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EAST GULL LAKE — For students of the Brainerd Learning Center, fishing took on a whole new meaning as they created their own lures as part of their STEM learning. On Friday, Sept. 20, a few dozen ...

If you stop and think about it, a bass lure is only a bass lure if you’re throwing it for bass. Take the same bait off the lake and chuck in the bay and suddenly it’s a redfish lure. Throw your ...

Love or hate invasive snakeheads, their popularity as a recreational target only continues to grow. Throughout their range on the East Coast, snakehead fishing tournaments are well attended, more lure ...

Growing up as I did in mid-Ohio, I didn’t have much reason to think about what might constitute the best salmon lures. Walleyes? Yes. Crappies? Absolutely. Smallmouth? From time to time; but never ...

Largemouth bass are opportunistic feeders. Everything is on the menu for these aggressive fish, from crustaceans to worms to frogs to mice. I even once hand-fed a piece of fried chicken to a bass.

The expert anglers at Milliken Fishing craft a glide bait using real shad and turn it into an absolute fish catcher.

The 2026 New York Musky Expo, held Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at the Chautauqua Harbor Hotel in Celoron, wasn’t just another winter ...

For most anglers, a fishing lure is just a tool — an artificial bait designed to tempt a bite. But in the hands of Chance Dunlap, a lure becomes something more: a tiny, hand-painted masterpiece, each ...