I'm out at the mouth of the Niagara River today, geared up with the Stingnose jigging spoons targeting lake trout. It's late December, and it's been a warm enough winter that I was able to launch the ...

Vermont game warden Mike Scott shows off a nice togue he caught jigging in 50 feet of water. Credit: Courtesy of Leighton Wass Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Aug. 3, 2022.

On ice or open water, winter lakers deliver a reward only those willing to work for it will ever know. I dragged the 12-foot aluminum boat across the frozen boat landing and attached a 6-horse motor ...