There’s rarely a warning. Not with pike. When a striped bass attacks a topwater fly, you often see a boil or a swirl before the toilet flushes. Snakeheads will track a foam frog and wake the surface ...

"And by the way," Bink Grimes punctuated a voice-mail message early Monday, "we got 'em again in the surf this morning. Up to five pounds, mostly on topwaters." His lure selection came as no surprise.

It starts without warning. While fishing down the shoreline for bass on a glorious autumn day, the water behind you suddenly erupts in chaos. Huge schools of baitfish, with nowhere to flee, leap from ...

Redfin pickerel, or the redfin pike as the ol' timers call them - do they still exist? Or, are they simply forgotten? I've fished all over Georgia from trout up high to jackfish in the Okefenokee, and ...

There’s simply no experience in fishing like a topwater strike. Whether it’s a violent eruption of water or a subtle “gulp,” the strike is what keeps anglers coming back. Besides the fact that ...

Topwater baits are the most exciting way to catch largemouth and smallmouth bass. Find out why you should stock up on poppers, walking baits, ploppers, buzzbaits, and frogs for the best fishing days ...

Although the traditional trout season is closed, anglers can take advantage of productive fall fishing opportunities for ...