For many of us, the classic inline spinner represents the first artificial lure on which we duped a stream-dwelling trout — a significant milestone in an angler’s progression, one that likely started ...

The flash and vibrations created by a spinnerbait mimics the movements of bait fish. Spinnerbaits are a good choice for novice anglers as they will catch fish just by casting out and reeling the lure ...

There are three kinds of trout in this country — native, wild, and stocked. Native trout are the ones that have been here for ...

Largemouth and smallmouth bass are undoubtedly the most popular freshwater gamefish in North America. It’s also probably safe to say that more lures have been designed to catch them than all other ...

From a stay at the luxurious Sage fly fishing resort, to choosing the best spinnerbait for bass, to a bass lure review that wasn’t at all what we thought, these stories captured our Sports Illustrated ...

Angler Mike McBride said crappie are in deep and shallow water. Fish for them with minnows or jigs and experiment with depth.

What makes a good fishing lure? When you walk into a tackle shop, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer number of sizes, colors and shapes available. And if you’re a fishing nerd like me, you might ...

This story, “Catch Big Bass Right Now,” appeared in the April 1970 issue on Outdoor Life. The small whitecaps pushed by a ...

Like most trout anglers on Saturday – opening day of the 2022 trout fishing season – I will be carrying 5 to 10 times the number of lures and baits that I actually will cast into the water. If I was ...