The Hideup Coike — a strange spiny bait resembling a sea urchin — is quickly becoming one of the hottest bass lures in the country. Learn how anglers are rigging and fishing this unique bait.

When I was a kid, the only thing I ever wanted to be was a professional bass fisherman. On Saturday mornings while the others were watching cartoons, I would wake up, pour myself a bowl of Lucky ...

If any item holds special mysticism among fishing gear, it’s the lure. Some anglers spit on them for good luck; many have favorites (my dad and I still call one spinner, which will be kept secret to ...

Fly fishing instructor Greg Mason can often be spotted Saturday mornings at Urban Harvest Farmers Market with a colorful array of lures, ready to spread the gospel of the ten and two swing technique ...

Deep in the Ohio River Valley and in eastern Tennessee, a cult of diehard fishermen have been quietly securing the legacy of handmade balsa crankbaits for the everyman ...

If fish could jump a country mile, they might make a flying leap out of Lake Windsor and land in Tom Diepenbrock's rec room. They'd be missiles with gills drawn by his vast collection of fishing lures ...

Giant trevally are out of reach for most anglers. Instead, consider fly fishing for the humble Jack Crevalle in early spring.

The tube design is a great marlin lure for several reasons. They are aggressive swimmers, giving the appearance of a fleeing mackerel or tuna as they splash and smoke across the surface of the ocean.

I’ve been ice fishing for trout long enough to know that lure selection can make or break a trip, but on this particular day, I learned that lesson the hard way. I had high hopes, the right spot, and ...

I’ve got a few tattoos, one of which is a trout—a big hook-jaw brown on my leg. It’s fair to say that trout are my favorite freshwater species, and I’ve been fishing for them since I was a wee tiny ...

? This mythical creature has been part of Scottish and Icelandic folklore since the 17th century. In 1929, there was even a fur-bearing trout catch reported in the Arkansas River, where it was ...

Casting a limber fly rod is the only way to get a fish on the line for lots of anglers. Yet there are hold outs who think fly fishing is difficult, expensive and some kind of elite angling sport.