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Angler holding up a large bowfin in the Florida Everglades.

How to Catch Feisty Bowfins in Rivers and Tidal Systems

By David Graham

Kristine Fischer with a nice largemouth bass.

Largemouth Bass

How to Never Lose Another Giant Bass Again

By Kristine Fischer

A 12-year-old angler with a state-record rainbow trout.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Angler Unseats Her Sister’s Steelhead Record While Fishing Alongside Her

A woman and man pose with their day's catch, a 225 pound black marlin and a sailfish, caught on the fishing boat Calan in waters near Acapulco, Mexico in 1954 as onlookers stand by.

Saltwater Fishing

I Drove 4,500 Miles to Mexico and Haggled My Way onto a Fishing Boat for $34

By Michael R. French

An angler holds up a massive brown trout in Idaho.

She Missed a Day of Fishing, Then Caught a ‘Megalodon’ Brown Trout. It Should Break the Idaho Record

A fisherman holds up a snakehead.

These Are the 10 Most Underrated Freshwater Fish

A man holding a redfish

Redfish Fishing

The 6 Best Redfish Lures: Proven Baits for Catching Reds

By Kevin Hughes

A crew of tournament anglers hoist up a nearly 1,000-pound marlin.

Nearly 1,000-Pound Blue Marlin Breaks Tourney Record, Nets Almost $900K (and Counting)

An urchin style bass bait

This Weird Bass Bait Is Fetching Absurd Prices. Here’s Why

By Derek Horner

A fisherman fights a hammerhead

A Hammerhead Busted My Kayak, Then Towed Me for Miles. Rescue Looked Grim

Muskie fishing.

Pike and Muskie Fishing

The Best Musky Lures: 6 Classic Baits for Catching the Fish of 10,000 Casts

By Kristine Fischer

A composite image of a big bass caught from a little lake in a vintage color film photo

Largemouth Bass

To Catch the Biggest Bass of Your Life, Try Fishing Smaller Lakes

By Charles Elliott

A blue illustration of two men in a canoe on the river.

Pike and Muskie Fishing

We Canoed 200 Miles into the Bush for the Best Walleye and Pike Fishing of Our Lives

By Don St. John

Two color photographs of men bass fishing with dragonfly flies.

Largemouth Bass

Old-School Advice for Catching Giant Bass on Dragonflies

By Robert E. Price

A man on a rocky beach holding a large striped bass

Striped Bass Fishing

The Best Lures and Live Baits for Striped Bass

By John Skinner, Joe Cermele

A collection of photographs of record North American catfish.

Catfish Fishing

These Are the Biggest North American Catfish of All Time

By Ken Perrotte

marshmallows cna make good bait.

These Trusty (and Seriously Weird) Baits Still Have a Cult Following

By Byron W. Dalrymple

crayfish for bait

Catch These 6 Live Bait Species to Land More Fish This Summer

A photo of Brayden Shaw with his potential world-record bighead carp.

Kentucky Teen Arrows Potential World-Record Bighead Carp with a Busted Arrow

By Natalie Krebs

A largemouth bass in a net with a swimbait in its mouth.

Largemouth Bass

Serious Bass Anglers Should Know When to Fizz Fish. Here’s How to Do It Safely

By Kristine Fischer