NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — One of the appeals of bluegill fishing for many Arkansans is simplicity. Cane poles, bobbers, crickets and worms are basics. Cane poles work fine for fishermen. You can cut ...

Roy Heilman Special to The Free Press Sep 7, 2025 Sep 7, 2025 Coming off of last week’s mushrooming triumph, I felt inspired to do something else that was new to me. Luckily, the perfect thing was ...

At times, all of us look back in longing to simpler days and simpler ways. Often such thoughts focus on youth and carefree pursuits we enjoyed before coming of age. For many sportsmen, one of the most ...

THREE RIVERS AREA — At most sporting-goods stores, you can buy all sorts of fancy fishing poles made from a variety of modern manmade materials. Choose from boron, graphite, fiberglass or composites; ...

TRI-LAKES AREA — At most sporting-goods stores, you can buy all sorts of fancy fishing poles made from a variet y of modern manmade materials. Choose from boron, graphite, fiberglass or composites ; ...

You could use one of those fancy side-scan sonar depth finders with the new underwater fish-eye orthographic readouts. Or you could go cut a switch of bamboo and do a little cane-pole fishing. If you ...

It's the time of year to catch a mess of bream. In old Florida, that meant fishing with a traditional cane pole. As it turns out, finding the fish is easier than finding the pole. Once a common thing ...

My grandfather was born and raised in the tiny town of Nauvoo near Dyersburg, Tenn. Like many poor southern families, the Butler clan moved north to find work in the 1940s. Unable to let go of his ...

The best smallmouth bass fisherman I've ever known used the simplest of rigs -- a long cane pole outfitted with a length of black nylon line, three or four feet of monofilament, a sinker made from ...

My grandfather was born and raised in the tiny town of Nauvoo near Dyersburg, Tennessee. Like many poor southern families, the Butler clan moved north to find work in the 1940s. Unable to let go of ...