Several downrigger styles are available. Electric downriggers are standard on most charter boats. An electric 'rigger deploys and reels in the downrigger weight, which may weigh 10 or 12 pounds or ...

Lake trout might be the ultimate winter trophy. A tangle with one of these denizens of the deep is not soon forgotten. Lake trout fight with spirit and are always game for a battle in winter’s cold ...

When ice fishing stocked trout, knowing where to look can make all the difference. Ask your local fisheries biologist about winter trout fishing opportunities in your area. Trout are stocked in a ...

Just one place in Michigan was seeing “excellent catches” of anything this past week, according to state officials. Boat anglers had “excellent catches of lake trout” on West Bay out of Grand Marais ...

ON LOWER MANITOU LAKE, ONTARIO -- The signs were obvious. We just didn't want to believe them. First, the water temperature was nearly 60 degrees. Too warm. Second, pine pollen already dusted the ...