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Quick Strike Podcast: The Secret Spoon for Catching Big Shad

A teenager with a pending state-record trout.

‘Too Fat to Jump.’ West Virginia Teen’s Massive Golden Rainbow Trout Is a Pending State Record

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Catfish Fishing

For His First Camp Out, I Took My Son to an Old Bootlegger’s Island in the Bayou

By Earl E. Guess

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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

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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

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Largemouth Bass

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

By Derek Horner

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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

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

By Charles Elliott

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Saltwater Fishing

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

By Clavis. E. Akridge