Jeff Samsel

Surface lures provide all-day summer action for bass in streams. Here is what you need to know to tap into the best fishing.

Don’t put away your crappie gear when spring begins giving way to summer. With the right approaches, you can continue catching crappie throughout the warm months.

Rising and falling tides heavily influence the locations and feeding behavior of most gamefish and therefore should play an important role in coastal fishing strategies.

Learn why spoons, spinners and other flashy lures are so productive for trout during spring and how to fish these baits effectively.

Use these lures and tactics to capitalize on bass moving shallow and utilizing easy-to-recognize cover during spring.

Black bass of all kinds have a hard time resisting a properly presented finesse jig, especially in rocky streams. Here’s everything you need to know about fishing finesse jigs for creek and river bass.

Brad Chappell of The Crappie Connection is a longtime, longline troller. Learn the time-refined details of his crappie trolling approach.

Bone is a spectacular fishing lure color that for too long has been largely limited to select styles of lures. YUM & BOOYAH are rewriting the story.

With the Bassmaster Classic only a couple of days away, let’s look at Classic waters and what might unfold with this diverse and unique fishery.

We tapped into the expertise of a long-time White River guide who specializes in fishing for large brown trout.

Lee Pitts makes his living helping anglers catch Weiss Lake crappie day after day, and he does so without the benefit of forward facing sonar. Learn about his “old school” approach to catching crappie.

Stetson Blaylock notched a second-place finish at the Bassmaster Elite Series opener on Lake Guntersville primarily by swimming a YUM Money Minnow to mimic winter-chilled shad.