Grasshopper season has begun in earnest, and these big, lively bugs are just about the best fishing bait you can find. Use a small hook on a spinning rod with light line and cast a hopper so it can ...

When it comes to trout fishing, this is one of my favorite times of the year — but you need the right bait, and grasshoppers are the bait. For most of the year, if you are fishing Lake Ogallala or the ...

This grasshopper was on my patio, now it is in my bait tube until my next fishing foray. Grasshoppers are great live bait and now is the time of year when they are abundant and easy to catch. Try ...

Do you have a fishing photo you’d like to share with Herald readers? Send jpeg photos to Brad Dokken at bdokken@gfherald.com. Please include the person’s name, town of residence and whether the fish ...

The low water flow was not inspiring. Certainly there were trout remaining from the ample stocking of Harveys Creek, but none were visible as I waded in the slow, clear water. I tried not to make ...

Balancing work and fun, reconciling our innate ant and grasshopper personalities, is a source of tension for most of us. Should we be like the hardworking, providential ants or the profligate, ...

When I was walking along the Stillwater River recently, small grasshoppers were jumping out of the tall grass and grabbing onto my clothing. Summer is winding down, but Jeff the Nature Guys says there ...