The end of the rod trembled a bit as I twitched the plastic worm through the water. The cast into the lily pads had landed with a light plop, and now I was guiding ...

Because our region is blessed with an abundance of great trout waters, many anglers from this area tend to forget the most popular gamefish in this country is the largemouth bass. Not only are ...

Swimming a plastic worm is one of the most simple fishing techniques, but also one of the most effective. Popularly known among bass anglers as speed worm fishing, swimming plastic wigglers produce ...

PIPHANIES materialize here and there throughout most anglers' fishing careers. Some provide profound insight into fish, Nature or, if he's lucky, himself. Others monumentally change the person's ...

BEAVER LAKE -- Could be there are more black bass caught on plastic worms during spring and summer than on any other lure. These supple fish-catching worms come in every size, from little 4-inchers to ...

Summertime blues are a rare affliction for anglers who feel the tug of a hard-fighting black bass when the weather turns hot. Check their fishing rods, and a good number of them will have a plastic ...

Alan Bland shows a Beaver Lake crappie he caught May 2 from the Pine Creek arm on the upstream end of the reservoir. The fish ...

When it comes to hot weather bass fishing, my thoughts turn to plastic worms. The simple 6- or 7-inch plastic worm is often the most effective presentation in warm-water fishing. Like most things in ...

Fishing with plastic worms for largemouth bass is both intense and relaxing. An angler using a plastic worm must get their mind and the plastic worm working together. Concentrating on the plastic worm ...

Striped bass fishing continues to be good, reports Reece Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Stripers are being caught 60 feet deep or deeper, he said. Best baits are brood minnows, shad or ...