My first fishing experience, like that of many anglers, involved a worm on a hook suspended under a bobber. To this day this is still an effective method of catching fish. Live bait of many types ...

04/11/17 By Gary M. Baranec John Yingling of Cherry Tree puchasing worms at Unkel Joe's Woodshed Tuesday. In early spring, trout aren’t particularly picky about what type of bait they’ll snap at and ...

Weston Cole Elebario, 2, of Tucumcari caught his first fish, a 14-inch, 2.3-pound smallmouth bass, at Conchas Lake using a Berkley Gulp minnow on Aug. 6. Cole, Avery and Hailey Jaramillo, 7, 5 and 9, ...

Phillip T Salazar of Maxwell caught 20 and 21-inch rainbow trout at Charette Lakes using Salmon Peach PowerBait on July 14. At Conchas Lake, Maycie Rael, 12, of Tucumcari caught her first fish, a ...

While growing up in Brainerd in the 1950s, I knew what our garden was for — growing tomatoes, getting my skin ripped picking raspberries and, most importantly, digging the angle worms I used to catch ...

Dennis Armani had an interesting question for the state Department of Environmental Conservation last week concerning “artificial” bait and lures. Armani, 63, of Syracuse, said he’s been fishing ...

Rocky Fork Lake: Anglers are casting off of points with Shad-Raps and other shad-colored crankbaits to catch bass. Many fish over five pounds have been caught. Weedbeds are also good spots, throwing ...

“Seein’ is believin" as they say, and I didn’t believe it until I saw it for myself. I was a firm believer that for bottom fishing in saltwater, natural bait would always out-fish synthetic bait, but ...

This week's forecast currently indicates the mild summer weather continues, with moderate highs, cooler lows, and (surprisingly) few chances of rain. "Fish activity is steady," says Pat at Happy ...