Fly fishing came into vogue in the early 20th century, and with it came criticism of worm fishing: It was too easy. The debate was considered to be of such importance that, in 1904, Atlantic Monthly ...

Back to our discussion of live bait. We talked about worms and minnows, but there are other live baits that can be effective. I’ve not seen mud puppies for sale in any bait shops since 1990. Mud ...

Last week we talked about drop shotting plastic baits, and now we will deal with the technique that’s become known as “wacky” worms. These are certainly not new methods. They’ve been around for a ...