When weeds fade and my fellow ice anglers crowd the humps for walleyes, I find roaming perch by sliding out over deep mud flats. I was seemingly in the middle of nowhere, over a deep basin of a large ...

I like to bundle my gear as much as I can, especially when there are some things, like lures, that are great at catching more than one fish species. By combining lures that are equally effective at ...

If you have ever fancied giving lure fishing a go, perch are the ideal place to start. They are widespread, often hungry, and they live in the kind of waters most of us can access easily, canals, ...

Every angler out there has a special place in their heart for a certain species, and if you grew up in the Northeast or Midwest, it’s likely to be the yellow perch. These hardy little fish are ...

Nothing is more frustrating than watching a fish appear below you that won't bite. Too many times I've seen a big red bar show up on my flasher below my bait, but after a few seconds of jigging, it ...

Matt Woods explains how he goes about choosing a lure based on what triggers perch as ...

Ice fishing for panfish is wildly popular, thanks to the accessibility of the species and the action-packed experience they provide. If you want to hit the ice for crappie, bluegill, or perch, you’ll ...

This isn’t necessarily what you would call run and gun fishing. But it is increasingly a game built on mobility. Catching yellow perch on Lake Erie — or on any of the Great Lakes, really — used to ...

An Avid angler shares what it's like to go ice fishing for the first in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and 6 other spots you can try it this winter.