As winter hangs on and open water still feels a few forecasts away, anglers across the region will soon have a chance to ...

We’ve all heard, “Take a Kid Fishing.” Excellent advice! I couldn’t agree more. I took my daughter fishing at an early age and I don't regret one second of it. But I would add, take an adult fishing.

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 ...

Woven fishing rod designed by Capt. Tiffany Vague. A skeletal pirate face is the woven design on a fishing rod made by Capt. Tiffancy Vague. A gift of fishing-related knowledge and skills is ...

No matter what level your bass fishing skills are at currently, there’s always room to move up. And if you think about it like this—one of the best ways to improve yourself is to have a positive ...

It’s one thing to walk the banks of a two-acre farm pond with expectations of catching a big largemouth bass, but quite another to break down a 7,000-acre lake with miles of fishy cover scattered from ...

Marlin University is now Marlin Expeditions! We travel to the best big-game destinations on Earth, at peak times of the year, and teach the most cutting-edge techniques to catch billfish. Check out ...

The OTB Future Fishers Foundation focuses on teaching young students fishing fundamentals while providing them with essential equipment like lures, hooks, and other items donated by area businesses.

Fly fishing is synonymous with trout. When most people think about fly fishing, they conjure images of mountain streams and fish sipping mayflies and caddisflies off the surface. It’s true that the ...

FROM THE START OF TROUT SEASON. THAT MEANS MORE THAN 3 MILLION FISH ARE BEING RELEASED INTO HUNDREDS OF STREAMS AND LAKES ACROSS THE STATE. BUT TODAY IT’S ABOUT THE KIDS. MENTOR YOUTH TROUT DAY IS ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is launching a series of events around Free Fishing Days, giving anglers and those wanting to get into the sport the chance to learn new skills and try ...

Paige Wigren, vice president of outdoor experience, said she hopes the girls left with more than just fishing skills. “These ...