The Christmas holiday break is a good time to consider new options to enjoy the outdoors. If you are lucky enough to get a few gift cards to your favorite sports shop, now is a good time to think ...

MANITOWOC - Unlocked from the icy grip of winter, the river bounced and ran on its course to Lake Michigan. Every few minutes, a stray ice chunk floated downstream. But for early spring, the current ...

If you want to enjoy your fishing to the fullest, you need a good rod and a quality freshwater reel. Sounds straightforward, but if you’re new to the sport you have at least four basic types to choose ...

John Janson assembled his four-piece, 13-foot-long center pin fishing rod, slid a wax worm onto a weighted jig beneath a cigar-sized bobber, and on his second cast set the hook when the bobber ...