You can fish with the best fishing reel, latest rod, and premium line, but none of them matter if you’re not using the right hook for the job. Those jobs, of course, range widely. The ideal hook for ...

Winter is for smelt fishing and, compared to other coastal states from New Jersey to New Hampshire, rainbow smelt — or Osmerus mordax — run in thicker schools and for longer seasons in Maine tidal ...

Each spring, hundreds of Chicago nocturnal fishermen stand elbow to elbow on the shore lines, piers and breakwaters of Lake and Cook Counties in search of the perfect spot to net Lake Michigan smelt ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Despite the midwinter warm-up this past week, ice conditions throughout much ...

April 1 is like New Year’s Day to us outdoorsmen. It’s time to renew fishing licenses (more about that later) and it’s the beginning of smelt season, which is something to celebrate. Smelt are slender ...