My first fishing experience, like that of many anglers, involved a worm on a hook suspended under a bobber. To this day this is still an effective method of catching fish. Live bait of many types ...

Mary Vang caught a catfish, estimated to weigh between 10-12 pounds, using a jig head at Ute Lake with a 3-inch Gulp minnow on Sept. 20. Jeremy Pitts caught a 37-inch tiger muskie at Bluewater Lake ...

Weston Cole Elebario, 2, of Tucumcari caught his first fish, a 14-inch, 2.3-pound smallmouth bass, at Conchas Lake using a Berkley Gulp minnow on Aug. 6. Cole, Avery and Hailey Jaramillo, 7, 5 and 9, ...

Rocky Fork Lake: Anglers are casting off of points with Shad-Raps and other shad-colored crankbaits to catch bass. Many fish over five pounds have been caught. Weedbeds are also good spots, throwing ...

Dennis Armani had an interesting question for the state Department of Environmental Conservation last week concerning “artificial” bait and lures. Armani, 63, of Syracuse, said he’s been fishing ...