It was the biggest crappie I had ever seen: A silvery, black-spotted slab my cousin, Brad, pulled out of a freeway lake near Kalama, Wash. That was almost 30 years ago. I still haven’t laid eyes on a ...

A few months ago, I wrote two articles on Presentation—the skill of putting a fly in front of a fish in a way that makes it eat. This article sits in the same wheelhouse, but from a different angle.

Here is a tip that will increase your success on the water. Once you understand it, everything about your fishing changes. Bass anglers—especially on the tournament scene—talk constantly about ...