Depending on ice conditions, The Valley Angler will hold its annual "Jig and Pig" ice fishing derby on Jan. 30 at New Fairfield's Town Park on Candlewood Lake. The "Jig and Pig" derby is held in the ...

The Valley Angler will hold its annual "Jig and Pig" ice fishing derby on Jan. 31 at New Fairfield's Town Park on Candlewood Lake. The "Jig and Pig" derby is held in the memory of fellow ice fisherman ...

MARCELLUS — When the jig and pig caught on big time as THE bait for big bass, about four decades ago or so, nobody fished it unless they had their thermals on. Now, fishing a jig in summer is as ...

Table Rock Lake Chamber of Commerce recommends fishing for black bass shallow and deep with plastic worms or jig and pigs. Try top-water lures at dawn and dusk. Try for crappie with minnows or jigs in ...

Spinner baits and plastic worms remain wise lure choices for black bass fishing. James Whittle at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said the best bass fishing is away from shore on the outside of ...

When Steve Daniel moved to Lake Okeechobee in the early 1980s, he brought with him the weapons he used to catch bass in his former state of Tennessee. Included was a variety of rubber skirted jigs. In ...