The expert anglers at Milliken Fishing share what the best and worst bass baits of 2024 reveal about lure performance.

It's not secret that the fuzzy dice/fuzzy worm style of baits made a massive splash at ICAST 2025. A technique that has been utilized in the Japanese market for a while now, major manufacturers have ...

Alan Bland shows a Beaver Lake crappie he caught May 2 from the Pine Creek arm on the upstream end of the reservoir. The fish ...

Fresno Bee fishing writer Roger George shows off a 42-inch, 34-pound striper caught, and released, at the San Luis Reservoir on Aug. 8, 2025. “It fought like a bullfrog,” he said. Fishing report ...

Big game hunting pushes hunters into wild country in search of elk, moose, caribou, bear, and other giants of the backcountry. At Field & Stream, we bring you the strategies, gear reviews, and stories ...

Topwater baits are the most exciting way to catch largemouth and smallmouth bass. Find out why you should stock up on poppers, walking baits, ploppers, buzzbaits, and frogs for the best fishing days ...

Catching fish on top-water lures can be so exciting that some anglers would rather catch one fish on a top-water than two or three down deep. Lures that splash and dance across the surface are ...

Soft plastic baits are the workhorse lure when it comes to catching largemouth bass. Find out why you should stock up on worms, craws, creature baits, swimbaits, stickbaits and toads in order to ...

For bass, Aaron Jones of Central Valley Bait and Tackle reported there hasn't been much change for bass at New Melones as topwater lures continue to be effective in the mornings and evenings before ...

At Eastman, Tas Moua of 559 Fresno Bait and Tackle reported mixed reviews with selected kayak anglers consistently posting 25- to 30-pound five-fish limits while others are struggling for 1 – to ...