Daylight was only a pale promise on the horizon as Walker Cline and I pulled away from a dock on Indian Lake in western Ohio. It was completely calm and a heavy haze hung low over the water. Walker ...

Discover how to fish with cane poles and about the different bait types. In this episode, we learn about fishing with cane poles, the basics of different bait types, and safety tips for when fishing ...

On a lazy Saturday morning, Brian Pennington fishes with a cane pole he harvested from a bamboo patch. This old fashion angling technique is a rarity this day and time. photo by Jim Lasley The wind ...

When an angler hooks into a large fish, it’s exciting to see and hear the fish take out line as it battles to get off the hook. But what if you don’t have a reel on your rod that allows the fish to ...

Roy Heilman Special to The Free Press Sep 7, 2025 Sep 7, 2025 Coming off of last week’s mushrooming triumph, I felt inspired to do something else that was new to me. Luckily, the perfect thing was ...

My father was the best fisherman I ever knew. I don't mean with a $25,000 bass boat and a $35,000 SUV that tries to run over you on the freeway. I mean a cane pole and a bucket of minnows in the ...