Near the peak of high water this month, I found myself on the Pend Oreille River with two awesomely efficient predators: The northern pike and Seth Burrill. Preparation is essential for being on the ...

Patrick Babcock, owner of Cree River Lodge, has seen a lot of exotic fishing lures come through his remote northern Saskatchewan pike camp, where sow-bellied fish weighing up to 30 pounds are caught ...

As you read this column about fishing, my wife, son and friend from Kalispell will be on our way to Northern Manitoba for some world class fishing. In preparation for that trip, I must sort through my ...

This past week, I flipped open the lid of an old tackle box and in so doing triggered a wave of great fishing memories. One of my earliest from 23 years behind this desk is of a day on Gibbons Creek ...

Most fly anglers are accustomed to using 4- to 6-weight rods and diminutive size 16–18 flies. "I recommend an 8-weight rod for a couple of reasons," said Phil Trimm, shop manager at Western Anglers ...

Any color will work, a former guide on Fayette County Reservoir used to tell his customers about plastic worms, so long as it's electric blue. He bought them in 100-packs. They worked for him, because ...

Are you a dedicated pike angler looking to upgrade your tackle? Finding ...

I was looking forward to a day trip on the lower Flathead River last week – it’s the time of the year that smallmouth bass fishing really turns on. I had received reports a week earlier that the ...

For anglers who love a good fight, the northern pike, a needle-toothed, aggressive — almost primeval — fish, is highly sought after. According to the 2021 Nebraska Fishing Forecast, Hackberry and ...