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Best trout lures for 2026

Sadly, there's no magic lure that entices trout all the time. What I've found is that the best lure for trout depends on ...
Austin Kennedy, fishing guide, said trout are biting well on prepared baits. Small jerk baits or Rooster Tails are good lure choices. A handful of walleye are showing up along the deeper bends in the ...
More than 80 years ago on the pristine waters of Lake Päijänne in Finland, a fisherman named Lauri watched from his boat as large predatory fish attacked schools of minnows. Time after time, he ...
Plan on getting out for the opening day of trout season this year? Unsure about what to use? It should be a cold opener, with temperatures in many areas of the state starting off in the 20s on Sunday ...
Entire aisles at Bass Pro Shops, Gander Mountain and Cabela's are lined with hundreds of different trout lure and baits. Sometimes it seems the vast selection might be designed to attract anglers, and ...
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, ...
Water temperature is around 80 degrees, and that sets the stage for summer fishing patterns, said Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Striped bass fishing is good between Rocky Branch park and Point 4. Fish ...
Compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the greater Fresno area and holds the striper record at Millerton Lake. Mickey Clements of ...
Mary Vang caught a catfish, estimated to weigh between 10-12 pounds, using a jig head at Ute Lake with a 3-inch Gulp minnow on Sept. 20. Jeremy Pitts caught a 37-inch tiger muskie at Bluewater Lake ...
Trout fishing season is a family tradition in Pennsylvania as fathers and mothers take their children to local lakes and streams each spring in the pursuit of rainbow, brook and brown trout. Last year ...