When I guided, I made it a practice to step away from my anglers and let them fish. From a distance I would watch and see if I could discern the strengths and weaknesses in their game: why were they ...

Join me at the South Jetty in Half Moon Bay for a final day of crabbing focused on Dungeness Crab before the season closes.

I get asked by a lot of readers for tips on how they can catch more fish. That’s fair, since this is an outdoors column, isn’t it? Take a look at this in a different way, if you will. If you can’t ...

Level up your fishing game with expert bait techniques and proven success tips every angler should know. From choosing the ...

Since fish are cold-blooded creatures, colder water temperatures significantly slow their activity. Thick ice and snow cover reduces light penetration, which slows underwater photosynthesis, depleting ...

When it comes to recreating on ice, safety should always come first. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation urges anglers to keep these tips in mind when planning your next ice ...

Fall is one of the best times of year to catch a giant bronzeback. But it can also be one of the toughest times of year to locate fish, which makes covering water and being mobile the name of the game ...

Every angler out there has a special place in their heart for a certain species, and if you grew up in the Northeast or Midwest, it’s likely to be the yellow perch. These hardy little fish are ...

Great Lakes steelhead are adfluvial fish, meaning they migrate from big lakes into rivers to spawn. This annual migration starts in the fall and ends in the spring when they return to the lakes to ...