Ice fishing in Western New York is a popular activity for avid winter anglers, and walking on hard water before Christmas has ...

Perch fishing building on the lakefront and ice fishing varying widely lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Yellow Perch – Slow. Use a jig tipped with bait near vegetation ... Bluegill – Good: Find fish about 1 foot off bottom near woody debris. Use small piece of worm wax worms or spikes. Water clarity is ...

Michigan anglers are awaiting cold temperatures and ice formation on lakes and streams. Here's what you need to know.

Seneca Lake: Landlocked salmon and trout fishing remains good in the lower third of the lake, according to Capt. John Gaulke of Finger Lakes Angling Zone. Many of the fish are sublegal, but they are ...

The white perch are holding close to the bottom in 35 feet of water or more. Jigging with metal jigs with a small soft plastic tied in above is the best way to target them, especially the larger ...

I wrote an article recently about the undeniable effectiveness of the black and blue jig, but the scientific ... announcement create a spike in pumpkin worm sales? Probably not.

Jigging with metal jigs is an excellent way to target the larger white perch. Striped bass are holding at the Bay Bridge this week in waters 30 feet or deeper near the rock piles, behind the main ...

Work over rockpiles in 5-15 feet of water with jigs, worms and swimbaits to get those bigger bites. A deep crankbait around the deeper rocks is a great choice. Topwaters are still catching some ...

Some Steelhead in harbors still on hair jigs with wax worms , shrimp, spawn sacs , etc...Perch slowly moving into the areas, minnows and plastics with wax worms or spikes. A few Lake Trout.

Best baits are wax worms, egg sacs, wooly buggers and beads in pink and orange colors. Some perch are being caught off the East Pier in Olcott. Capt. John Gaulke with Finger Lakes Angling Zone ...