One of the first fishing lures you will reach for in the early spring is the jig. Jigs are, perhaps, the universal fishing lure. It is a presentation you can count on to yield fish regardless of the ...

Fishing any system involves reading the water to identify likely fish-holding spots. This is especially true when fishing moving water, such as in rivers, where understanding current flow leads ...

Anglers who've been fishing most of their lives sometimes learn a lesson. Mike McBride hadn't made more than four casts when a crappie the size of a dinner plate nailed his small jig. His first fish ...

Both jigs and spinnerbaits are favorite lures among North Alabama anglers. But combining the two in a "bladed jig" can give a bit of lagniappe that really turns the fish on during the pre-spawn period ...

If you're a bass fisherman like Greg Vinson, all it takes to convince you to master a fishing technique is catching one big bass. Vinson's first bass caught swimming a jig weighed 9 pounds, 2 ounces, ...

Feb. 1 in Caruthersville, drawing thousands of crappie fans, fishing pros and vendors for four days of seminars and shopping.

Nothing says spring to a walleye angler quite as definitively as dragging a jig through the tailraces of the dams throughout our region. For most of my adult life, I have looked forward to the annual ...