After spending 45 days chasing coho salmon across Pacific Northwest rivers, Puget Sound beaches, and Great Lakes tributaries, our team landed and lost enough silver bullets to know which coho salmon lures actually trigger strikes. We tested 12 of the best coho salmon lures across four lure categories and three water types. Spinners dominated shallow […]

If you have ever stood in the cold edge water of a Scottish river at first light, watching your line swing through a pool with that quiet hope every Atlantic salmon angler knows, then you already understand why choosing the right fly matters. I have spent the last several seasons chasing Atlantic salmon on rivers […]

I've spent the last three trout seasons chasing tiger trout across stocked lakes, tailwaters, and tiny mountain streams, and I keep coming back to the same conclusion: tiger trout hit lures harder than almost any other trout swimming. They are a sterile hybrid between a brook trout and a brown trout, and that hybrid vigor […]

Brook trout are some of the most beautiful freshwater fish in North America, and chasing them with a fly rod on a tiny mountain stream is one of the great joys of our sport. But if you have ever stood on the bank of a clear Appalachian creek wondering which fly to tie on first, […]

I have spent the last decade chasing brown trout across the streams, rivers, and tailwaters of the Rockies, and the most common question I still hear from new anglers is simple: what are the best brown trout lures for ? I have caught wild browns on dries at dusk in Montana, plucked stocker rainbows-turned-feral from […]

I have spent more weekends than I can count chasing rainbow trout through creeks, mountain lakes, and tailwater rivers, and the right lure makes the difference between a frustrating day and a full stringer. After testing 12 of the most popular rainbow trout lures on the market in , I narrowed the lineup to the […]

Channel catfish don't care about your fancy tackle box or that brand-new reel you saved up for. They care about scent, water temperature, and whether the bait on your hook smells like dinner. After 60 days of testing the best channel catfish bait options across rivers, ponds, and lakes with our team, we narrowed the […]

I've spent the last 90 days casting hair jigs at smallmouth across clear Ozark streams, stained Great Lakes reservoirs, and pressured southern impoundments, and I can tell you that finding the right one is the difference between a slow day and a banner day. After testing more than 30 jigs from various brands, our team […]

I have spent more than two decades chasing bass with a buzzbait tied on, and I can tell you this: nothing else in my tackle box produces an explosive topwater strike quite like a well-chosen buzzbait. If you are searching for the best buzzbaits for bass in , this guide is built from on-the-water testing, […]

I have spent the last four winter seasons chasing bass through 38 to 45 degree water on reservoirs across the Midwest, and I keep coming back to the same conclusion: when nothing else will trigger a bite, a blade bait usually will. The thin metal body vibrates on the lift, falls on a tight line, […]