Some of the most frustrating days on the water happen when you know fish are there, conditions look right, and topwater should be the answer—but nothing commits. Pressured fish don’t stop feeding, but ...

Capt. Theophile Bourgeois is an admitted topwater diehard. He'll fish surface plugs during the seasons of the year when other anglers don't even carry them in their tackle boxes. He loves seeing ...

Big fish smashing a topwater lure is the most exciting sensation in fishing, and there's no better time to experience it than now. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, Kentucky bass, striped bass and ...

Todd Schultz owns a trolling-motor-repair shop in Mandeville, and has fished South Louisiana since his only mode of transportation was a Schwinn Mag Scrambler. All those years of success on the water ...

Capt. Charlie Thomason starts every topwater retrieve with as long a cast as possible. (Photo by Todd Masson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) (Todd Masson) Lots of anglers hear about speckled trout and ...

When a fish decides to hit a topwater lure, they attack it from below and behind, usually. Sometimes they barely break water when they try to eat the lure, but more often than not, they attack the ...

The crush of a big fish on a big topwater lure is the king thrill of plugging. It is the moment that defines the technique. Fly fishing, for all its pomp and circumstance, usually sacrifices the big ...