For years, ice anglers were told they had to downsize to catch fish. Fish are cold blooded and their metabolism slows in winter, so we need to use tiny lures to catch these fickle feeders, we thought.

Big baits catch big bass. It's that simple. But knowing when and how to throw these giant lures isn't as cut and dry. There are specific scenarios where bass respond better to larger baits and are ...

The author with a 47-inch striper caught off North Jersey on a 10-inch Stride glide bait. Photo by Joe Cermele Though the official timeline is a bit hazy, many anglers point to the swimbait revolution ...

When you absolutely, positively have to catch a fish, live bait is the only way to go, period. While artificial lures are variously new, improved, or otherwise hyped worldwide, the lowly worm and its ...

There are fish that people like to catch, and then there is the musky — a long, heavy, toothy, unpredictable apex predator ...

BEMIDJI, Minn. – Every fall, about the time most outdoors enthusiasts across the Northland put away their rods and reels and set their sights on hunting, Steve Young gets serious about fly fishing.

A coast-to-coast guide to the hottest early spring bites in saltwater fishing. The post Where to Fish in Early Spring ...

It's always a good week of Big Ol' Fish when BOF regular Jim Lowrie has a submission. He caught this beauty out of the Deschutes River, one of the many great bodies of water we have to offer here in ...