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 ...

Spotted bass love crawfish like kids love candy. This season, if you go fishing for spots, or Kentucky bass as they’re often called, wrap your mind around that fact, and don’t let go. You can catch ...

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 ...

Some folks love eating crawfish; others can’t bring themselves to taste something that looks so much like a bug. It’s been that way for centuries. Consider this passage from Wild Sports in the Far ...

Did you ever go crawfish fishin’ in a crawfish hole? If not, well, you’ve missed out on a grand childhood activity. Maybe you know the crawfish as a crayfish, crawlfish, crawdad, crawdaddy or even mud ...

My biggest rainbow trout ever was taken on a live crayfish in the Little Lehigh during an early September morning some 30 years ago. As I recall, it went 23 inches. My wife’s biggest smallmouth bass ...