Hair jigs are most notably useful for crappie in the coldest of waters, but they’re quite effective all year long, and for ...

What starts as a fully loaded fishing setup quickly turns into a lesson in simplicity when most of the gear goes unused.

Walleye reproduction slipped a bit around Lake Erie in 2025, but the Ohio daily bag limit is expected to remain at six ...

The arrival of spring has brought some dramatic changes to our local waterways since my last column. Just a few short weeks ago, many of the lakes and ponds in our area were still locked up with ice.

There’s a moment right before the line tightens. It’s subtle. Easy to miss. But once you notice it, everything else disappears. Time stretches out differently near the water. Minutes slow down, ...

Adventures in surf fishing the Baja Peninsula, shore jigging for roosterfish, jack crevalle, snapper, corvina and more. The ...

We're out on the waters of Lake Ontario with Dirk and some friends. Today's target: smallmouth bass. We rig up with 3/4oz ...

Fishing licenses can be purchased at Michigan.gov/DNRLicenses or by downloading the Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app and purchasing ...

Michigan is home to 155 different kinds of fish. Some, such as sunfish, are open to catch year-round while others, like ...

Though a swim jig is a great tool for targeting all black bass species, it is typically associated most with fishing for largemouth around shallow vegetation. Yes, you can catch spotted, smallmouth, ...

Michigan's 2026-27 fishing season doesn't open until April 1, but anglers can get ready for the season by purchasing a ...

Free fishing clinics for youth ages 15 and younger will be held April 18 at eight sites in Milwaukee and Washington counties.