We've tried many different jigs while jigging for perch, though the best one we've used so far is the Boa Jig'r jigging spoon. We weren't sure if it the Boa's clacking design or the erratic fall of ...

What makes a good jig? Honestly, it’s not that complicated. The two main considerations are size and color. For size, I’ll use anything from a 1/8 ounce to micro jigs that are 1/64 or even 1/80 ounce.

If you polled all ice anglers about their favorite presentations, two answers would stand out from the rest: jigs and spoons. Every year the legion of hardy anglers that heads out to the ice have ...

Nothing is more frustrating than watching a fish appear below you that won't bite. Too many times I've seen a big red bar show up on my flasher below my bait, but after a few seconds of jigging, it ...

Anglers are reminded that ice conditions can be extremely variable. Ice thickness can range from thick enough to support a vehicle to open water. Extreme caution should be used when accessing the ice.

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I am sure that most anglers today have a favorite bait, lure or presentation that has put many, many fish in the boat for them over the years. To the bass angler, it could be a favorite plastic worm ...

Check out our Interactive Fishing Maps! Lake Mary Ronan was never supposed to be a perch fishery, but after years of bothersome numbers of puny interlopers, the western Montana lake's perch have ...