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 rides the ripples. Maybe it is the sudden dunk of the quill bobber. Or perhaps it is the ...

Cyclones are swirling everywhere these days, but instead of running for cover, many people are leaping headfirst into the maelstroms. Name a topic and we make it controversial. Sports? For sure. Politics? Absolutely. The economy? Oh, boy. Seems to me more and more people are willing to fight ...

With Valentine’s Day in the rearview mirror and the Daytona 500 taking the green flag tomorrow, Northeast Ohio anglers are setting their sights on melting ice and springtime fishing. Our annual transition from the dead of winter to the promise of spring brings hope and optimism to anglers ...

If Roger Goodell had a nickel for everytime a Pro Bowler faced sexual harassment allegations from masseuses, he’d have two nickels. It’s not much, but it’s odd that it’s happened twice. On Thursday, Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker was the center of another massage-related ...

People often tell me that fishing is a mystery to them because they have no clue where to start or what to look for. Fishing, I explain, is just another slice of life, plucked from the loaf of activities that define the human experience. That it happens on the water is part of what ...

When it comes to choosing fishing lines and rigging, freshwater anglers have had it pretty easy for generations. We spooled up with whatever strength and diameter nylon monofilament we preferred, threaded the line through our rods’ guides, and tied on our lures and hooks. It was pretty ...