When trolled at slow to moderate speeds, the distinctive wide wiggle action has been drawing strikes longer than I’ve been alive. The split-tail design simulates an erratic baitfish action that even ...

The Department of Natural Resources’ weekly fishing report for July 2 shows some of the most current conditions in the region and best methods. Anglers on Lake Michigan in Manistee caught a few ...

Fishing Lake Superior Lake Trout All Winter—Despite the Risks; Extra Effort Rewards Anglers With the best Ice Fishing; and An ...

guides these days, Tom Sadler likes to boost his clients’ chances of catching trout by having them fish with two flies instead of one. He sets them up with the kind of rig known as dry dropper: one ...

Lake trout are denizens of the deep. For most of the year, they’re hunkered down 50 feet or more in the recesses of lakes and reservoirs, chilling out below the thermocline in colder water. To catch ...

Frigid morning temperatures have kept fish activity at a minimum on area rivers, but the bite picks up somewhat in the afternoon. Deep dredging with double nymph rigs and streamers will entice some ...