Late in the 1980s, my family moved from LaMoure to Valley City, N.D. I'd fished the Jim River and Lake LaMoure before the move and enjoyed an array of fish, from pike to perch and even the lowly carp.

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.

The bass spawn is officially behind us. No more occasional stragglers to be found, and fry balls have busted up into individual baby bass trying to make it on their own. Most of the fish have vacated ...

You might think of bluegills as something kids catch from docks in the summertime. But in winter, they are serious sport. They can be willing biters ... or they can be challenging, depending on their ...

If you love catching fish -- not just fishing, but the actual act of reeling in another one -- then there is nothing like the bluegill spawn. When hordes of big aggressive bull bluegills gather in the ...