Kubie Brown

Outdoor Writer

More from Kubie Brown

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

A bass guide with a big Texas largemouth.

Largemouth Bass

Bass Guide Lands a 13-Pound Largemouth on His First Time Fishing a New Lake

An ice angler with a record-sized yellow perch.

‘Our Jaws Just Dropped.’ Jumbo Perch Caught Through the Ice Should Break a 44-Year-Old State Record

A fisherman holds up a big bass.

Largemouth Bass

My Son Talked Me into Going Fishing and I Caught the Biggest Bass of My Life

A Texas angler weighs a huge bass in a tackle shop.

‘It’s a Powerful Thing.’ Texas Fishing Guide Lands Another Lunker Bass, Sets a New Lake Record

A Texas angler with a huge largemouth bass.

Largemouth Bass

‘So Big She Couldn’t Even Jump.’ 76-Year-Old Angler Lands Potential Lake-Record Bass While Practice Fishing for a Tournament

Two mallard drakes in the snow.

Wildlife Management

Game-Farm Mallard Genetics Are a Bigger Problem Than Waterfowlers Think — Only 2% of Greenheads in the Atlantic Flyway are Fully Wild

A hunter packs out a buck; a busted ankle injured during the hunt.

Wilderness Survival

I Fell in a Hole While Packing Out My Buck in a Storm. This Old SOS Trick Saved Me

The author tests one of the best trout rods

The Best Trout Rods of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

The author tested the best trout lures in a wide variety of locations.

Baits, Lures, & Flies

The 10 Best Trout Lures of 2026, Proven Fish Catchers for All Trout Species

A yellow perch pulled through the ice.

Tips for Catching Jumbo Yellow Perch Through the Ice

A lone mule deer buck stands on a snowy ridge.

Mule Deer Hunting

Why Mule Deer Are North America’s Greatest Big-Game Animal

A close-up of a steelhead caught on a fly.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

The Pain and the Glory: How to Swing Flies for Great Lakes Steelhead

A fly fisherman holds up a smallmouth bass.

Smallmouth Bass

Guide to Fishing for Smallmouth Bass in the Fall

bass lure trout

How to Catch Giant Trout on Bass Lures