When the fishing turns summertime tough, bass anglers get downright wacky. Plastic worms may catch more black bass during summer than any other lure. There are all kinds of ways to rig them. One that ...

When learning how to fish for bass, an essential first lesson for beginners is to master a few essential fishing rigs that use soft baits—whether they’re worms, crawfish, tube baits, or creature baits ...

Fly fishing came into vogue in the early 20th century, and with it came criticism of worm fishing: It was too easy. The debate was considered to be of such importance that, in 1904, Atlantic Monthly ...

Like many hobbies, fishing can be as complicated as we make it. Most trips can be successful with just a few hooks, some worms and a handful of trusty lures. But fishing also provides plenty of ...

Fishing the Patapsco River at the border of Howard and Baltimore counties, I often encountered the smiling face of Roland Avery, as effective a trout fisherman as I’ve ever met. Over the years I used ...

The expert anglers at Milliken Fishing demonstrate a little-known worm rig that consistently draws more strikes.

“A plastic worm is the most universal bait a fisherman can have in his tacklebox,” said Joe Thomas, former Bassmaster Tournament pro and host of Stihl’s Reel in the Outdoors. He and the other ...

IT SOUNDED like a strange rig, but Darrell Beck tried it anyway at the urging of San Rafael baitmaster Keith Fraser. The Concord man hooked up a live shiner on a three-way rig and used a two-ounce ...

Captain Mike Gerry and other guides remind area bass anglers that the Carolina rig, somewhat forgotten in recent years by many who have switched to swimbaits and bladed jigs, is still one of the most ...