It’s fall and things have changed on your favorite bass fishing waters. Shorter days, falling water temps, and shifting baitfish patterns cause bass to position and behave differently. If you hit the ...

THE FIRST TIME I fished the lower Madison River, I felt small. I was 18 years old and had never been out West—and though I’d grown up trout fishing on the East Coast, I had never done so on a river ...

You rarely get a love tap when you’re fishing a jerkbait. In fact, a jerkbait bite is usually more of an arm-jarring blast. These hard-plastic and wood baitfish imitators have been fooling freshwater ...

As autumn settles in, the days shorten more rapidly and the opportunities to get on the water lessen. Plus, football, hunting, and family activities crowd the calendar. Given this scenario, it's a ...

In order to not waste your time and catch nothing, you might need some guidance on the best spots and fish to catch. That’s why we are here to help with our Brighter Shores fishing guide. We’ll give ...

The author poses with guide Frank Campbell and a 5-pound smallmouth on the Niagara River. Photo by Joe Cermele I have been lucky enough to fish with some incredible guides and charter captains across ...

Want to catch a freshwater fish over 100 pounds? Learn where, when, and how to catch lake sturgeon in Wisconsin, Minnesota & Michigan. | Joe Shead A lot of anglers in the Upper Great Lakes Areas covet ...