The temperatures are rising and summer is in full swing, which can mean only one thing... floater fishing! There aren't many more exciting ways to catch carp than targeting them off the top, but ...

Fathead minnows, leeches and worms are mainstays in bait-shop refrigerators across the country. These old standards have pro­duced stringers of game fish for decades, and they’ll continue to produce ...

Glide bait fishing has exploded over the last half-decade. The technique leans into the phrase "big baits equal big fish," and the tactic has migrated from the West Coast across the country.

Clockwise, from top left: minnow, crayfish, sunfish, shad, frog, and grasshopper. Fathead minnows, leeches and worms are mainstays in bait-shop refrigerators across the country. These old standards ...