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Walleye Fishing

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

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How to Catch Nightcrawlers for DIY Live Bait

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‘My Adrenaline Was Pumping.’ Bass Guide Makes Texas History with Two 13-Pounders in One Day (and Three This Month)

A bass guide holds up a 13-pound largemouth.

Largemouth Bass

Texas Guide Catches His Second 13-Pound Bass in Two Weeks

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We Risked Everything for the Best Fishing of Our Lives — and It Almost Cost Us

A walleye fisherman holds up a fat early-spring walleye.

Walleye Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Secrets for Catching Huge Early-Spring Walleyes in Any Scenario

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Pike and Muskie Fishing

The Legend of Muskie Joe, the Man Who Searched His Entire Life for a 6-Foot Fish

An illustration of a man punching another man with a net of pickerel during a historic run.

The Day Millions of Pickerel Saved My Starving Town — and Nearly Ruined My Favorite Fishing Hole

An illustration of a whale swimming straight for a group of canoers

Pike and Muskie Fishing

I Paddled 850 Miles to Hudson Bay in a Canoe, and Fished to Eat Along the Way

By David Jarden

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Striped Bass Fishing

The Most Important Baitfish in the Ocean Will Fast-Track You to the Fish of a Lifetime

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It Took Rescuers Days to Find Us in a Remote Canyon. It Took Even Longer to Figure Out How to Get Us Out

By Keith E. Oveson

A teen angler with a huge largemouth bass.

Largemouth Bass

‘I Thought It Was All Over.’ Teen Wins Bass Tourney with a 10-Pound Largemouth He Hooked Twice

An Idaho angler with a state-record cutthroat trout.

Idaho’s Deepest Lake Kicks Out Another State-Record Trout

A fishing guide holds up a stud rainbow in front of a client.

We Got in a Full-Blown Feud with a Rival Fishing Lodge. It Ended with a State Trooper Sting

Joe Cermele holds up a nice trout on a cold day between winter and spring.

Quick Strike Podcast: The Secret to Fishing the Weirdest, Trickiest Time of the Year

Whitewater rapids on a little known river in Alaska.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

In Alaska, Even a Seemingly Unremarkable River Can Offer the Adventure of a Lifetime

By Christine Peterson

An angler holds a purple snakehead in spawning colors.

These Anglers Are Breaking Records (Almost) No One Cares About

By Michael Carr

A man holds up a huge brown trout.

These 6 Full-Time Fish Bums Are Living the Dream — But Not Without Sacrifices

An angler and a fisheries biologist with a massive muskie.

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Pending State-Record Muskie Rejected Over a Border Dispute

An angler holds up a burbot he landed while ice fishing.

The Real Poor Man’s Lobster? This Mysterious Native Fish Is Seeing a Boom in Popularity

By Derek Horner