Late winter often produces the biggest perch of the entire ice fishing season. The 60-degree sun beat down on me like a death ray. The foot or so of softening ice I stood on acted like a mirror, ...

There are few dates on the calendar that stir the soul of New York sportsmen quite like today, May 1. It’s not just another ...

BROWN ISN’T WORKING TODAY. Neither is white. Even orange on a green jighead isn’t getting bit. It’s a chilly sunny April day, and I’m out with Paula and Gordon in a Fletcher’s rowboat, bouncing tandem ...

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Caught molting sand crabs for bait and kept them in the refrigerator before fishing for striped bass and perch. Also caught smelt along the way while trying three fishing spots, finally locating a ...

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MUSKEGON, MI – When the perch fishing stunk around here in the spring and summer months, fishermen could easily get drawn into a conversation about the lack of perch. Maybe the timing was just off ...

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The surf perch fishery off the coast is heating up. Surf perch population remains abundant, according to state Fish and Wildlife, and they’re an underfished species. The summer months offer the best ...

For many anglers, yellow perch are the crown jewel of ice fishing season. Given the hard work required to set up camp on the ice, there’s nothing better than drilling a hole right on top of a school ...

A bright sun shined down through a cobalt sky Thursday along the Lake Michigan shore in Milwaukee County. A few puffy white clouds drifted overhead and a light south breeze put a gentle riffle on the ...

Local angler Andy Fiolka shows off a monster perch he caught at Lake Cascade. Fish like this one are giving the lake a national reputation as a trophy perch fishery. Provided by Andy Fiolka I’ve said ...