Winter's reluctance to release its grip on the Central Gulf Coast has delayed their annual spawning migration, but they're on the move When they locate a rig that’s not crowded, the Ludlams use a long ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Casting the weed beds and rocky shoreline around East Harbor on the Marblehead Peninsula last week, I felt a bump on a small Ned Rig. Tightening the light line and turning the reel ...

If you are looking for a good winter fishing opportunity, sheepshead just might be the ticket. And if you are hoping to catch some larger sheepshead this time of year, consider heading out to one of ...

His nickname should have have been Mr. Black Drum, Mr. Whiting, Mr. Flounder or even Mr. Imposter. When the spotlight was him, Dave Hack didn't live up to his billing. Dubbed Mr. Sheepshead by his ...

The most useful and versatile inshore terminal-tackle rig in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia is a sliding cork affair, appropriately called the "float rig." It's also the inshore rig that ...

Sheepshead can be found in Pensacola Bay year-round, but most of the time they are hard to catch and not targeted by many anglers. That all changes in the next few weeks. During the late winter and ...

What is a Slip Bobber Rig? A slip bobber rig requires a few key components to tie everything together, but the star of the show - and what gives this rig its name - is a float (bobber) that has a hole ...

Few fish are more popular with local inshore anglers than sheepshead, and this year hot fishing for the toothy, tough-fighting and finicky-feeding fish has been better longer than many anglers can ...