The other morning, after a couple of hours trolling among a multitude of boats off Matapeake on Kent Island, the boat was run up to the Bay Bridge to jig the piers, pilings and rock piles for rockfish ...

Maybe you’ve just never found the right combo of time, place and bait that would bring in some keepers. Or maybe you’re just in a slump. So while waiting on the kid behind the counter to fill your ...

In the coolest scene of the best movie about a giant fish that wasn't even real, Roy Scheider quickly learned the virtues of chum. "I think we need a bigger boat," were Chief Brody's words, moments ...

The river fishing is picking up, but local anglers are going to have to drive to get to the best action. There have been very good reports for chum salmon in the Green and Skokomish rivers, while the ...

Chumming for sharks and other big saltwater fish is a longtime angler tradition, in the Lowcountry as elsewhere. It’s also trouble when bathers are nearby. When any bait is in the water, the scent and ...

More chum salmon are showing up in Puget Sound, and the preseason forecast and catches of late are decent. The Puget Sound preseason return is about 1.88 million chum, and the South Sound is expecting ...

Hydropower management, the fishing industry, and billions of dollars in government spending revolve around the fragile plight of Northwest salmon. And plenty has been written about coho, sockeye, and ...

Those are the words echoed by many right now who have a wide variety of choices from fishing for salmon, trout or perch to setting pots for Dungeness crabs or digging up razor clams on coastal beaches ...

Q: When I fish in lakes in California, can I use chum? I’d like to use corn or other food to help attract fish. A: Whether you can chum will depend on where in California you’re fishing. Chumming is ...

As the Kuskokwim River king salmon run comes to an end, the Department of Fish and Game is looking toward a commercial chum opening in the lower river Friday. But in a year with unprecedented Chinook ...

Fall chum are expected to begin entering the Yukon River soon, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is projecting another low run for the species after 2021’s record low return. To conserve the ...