Catching fish on top-water lures can be so exciting that some anglers would rather catch one fish on a top-water than two or three down deep. Lures that splash and dance across the surface are ...

The big wooden bass plug hit the water with a loud “ker-plop.” Even though I could not see the lure — after all, it was somewhere past midnight on the lee side of a little Canadian island — I knew it ...

Topwater baits are the most exciting way to catch largemouth and smallmouth bass. Find out why you should stock up on poppers, walking baits, ploppers, buzzbaits, and frogs for the best fishing days ...

Striped bass fishing remains strong, as it has been for a long while. Aaron Jolliff at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said brood minnows or shad are the best baits. Have a top-water lure tied on in ...

Clear water exposes every mistake you make as an angler. Fish see farther, react differently, and drift away from... The post The most overlooked lures for clear water appeared first on The Avid ...

Black bass are anywhere from two inches to 20 feet deep, said Reece Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Anything goes lure-wise, Jones added. Top-water lures are working well around flooded ...

Lures for Spanish mackerel needs flash, an erratic action, and the ability to stand up to the hard hit of a mackerel. Spanish mackerel attack like a submarine Spitfire, zooming in for the kill and ...

Antonio and I are out on the saltwater running the Mojo Macky top-water lures, fishing for striper! I'm opening up with the ...

This story was originally published in the June 1966 issue of Outdoor Life. During the 1950s and 60s, the author, Anthony A. Ciuffa absolutely hammered giant largemouth bass in small farm ponds across ...