I was mowing the grass this past weekend, and I saw them for the first time this year: crickets — a yard full of the small black, jumping insects. This reminded me of two things. One, fall is rapidly ...

Clockwise, from top left: minnow, crayfish, sunfish, shad, frog, and grasshopper. Fathead minnows, leeches and worms are mainstays in bait-shop refrigerators across the country. These old standards ...

The process of catching, ­transporting and curing live bait is a time-consuming and ­laborious task, but the results of ...

From Other Nonprofit Media showcases select work from other nonprofit news sites around the nation. With anglers back on the water for the fishing season that opened May 9, some may wonder about the ...

1. In Lakeland, bluegill and shellcracker have been hot at Saddle Creek, Lake Parker, Picnic Lake and Cemetary Lake with grass shrimp, crickets and worms being used effectively. Smaller, but numerous ...