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 ...

Those four little words will put any angler on tilt. Old or young, novice or expert, there’s something about a dancing bobber that stirs an instinctive adrenaline rush. What kind of fish is thinking ...

Fishing the Patapsco River at the border of Howard and Baltimore counties, I often encountered the smiling face of Roland Avery, as effective a trout fisherman as I’ve ever met. Over the years I used ...

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 ...

If you’re an angler — and not too high hat — there’s a lot to be said for good old garden-variety worms. After all, they’re among the oldest and most basic forms of fishing, and in the right hands, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you’re getting ready to cast your fishing line, are you adding a bobber, float or strike indicator? Bobbers have come a long ...

There’s nothing more frustrating — especially for impatient kids — than watching a bobber that won’t bob. Sure, dangling a handful of wiggling worms or splashing in a bucket of minnows entertains for ...

Recently, I had the pleasure of having my two youngest grandchildren, ages 4 and 7, visit me. When they arrived, they informed me they wanted to catch fish, not cast for fish, but catch. I was ...

A bobber is a device that alerts an angler that a fish has taken his bait. It comes in many forms, including the universally ...

When most people think about bream fishing, they think about lazy summertime days sitting on a dock watching a cricket or a ...

When Don Dubin told me, “Fishing is my life,” I was pretty sure I’d come to the right guy. Then, when he showed me his basement, I was hooked. The idea was to find an expert to take me shopping for ...