Why learn how to catch crawfish? Well, whether you call them crawdads, crayfish, or mudbugs, crawfish are one of the most lethal live bait you can put on a fishing hook. Any decent smallmouth angler ...

Within moments of unpacking the family's copy of "Catch a Crayfish, Count the Stars," "MeatEater" host Steven Rinella's first children's book, my granddaughter Nora was pages deep in deciding which ...

As live bait goes, it’s hard to beat crawfish for trout, bass, catfish, and more—yet they are wildly underused. That’s because it’s rare to find them for sale in bait shops. There are no commercial ...

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 ...

Cajuns call them crawdads. We call them crayfish. Here’s how to catch, cook and eat our freshwater lobster. Freshwater lobsters, aka crayfish, make a tantalizing entrée for a classic summer supper ...

Lauren Kremer, 11, pulls a freshly caught crayfish out of a net during a Quarry Hill Nature Center field day Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Bear Creek at Slatterly Park in Rochester. Kids participating ...

VERMILION PARISH — Freezing temperatures across the region are having an impact on crawfish ponds, making it more difficult for fishermen to catch their haul. As a result, higher prices could be on ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay catch and cook spicy crawfish in a crystal creek. Brett Kavanaugh issues "future crises" warning in ...

Within moments of unpacking the family's copy of "Catch a Crayfish, Count the Stars," "MeatEater" host Steven Rinella's first children's book, my granddaughter Nora was pages deep in deciding which ...

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 ...