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Best trout lures for 2026

Sadly, there's no magic lure that entices trout all the time. What I've found is that the best lure for trout depends on where you're fishing, when you're fishing, and what food source trout are ...
Like most trout anglers on Saturday – opening day of the 2022 trout fishing season – I will be carrying 5 to 10 times the number of lures and baits that I actually will cast into the water. If I was ...
Today we're keeping it simple: the shoreline + silver Stingeye spinner bait. Fishing doesn't need to be complicated. I found myself with a couple extra hours this morning and grabbed a simple rod, a ...
I’ve got a few tattoos, one of which is a trout—a big hook-jaw brown on my leg. It’s fair to say that trout are my favorite freshwater species, and I’ve been fishing for them since I was a wee tiny ...
In-line spinners, spoons, and hardbaits get all the love in the trout game, and rightfully so. These lures have been punishing browns, rainbows, and brookies for many decades. As the old adage goes, ...
We hope everyone had a great holiday weekend and got out and enjoyed the great outdoors. It was probably the best Labor Day weekend weather in the history of Labor Day weekends. Cool nights and warm ...
There are three kinds of trout in this country — native, wild, and stocked. Native trout are the ones that have been here for thousands of years, such as brook trout in the mountains of the Northeast ...
Striped bass have an appetite for minnows. Aaron Jolliff at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said brood minnows work best, but stripers are biting minnows of any size at least 25 feet deep. Best ...
Anglers can close their eyes, reach into a tackle box and any lure pulled out may catch black bass. Reese Jones at Hook Line and Sinker in Rogers said Alabama rigs, jerk baits, spinner baits, crank ...
I’ve got a few tattoos, one of which is a trout lure: a big hook-jaw brown on my leg. It’s fair to say that trout are my favorite freshwater species, and I’ve been fishing for them since I was a wee ...