Hair jigs, also known as "bucktails" and "flies," are among the oldest styles of fishing lures Native Americans fashioned jig-type lures with deer hair and bone hooks centuries ago. These are arguably ...

When anglers think about fishing during the summer months, one word comes to mind: tough! Being cool-water fish, smallmouth bass tolerate the warm waters of the summer, but don't exactly thrive. It's ...

Doug Newhoff had no idea what he'd hooked into when this 30-pound (estimated) smallmouth buffalo ate the hair jig he was bouncing. (Randy Randall) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of ...