and Fish Commission lake known as Sugar Loaf. It is known for a lot of things, but good fishing isn't one of them.