You hear about Lake St. Clair, Mille Lacs, Lake Erie and the upper Mississippi River as waters that produce the best smallmouth fishing in the United States.

As far as catching numbers of smallmouth with many of those larger than 4 pounds, you can’t argue with ...

The weather can be erratic and water levels can fluctuate wildly, but spring brings with it some of the best muskellunge fishing of the year.

Anglers looking to tangle with a big muskie are fortunate to have an abundance of options in Kentucky – from Cave Run, Buckhorn ...

As the latest winter storm took aim at Kentucky this past weekend, a brief break in the weather ahead of its arrival sent many anglers out in search of fishable water.

One trout angler at a Fishing in Neighborhoods (FINs) lake in Boone County kindly reminded his ...

The cold, muddy water coursing through many rivers in Kentucky right now brings another round of dread in anglers. This situation seems depressing, but for anglers with level 10 cabin fever after this long, dark winter, it is good news.

When the rivers clear and ...

With much of Kentucky covered in a sundae made of snow topped with a crust of ice, fishing season seems millennia away.
The sun gets higher in the southern sky with each passing day; it is only a matter of time before this horrible weather pattern breaks. Use this dark ...

Meteorologists called the recent cold snap that sent air temperatures plummeting to subzero levels all over the Ohio Valley a “Polar Vortex.” Old timers used to call Arctic winds “severe cold fronts” or “freezes,” but Polar Vortex sounds much sexier.
It froze the ground ...

Sauger hover just above bottom right now downstream of dams, waiting for a stunned shad to tumble into their orbit. Their numbers will grow in proportion to the downward slide of the thermometer.
The peak concentration of sauger below dams coincides with the coldest weather ...

It is easy to lose your way with so many new technological advancements hitting the market in the fishing world each year. You want to try the new developments, presentations and techniques because you don't want to fall behind.

You try new lures or presentations ...

Winds blowing straight from Santa Claus’ abode at the North Pole rocketed across Kentucky this past week, bringing with them the start of reservoir smallmouth bass fishing season.

“From now into late winter, if you can stand it, is the best time of year to catch ...

Many anglers think the first cool winds of early fall spur largemouth bass to move from their deep summer haunts and shove their noses practically on the bank.

They fish too shallow too early and wind up frustrated. Those bright, glistening days of early fall that ...

The striped bass in Lake Cumberland haven't had the best of times since repair work began on Wolf Creek Dam several years ago.

The rehabilitation work caused the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to drop Lake Cumberland 40 feet to relieve pressure on the ailing ...