1. In Lakeland, crickets and grass shrimp are being sold like crazy as shellcracker have been hot. On Saddle Creek, look for catfish using chicken liver and cut bait. Bass have been hitting on darker ...

Traveling in winter isn’t always fun. You’ve got to worry about flight delays, blizzards, icy roads, and wind. None of those things, however, are in your control, so you shouldn’t let them sway a ...

1. In Lakeland, shiners and nightcrawlers have been the popular live bait. Catfish are hitting chicken blood doughballs. A few good-sized bass were caught out of Saddle Creek on shiners. Artificial ...

1. In Lakeland, at Saddle Creek, grass shrimp, crickets and red worms were the bait of choice for shellcracker and bluegill. Small domestic shiners were the go-to bait for bass. The catfish bite has ...

Hughes says on Long Island, a two-month window for ice-fishing can occur in January and February. "If you get cold, still ...