Something about bobber fishing has hooked me since childhood. It is there, very real and so enticing, but I can’t exactly tell you why it is so appealing. Perhaps it is the cadence of the float as it ...

Hit Navy Pier or Montrose Harbor early in the morning for perch. Best baits are minnows and small plastic jigs tipped with wax worms. A few brown trout also are being taken on a single minnow under a ...

What is a Slip Bobber Rig? A slip bobber rig requires a few key components to tie everything together, but the star of the show - and what gives this rig its name - is a float (bobber) that has a hole ...

After several days of rain and high winds, Lake Michigan is settling down and clearing up. With that, the perch are coming back closer to shore. In Illinois waters, the limit on perch is 15. Perch ...