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What-da-ya-mean you don't like pike! Many folks call pike such derogatory names as "snakes", but did you know that humans have been eating them for milennia? In fact, archeologists have found the remains of pike in humans' garbage dumps

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Increase your catch by bird-watching. Oftentimes, gulls, cormorants, ospreys (fish hawks), albatross and even pelicans can be a much better guage of where to fish than a sonar. These birds prey on schooling fish which are often driven

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How to hook leeches: When you're still fishing or using a bobber, the best way to hook a leech is through the "sucker", or mouth, which lets the leech swim free. However, if you're using them while trolling, you should hook them through

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The More Varied the Cover, The Larger The Fish. Recent studies have proven that the greater the varity of cover offered by a trout stream, the larger the average fish will be -- up to 40 times more likely to be larger. So look for pools

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Just because the ice has just left, it doesn't necessarily mean that crappies are hot and heavy. Our TFN sources tell us that they come and go with the weather. In fact, Crappie are very closely related to bass, and although they may