It may not be ideal fishing weather now, but it's a good time to get a head start on the season. Anglers can get advice and equipment at the Columbus Fishing Expo, which will take place Feb. 11-13 at ...

When you’re getting ready to cast your fishing line, are you adding a bobber, float or strike indicator? Bobbers have come a long way from being just a plastic red and white ball sitting a couple feet ...

Those four little words will put any angler on tilt. Old or young, novice or expert, there’s something about a dancing bobber that stirs an instinctive adrenaline rush. What kind of fish is thinking ...

Okay, I get it. The new PanOptix LiveScope sonar has been spreading like wildfire throughout the angling community nationwide. All tournament venues and many ice fishing groups are turning to the live ...

CRESTLINE - Catalina O'Keefe held her fishing pole toward Jaycee Pond in Crestline early Saturday and pondered where the next fish might be hiding. "Can I go cast?" she finally asked her mother. "Well ...

If you want to start an interesting debate among fishermen, ask them what’s the best lure to catch fish. Over the years, I’ve walked through many aisles in sport shops looking at fishing tackle and ...

What is a Slip Bobber Rig? A slip bobber rig requires a few key components to tie everything together, but the star of the show - and what gives this rig its name - is a float (bobber) that has a hole ...

We parked the car just off a broad green lawn and set out for a nice opening right on Lake Bomoseen. I made it a point that the boys each carry their own, spanking-new rod and reel and tackle box. I ...

Recently, I had the pleasure of having my two youngest grandchildren, ages 4 and 7, visit me. When they arrived, they informed me they wanted to catch fish, not cast for fish, but catch. I was ...

Jun. 29—At age 10, Jace Allen is already a veteran angler. "I've been fishing since I was 2," he said Wednesday as he jigged a line from a fishing pier at Lions Park in Mankato. He and about 20 other ...

Crappie fishing and bass fishing is waning in intensity, but bream fishing is nearing its peak. Bream, a generic term for sunfish that includes bluegill, redear, longear and green sunfish, inhabit ...