Chain pickerel provide year-round freshwater fun in Long Island's ponds and creeks.

For freshwater anglers from Maine to Virginia, these are the best lures for chain pickerel when other less-reliable targets won't cooperate.

Despite the "trash fish" reputation, fallfish can make for delicious table fare when prepared correctly.

My favorite kind of freshwater fishing is without a doubt tossing a weedless frog into some lily pads and watching a hungry largemouth burst through the slop to eat the lure.