AS A KID growing up in Athens, Alabama, Brandon Bailes used to spend a lot of time in his grandfather’s woodshop. His grandpa would cut a block of cedar for Bailes, then sketch something on it—the ...

The classic hair popper is as much a work of art as it is a lethal fish catcher. Courtesy of Brandon Bailes Surface flies made of tightly-spun deer belly hair have been catching bass for more than a ...

Lack of rain, high temperatures and low water levels have spawned a bloom in the Susquehanna River, and it’s not pretty for anglers. Think weeds. Think green slim. Think gobs of green goop on the line ...