I'm out at the mouth of the Niagara River today, geared up with the Stingnose jigging spoons targeting lake trout. It's late December, and it's been a warm enough winter that I was able to launch the ...

Vermont game warden Mike Scott shows off a nice togue he caught jigging in 50 feet of water. Credit: Courtesy of Leighton Wass Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Aug. 3, 2022.

When we first heard of jigging for lake trout during their spawning period in the deep waters Lake Winnipesaukee's Alton Bay, we didn't have much interest in that procedure as we pictured heavy gear, ...

ON SAGANAGA LAKE, NORTH OF GRAND MARAIS -- As we shuffled across the frozen surface of Saganaga Lake, Mike Prom could see the spot where he wanted to fish. "It's between that rock outcrop and that ...