It's early December and it's a phenomenal day out here on the water! We're running stingnose jigging spoons on some ultra-light gear and targeting those winter perch. We're not using any bait today, ...

Jigging for perch is so much fun! Today we are vertically jigging, straight down and running the Stingnose Peanut Bunker ...

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 ...

Ashton Laird shares a picture of some monster yellow perch caught recently. Lairds adds, “Some of the fish weigh more than 2-pounds and are hitting artificial lures.” Photo by Devin Pleace Every ...

When the temperature drops below freezing and ice covers area lakes and ponds, even some of the hardiest anglers stay indoors, viewing the winter world through frost-covered windows. I do it myself ...

Third in a series on cold-weather fishing. Perhaps one of the most consistent winter bites in the Mid-Atlantic for winter-time panfish is the ice fishing gig for huge yellow perch at Maryland’s Deep ...

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Through the years, I’ve had people ask me how I got started in fishing and learned how to fish. The obvious answer is that my dad used to take me fishing when I was a kid. That’s true, but there are ...

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Every Monday, we’ll post fishing writer Jordan Rodriguez’s weekly report in the Playing Outdoors blog. His column appears three Tuesdays per month. I made my first ice fishing trip of the season Dec.

While most Lake Norman anglers will target bass, hybrids and stripers this month, a few will fill their coolers with white perch that weigh as much as a pound – surprising to those who fish for them ...