Boil your frog. Many frogs are rigid when they are new, and this could prevent you from getting a solid hookset. To make the ...

Every topwater strike makes bass fishing more fun. But there’s something about topwater frog fishing—watching that almost comical-looking bait hop and sputter and then get suddenly obliterated—that ...

Armed with live frog bait, this crew sets out to battle one of the most aggressive invaders in freshwater — the snakehead fish. Every cast brings tension as the water erupts in explosive strikes. It’s ...

During World War II, lakes in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range were populated with trout that rapidly transformed the region’s ecosystems. Now, a poison is being used in some lakes to kill ...

Last month we talked about the basics of frog fishing, which consisted of tackle, cover, depth, and techniques. This month we will go into more detail about these, plus lure modification and seasons.

At the turn of this century, the best frog lures for bass were whichever ones you could get your hands on. We had limited options for fishing heavy vegetation with anything but the most basic ...

Frog fishing has traditionally been considered a spring and early summer approach that closes down for the year in many waters when solid fields of lily pads or spatterdock completely close over the ...

Every once in a while, someone asks me, “Why do you like fishing so much? Isn’t it boring?” My first impulse is to put them in a Homer Simpson-style chokehold for even thinking fishing could be boring ...

Fishing with artificial frogs can be exciting, with bass, snakeheads, pike or pickerel exploding into your frogs. Just don’t expect to hook up on every strike, like you sometimes see on TV and various ...