On a fishing boat near Sugar Island in the Detroit River — With the morning sun beating down on him, John Cleveland reeled in a northern pike using a Hot Mackerel Dardevle spoon. At 24 inches, the ...

Nothing provides more confidence than actually doing something yourself without anyone’s guidance. That statement is what comes to mind when I think about the first trout I caught using a lure instead ...

One of Michigan's oldest tackle manufacturers has introduced four new colors schemes to its most iconic line; Dardevle spoons are now available in color patterns more typically associated with ...

DEARBORN, Mich. | An ultimate compliment to a 100-year-old Detroit-area business comes via April’s cover of Field & Stream magazine. The centerpiece of its cover story on “The 50 Top Fishing Lures of ...

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From classic spoons to muskie-size jerkbaits, these are the pike lures every serious angler needs to maximize their time on the water. Northern pike are some of the most aggressive predators found in ...

Pay attention to trends in fishing tackle, and you’ll notice that among lure-makers, there is a constant competition to improve upon what has already been working for many years. These days we have ...

My family farm rests atop a range of hills above the Cass River. Whenever I had any free time as a farm kid during the summer, my favorite fishing holes were only a 10-minute bicycle ride away. My ...