During the early season before the spawn, crappie and panfish bites can be difficult to detect at times with traditional methods. They're much lighter than what you'll get during the spawn and in the ...

ON MEDICINE LAKE — The temperatures are only barely above freezing. And the wind is biting. It’s not the worst weather for trying to tie a fresh jig on light line, but it’s not far off. But my ...

Here is the Explore Minnesota fishing report for Friday, Feb. 12: The panfish bite remains excellent. When temperatures get this cold, it is best to use less active presentations and downsize the ...

Burbot, also known as ling, are easily one of the most interesting fish that swim in U.S. lakes and rivers. If you’ve never heard of them, it might be because you’ve never caught one — even if they ...

Lakes throughout Minnesota are giving up nice numbers of panfish. Many anglers recommend small tungsten jigs or jigging spoons tipped with a minnow head for the most success. Anglers will want to stay ...

Step back in time 20 or 30 years and most coastal anglers fishing between New England and the Mid-Atlantic weren’t very excited about catching tautog, also known as blackfish. Don’t misunderstand, ...

One of the hottest artificial deep-jigs for big grouper and amberjacks is the new Grouper Buster. Offshore anglers jigging off Port Canaveral recently have been chalking up catches of grouper to 40 ...