Changes in fishing tactics, temps ring in the new year - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Live bait isn’t just a technique for beginners. A fluttering minnow or chunk of nightcrawler at the end of the line can be one of the most effective means of fishing at this time of year. “While an ...

Hellgrammites make great live baits when you can find them. When most people think of live bait, nothing comes to mind faster than the garden worm. A big, fat, squirmy one will catch almost any fish ...

Varying water temps require change in bait for hookups - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Roberta Childress, of Frostproof, caught this 7-pound largemouth bass on a live shiner while fishing at Lake Clinch with her husband, Jim Childress of Big Bass Bait & Tackle this week. 1 Around ...

1 Around Lakeland, frog baits and live shiners are producing good numbers of bass at Saddle Creek Park and big bass up to 8 pounds at Tenoroc. Bitter’s Magic Wand plastic worms in Candybug gold color ...

Like most anglers of my generation, I started my fishing career using live bait. My first catch was a brook trout that gobbled a garden worm on a long-ago first day of trout season. And while my first ...

1. In Lakeland, bluegill and shellcracker have been hot at Saddle Creek, Lake Parker, Picnic Lake and Cemetary Lake with grass shrimp, crickets and worms being used effectively. Smaller, but numerous ...

A spinner will never look better than a live shiner; a hair jig will never smell exactly like a real hellgrammite. And despite what some people might think, there is a lot more art and technique ...

1. In Lakeland, Lake Hollingsworth is turning back on for specks on minnows and grass shrimp. Still hearing good things about Lake Crago for specks as well. Shiners remain the go-to bait for bass. On ...

Largemouth Bass – Extreme, sustained hot weather has water temps very high, but the bass bite is still decent both early and late in the day or around deep-water holes or structure. 1 At Saddle Creek, ...