Catching the world record crappie, whether it’s white or black, is one of the most sought-after panfish prizes in North America. A 1-pound crappie is considered a nice catch. A 1 1/2-pounder is a ...

A lot of anglers in the Upper Great Lakes Areas covet the muskellunge, calling them the kings of freshwater. But these anglers must not fish for lake sturgeon. Indeed, in Wisconsin, which has dubbed ...

For years, ice anglers were told they had to downsize to catch fish. Fish are cold blooded and their metabolism slows in winter, so we need to use tiny lures to catch these fickle feeders, we thought.

The author with a 47-inch striper caught off North Jersey on a 10-inch Stride glide bait. Photo by Joe Cermele Though the official timeline is a bit hazy, many anglers point to the swimbait revolution ...

Fall is one of the best times of year to catch a giant bronzeback. But it can also be one of the toughest times of year to locate fish, which makes covering water and being mobile the name of the game ...

I’ll fess up. Nothing is more blood-pressure raising to me than pinning a big trout on an itty-bitty dry fly. Scoring the take is the fun part, no doubt, but whenever I’m trying to feed a hefty brown ...

Happy Holidays fellow anglers. I think old man winter is still on vacation. I feel the chill, but where is the snow? We took ...

An awful lot of fishermen have packed it in for the season. It’s cold, I have to admit. The forecast for the next two weeks ranges from the 60s down through the 30s. I can’t try to force you fine ...

As the saying goes, you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. At the end of this month, Big Catch Bait and Tackle (located at 2287 Niagara St. in the Riverside section of Buffalo) will be ...