The beautiful spring weather had given me and my buddy Joe an itch to go fishing, so that’s exactly what we did. We loaded Joe’s johnboat, pulled it to the Arkansas River and launched just after the ...

Like many other leisure activities, fishing has had its share of innovation and technological advances. But there’s something to be said for “old school” methods — a cane pole, a cork and a worm or ...

When a big catfish pulls a jug under, the call rings out. The fish isn’t as big as Moby Dick, of course, but this is as close to whaling as you can get in a river. My fishing buddy paddled hurriedly, ...

• Lash them together with twine or monofilament. • Affix about 6 feet of heavy monofilament line to the cluster, with a large hook and lead sinker at the bottom. • Bait hook with something smelly, ...

When I get together with my brother from Missouri, we often talk about various fishing experiences. I am always quite amazed at the differences between fishing laws, techniques and species in ...

A 15-year-old new Richmond girl may have landed the biggest blue catfish ever caught in Ohio. Jaylynn Parker, a New Richmond High School sophomore, caught the 101.11-pound fish on the Ohio River on ...