With an abundance of rain during the 2023 and 2024 seasons, Cachuma Lake is currently at 91% capacity and is slated to receive 16,000 pounds of rainbow trout this stocking season. The first 4,000 ...

My tackle box is full of trout lures that I’ve only fished a few times. I keep the best speckled trout lures tied on my light-action spinning and casting rods. My confidence lures made my list of the ...

The slow retrieve tracked through green swells surging along the Surfside Jetty, then the spoon plucked a submerged granite ledge. I yanked quickly, hoping to snatch the lure back without snagging.

There are lots of different ways to catch lake trout, but the key to consistency is knowing the best techniques and lures to use based on the current conditions and the fish’s patterns and preferences ...

Although a nearby pond that I'm looking out at while writing this column is still covered in ice, it's only Wednesday, and the warm weather predicted to come the next few days might turn that ice to ...

An inside-joke among trout fisherman for decades has been the idea that most trout fishing lures are designed more to attract anglers, and their dollars, than to attract fish. Here are 10 popular ...

Striped bass are prowling the south half of the lake. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends fishing in the Prairie Creek area and farther south into the White and War Eagle river tributaries. The ...

Seatrout are suckers for soft plastics like this Z-Man Trout Thick Trick. Z-Man Spotted seatrout lures come in a wide array of styles because trout are generally more than willing to slam an ...

When I was a kid, the only thing I ever wanted to be was a professional bass fisherman. On Saturday mornings while the others were watching cartoons, I would wake up, pour myself a bowl of Lucky ...