Most bass fishermen have read about pig ‘n jig bait in fishing articles and know it is recommended for cold water fishing. Local guide Bill Schubert catches big bass using a jig on Lake Tohopekaliga.

When I called Jim Horn in mid-March to ask if he’d started bass fishing yet, he just sort of chortled. “I never stopped,” he said. “There was a three-week period in January when everything was locked ...

The Valley Angler will hold its annual Jig and Pig ice fishing derby on Jan. 26 at New Fairfield Town Park on Candlewood Lake. There is great anticipation for this year's derby. As of now, the ...

If there is one bait in bass fishing that is considered the universal big bass bait it is the jig and pig. Frogs, buzzbaits, zara spooks, crankbaits, jerkbaits and spinnerbaits all catch big fish when ...

The Valley Angler will hold its annual "Jig and Pig" ice fishing derby on Jan. 31 at New Fairfield's Town Park on Candlewood Lake. The "Jig and Pig" derby is held in the memory of fellow ice fisherman ...

The secret bait that Chris Daniels used to advance to the finals of the $368,000 Wal-Mart FLW Tour bass tournament on Lake Okeechobee is a secret no longer. Not after Daniels used that bait to blitz ...

Winter is here and area bodies of water are freezing or are already frozen. Local fishermen are now enjoying winter fishing at its best. With the early arrival of safe ice, fishermen are on the water ...

Well, the 2023 trout season is now in full swing. Although I no longer do much trout fishing, I still try to fit it in somewhere every year. Compared to years ago, the trout fishing of today is a far ...

Every year, starting around Christmas, you will find me getting burned out on deer and ducks. Not because I don’t like hunting them. It is because I dearly love to catch white perch. This is the time ...