Surf fishing and be a bit intimidating to the uninitiated. It’s you against a vast ocean, and even though some lakes are huge, you still feel like the fish are confined enough that you have a shot.

Whether you’re a newbie to the sport of ice fishing or a seasoned angler, everybody needs that one ice fishing rod to handle multiple species. These versatile ice rods are sensitive enough for sunfish ...

I was very lucky to have grown up with access to the Atlantic Coast. Since I was a little kid, I spent my summers fishing and crabbing at the Jersey Shore. This access pushed me into spending too much ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

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The local summer fishing pattern means getting up early to go fishing to avoid the heat. SURF, PIERS: Gene Lytwyn filed this report from The Fishin’ Hole in downtown Daytona Beach. “Surf fishing is ...