Will Ryan

Esox lucius—it’s one of the most exciting game fish to catch. Here are the basic tips and gear you need to learn how to fish for northern pike

To brave bitter ice-fishing conditions, it helps to be a little crazy

Cooling temps and rising stream levels mean one thing—trout and landlocked salmon are on the run

Illustration by Mike Sudal During the waterfowl season, ducks favor refuge—and for puddle ducks, that often means a puddle, where … Continued

A carpet of lily pads means pitching frog lures and the promise of huge bass lurking

Pike can rarely resist a flashy spinnerbait pulsing overhead. But a few simple modifications can make these tried-and-true classics even more appealing to trophy-size predators, and better equipped to handle...

For the biggest smallmouths, those over 5 pounds, the time is now. Full of eggs and hungry, the belly-draggers can’t … Continued

Give your flies a streamside snip to hook more wary trout.

Make your soft plastics look sweeter on the dive to smallmouths.

Find the sweet spot, move in close, and finesse a metal slab to score more trout hookups.