Trout take the bait when a simple little lure does its happy dance down deep. A fishing jig is little more than a hook with a lead head and some hair attached. The little lures shine wherever trout ...

Small jigs are the most versatile of all trout lures. Whether made of fur, feathers, or soft plastic, they can be fished fast or slow, shallow or deep, all according to the needs of the moment. They ...

Let’s face it … right now, there are a ton of fishing options available to the Mid Atlantic angler, both fresh and salt water. The trophy rockfish season is in, catch and release bass fishing is hot, ...

What makes a good jig? Honestly, it’s not that complicated. The two main considerations are size and color. For size, I’ll use anything from a 1/8 ounce to micro jigs that are 1/64 or even 1/80 ounce.

To the vast majority of trout fans locally, we tend to wait anxiously for the put-and-take options of spring and fall and the stocking of 10 to 14 inch class fish in our local streams and ponds along ...

We're out on the mouth of a busy Niagara River, at Niagara on the Lake. Today we're going to be running the flexi-jig and ...

Today we're jigging looking for walleye and trout! I'll be running the flexi-jig with a white artificial twister tail and ...

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 ...

TWO HARBORS -- Tim Sonday is channeling his inner GPS now. He's a few minutes out of Agate Bay on Lake Superior, running his old 16-foot Lund with the 50-horse Evinrude. Just before sunrise on an ...