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Old-School Tips for Catching Big Bass Right Now

A bass angler with a big Toledo Bend largemouth.

Bass Angler Who Lied About Where He Caught a 12-Pounder Now Facing 10 Years in Jail

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5 Overlooked, Old-School Trout Flies to Throw This Spring

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Catfish Fishing

11-Year-Old Battles a 72-Pound Catfish and Just Misses Catching a State Record

how to catch channel catfish

Catfish Fishing

How to Catch Channel Catfish — and Why You Should Target Them This Spring

A landlocked salmon fisherman

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: The Early-Season Salmon Bite Most Anglers Miss

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The Best Live Baits Most Anglers Ignore (But Fish Can’t Resist)

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I Set a Bass Fishing Record, Then Was Nearly Killed By a Tornado

By August Manweiler

An angler with a huge Texas largemouth.

Largemouth Bass

Texas Trophy Bass Program Ends Season with 19 Huge Fish Recorded, Including This 14-Pounder

A plethora of spinnerbaits and a rod and reel for fishing them.

How to Fish a Spinnerbait: This Classic Bass Lure Is Just as Effective as Ever

By Derek Horner

A Texas angler with a pending state-record bluefin tuna.

It’s Official: This Gigantic Tuna Is the Biggest Bluefin Ever Caught in Texas

By Alex Robinson, Bob McNally

A largemouth bass caught on a texas rig

Largemouth Bass

How to Fish a Texas Rig — The One Rig Every Bass Angler Needs to Know

By Derek Horner

A rusty revolver located in a river.

5 Wild Things We’ve Found While Fishing in Rivers

A man holds up a nice early season striper against a blue sky.

Striped Bass Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: The First Stripers of the Year Are Already Biting. Here’s How to Find Them

A young Texas angler with a pending record crappie.

Crappie Fishing

This 11-Year-Old Angler Took His Record Crappie Home for Dinner

American alligator split image in the everglades

We Fished a Hidden Spot Deep in the Everglades. It Was the Most Violent Fishing I’ve Ever Experienced

By Charles Elliott

A blue illustration of a man trying to stay afloat in the ocean as he calls for help.

Saltwater Fishing

A Miserable Fishing Trip Turned into a Miraculous Midnight Rescue I’ll Never Forget

By Clavis. E. Akridge

An ice fisherman with a 49-inch muskie caught through the ice in Vermont.

Pike and Muskie Fishing

This Angler’s First Muskie Nearly Spooled Him. It’s the Biggest Caught in Vermont in Decades

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The Best Bait You Can Buy at the Dollar Store

By Raymundo Ruiz Jr.

An aerial view of an ice-fishing derby in Saskatchewan.

Walleye Fishing

An Ice Fisherman Was Booted from a Canadian Walleye Derby Over Cheating Accusations. There Was $100,000 on the Line