Superstitions abound in many of the games people play, including the ancient art of fishing, which thanks to its long history has more than its fair share of myths and misbeliefs. “The fish bite better in the rain.” “Never take a banana on the boat.” “I’m wearing my lucky ...

Many years ago in a small town in northern Michigan, a 10-year-old boy on vacation with his family stood in awe in front of a sporting goods store’s shelves stacked with boxes of tantalizing slim-minnow lures. The family vacationed every summer in the same town, Indian River, between Burt ...

Chris DePaola and John Breedlove can talk for hours about their passion for steelhead fishing and the tactics they deploy in pursuit of the chrome treasures of Lake Erie. But they do not hesitate to boil it all down to one word when asked to sum up their expectations for the upcoming ...

When the Cleveland Browns take the field today for their preseason finale against the Los Angeles Rams, Joe Flacco will be under center. The 40-year-old quarterback will get his first action since returning to the Browns over the offseason. But Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski named the ...

In homage to this summer’s clamor for all things Superman, I have experienced a number of bass bites that I truly can describe as “faster than a speeding bullet.” Fans of Chatterbaits and other bladed jigs know that bass and other game fish love the vibrating lures and typically smash ...

Braided fishing lines were on the market for years before I finally decided to give them a try on my own rods and reels. The biggest reason for my resistance to braid was my distrust of knots between the main line and leader. Braid is woven from single strands of synthetic fibers, ...