What’s the best bait for trout? It’s a tough question, and that’s a good thing. Today’s trout fisher has a wide range of store-bought trout bait—along with trout lures and trout spinning reels—to ...

Live bait like minnows, worms, and PowerBait in natural colors are effective for catching trout. Artificial lures such as Rooster Tails, Panther Martins, and spoons can also be successful, with color ...

Stream fishing often requires a higher degree of casting accuracy than many other types of fishing, whether using a fly rod, ...

The author holds an early spring lake trout caught while trolling a crankbait just a few feet below the surface of Lake Superior. / Joe Shead There are lots of different ways to catch lake trout, but ...

But anglers throwing hard-plastic twitch baits in productive areas will have at least a few fish every day that smash the lure, spit it and move on unscathed. That's lessened by using soft-plastic ...

Stock your tackle bag with these six soft plastic baits to cover all of your bases when targeting largemouth bass. / Justin Hoffman Tackle store shelves are overburdened with every style and shape of ...

Monday marked the kickoff of trout season, meaning the official season of being able to keep stream caught trout is upon us. However, anglers may fish for stream trout all year long, provided they are ...

Anglers are putting springtime tactics to the test during the high water level, said Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Try for black bass with plastic worms, swim baits or spinner baits ...

Although many anglers often think that trout fishing is all about fly fishing, there are many more ways to catch these aggressive fish. Trout, especially the bigger specimens, are incredibly predatory ...