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The snow that fell, combined with the colder air temperatures, are dropping water temperatures in area reservoirs. Lower ...

Make sure to thank a veteran this weekend for his or her service to our great nation. All the freedoms we enjoy are due to ...

Around Truth or Consequences, fishing for white bass was good at Elephant Butte Lake using Flicker Shad lures. Fishing for ...

Try top-water lures, plastic worms, swim baits or spinner baits. Beaver tailwater Austin Kennedy, fishing guide, said trout fishing is good with prepared trout baits fished with light line.

It’s getting colder outside, but there are still some great fishing options available to anglers across southern Idaho.

Today’s Werst Branch offers a thriving fishery for many species, including smallmouth and large brown trout. But the species that gets the ... or blade is leaving you skunked. The fast-moving baits ...

These here make for my top five best salmon lures year in and year out, including spoons and spinners ... would be what the company calls Rainbow Trout, a fish-kilin’ color scheme combining ...

John Litwicki’s golden colored rainbow trout ... multitude of baits work for stocked rainbows in Illinois: PowerBait, Gulp!, red worms, small minnows, corn, small jigs, small spinners, small ...

Fishing columnist Jordan Rodriguez profiles the mountain whitefish, a member of the trout family that is native to many Idaho river systems.

Black River: Anglers casting pink and red inline spinners caught a few ... in the bays were catching lake trout in good numbers when using artificial lures such as flies, spoons and stick baits.