What are the best techniques to use for pike? Ask five veteran anglers that question and chances are, four of five will say live bait. You just can’t beat the real thing, espec­ially early in the ...

For each of those racy lures that line tackle-store shelves, there are a dozen plain, bare hooks on the next aisle. Glitzy hardware adds an element of challenge for those so inclined, but nothing ...

This story, “Getting the Bait’s a Bail,” appeared in the May 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. The morning sparkled as bright and shiny as a new dime. The river was clear and purling along, its voices ...

During this transitional time of year, it’s not uncommon for one day of lights-out action to be followed by a total skunking. Even traditional methods of predicting fish behavior like tracking fronts, ...

Like most anglers of my generation, I started my fishing career using live bait. My first catch was a brook trout that gobbled a garden worm on a long-ago first day of trout season. And while my first ...

Maine natives Olivia Laine, 27, and Chris Benedict, 28, are a fishing team that specialize in catching fish through the ice. Three years ago, they started a YouTube Channel—Fishin4Adventure—that shows ...

Hellgrammites make great live baits when you can find them. When most people think of live bait, nothing comes to mind faster than the garden worm. A big, fat, squirmy one will catch almost any fish ...