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 already knows this ...

But this bizarre strategy is all part of the mating ritual of the signal crayfish. A female’s urine, strange as it sounds, is a powerful aphrodisiac to a male. Fiona Berry and Thomas Breithaupt ...

But one particular aspect of the sport has undergone a transformation, especially during the past several years: lures. From paints and graphics that make soft-plastic crawfish look real ...

This crawfish fest is going on in the eight- to 15-foot depth zone near rocky shorelines. I believe almost any small soft plastic lure around four inches in length will fool these bottom-feeding bass.

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 ...

The crawfish are lured with bait through three small holes, and once inside, there’s no getting out. Alan dumps each basket into a large bucket placed between his legs, which he then re-baits ...

But this bizarre strategy is all part of the mating ritual of the signal crayfish. A female’s urine, strange as it sounds, is a powerful aphrodisiac to a male. Fiona Berry and Thomas Breithaupt ...