Growing up as I did in mid-Ohio, I didn’t have much reason to think about what might constitute the best salmon lures. Walleyes? Yes. Crappies? Absolutely. Smallmouth? From time to time; but never ...

Here is Tony Floor’s Tackle Box report for September: As an old dog – getting older – who has been around a salmon rod for decades, I have an issue I want to share with you. In mid-July, I ...

MONTHS. WE’RE GOING TO PUT A LITTLE LINE ON THIS. SEE HOW THAT WORKS FOR THE LAST 48 YEARS? DEPENDS ON WITH A FOOT PEDAL UNDER THE COUNTER. DENNIS FENNER HAS OWNED AND OPERATED. THERE WE GO.

I grew up a tackle shop rat. Wherever my family lived from Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Racine, Wisconsin, I’d always be at the local store, hanging out and spending my allowance money. Call me ...

The Rescue Mission serves thousands of meals every Christmas and its volunteers are a big part of making the tradition possible. Local families adapt to water restrictions with community spirit during ...

ALONG ABOUT THIS time of year we get a run of salmon up the rivers. That’s where some folks prefer to fish for them: Where you can just walk to your favorite fishing hole, catch a salmon and take it ...

Rosko, 78, grew up in Youngstown, where his father toiled at Republic Steel. Before the family owned a car, Rosko and his dad would walk to the nearest fishing hole. Later on, they would drive to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Salmon are among the most iconic fish to swim the waters of North America. They are a prized catch for commercial and recreational fishermen ...