Today we're out here in Lake Ontario flat-line trolling for lake trout. I'm using the silver/blue American Smelt model crank bait. We're out here in 30' of water, and the crankbait dives about 20' ...

Today we're out there at the mouth of Lake Ontario, doing something I normally wouldn't do until the spring: trolling for lake trout. This time I'm trolling right at the top of winter using the new ...

Learn how to rig, deploy, and catch fish with a downrigger for consistent success targeting trout, salmon, walleye or any other deep water fish. This gives you the basic idea of a downrigger set up.

Rainbows like to rise to dry flies. They typically hang out higher in the water column than brown trout, and they do a good deal more of their feeding on the water’s surface. During a strong insect ...

Inflow in the north end of the lake from Putah and Pope creeks have muddied up the upper end of Lake Berryessa. Trout trolling remains slow on the lake, which is chocolate milk to the big island. The ...