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Easy Fishing Gear Hacks Baits, Lures, & Flies

Easy Fishing Gear Hacks

By: Joe Cermele

What Do Catfish Eat? Catfish Fishing

What Do Catfish Eat?

Words by Cameron Evans

Breach or Die: It’s Time to Free the Lower Snake River and Save Idaho’s Wild Salmon Climate & Environment

Breach or Die: It’s Time to Free the Lower Snake River and Save Idaho’s Wild Salmon

By: Dac Collins

‘Stars Align’ to Help California Anglers Shatter State Record with 520-Pound Swordfish Fishing

‘Stars Align’ to Help California Anglers Shatter State Record with 520-Pound Swordfish

By: Dac Collins

This Bill Would Digitize Mapping Data for America’s Waterways Conservation

This Bill Would Digitize Mapping Data for America’s Waterways

By: Andrew McKean

Inventor Intends to Preserve the History of Mankind on Fishing Line Fishing

Inventor Intends to Preserve the History of Mankind on Fishing Line

By: Joe Cermele

Deal Alert: Simms Freestone Waders for Under $200 Fishing

Deal Alert: Simms Freestone Waders for Under $200

By: Scott Einsmann

Why Walleye Are a Problem in Idaho Fishing

Why Walleye Are a Problem in Idaho

By: Joe Cermele

South Dakota Walleye Record Broken for the Second Time in 3 Weeks Fishing

South Dakota Walleye Record Broken for the Second Time in 3 Weeks

By: Katie Hill

The Complete Guide to Noodling Catfish Catfish Fishing

The Complete Guide to Noodling Catfish

By: Natalie Krebs

How to Avoid Line Tangles When Fishing Fishing

How to Avoid Line Tangles When Fishing

By: Joe Cermele

What Are Polarized Sunglasses? Fishing

What Are Polarized Sunglasses?

By: Pete Robbins

Fishing for Trout and Taking Fire in Korea, From the Archives Fishing

Fishing for Trout and Taking Fire in Korea, From the Archives

By: Elwayne Carter

Details Behind a Mysterious Idaho Bass Record Finally Come to Light Bass Fishing

Details Behind a Mysterious Idaho Bass Record Finally Come to Light

By: Dac Collins

This Walleye Just Broke South Dakota’s 23-Year-Old State Record Fishing

This Walleye Just Broke South Dakota’s 23-Year-Old State Record

By: Bob McNally

Grayling Fishing Returns to Michigan After a Nearly 100-Year Absence Conservation

Grayling Fishing Returns to Michigan After a Nearly 100-Year Absence

By: Joe Cermele

Idaho Fly Fisherman Lands New State-Record Steelhead Fishing

Idaho Fly Fisherman Lands New State-Record Steelhead

By: Dac Collins

Beginner’s Guide to Bluefish, the Underrated Saltwater Brawler Fishing

Beginner’s Guide to Bluefish, the Underrated Saltwater Brawler

By: Joe Cermele

Fisherman Breaks Idaho Coho Salmon Record by a Hair Fishing

Fisherman Breaks Idaho Coho Salmon Record by a Hair

By: Dac Collins

Watch: Killer Whales Try to Steal Angler’s Salmon Fishing

Watch: Killer Whales Try to Steal Angler’s Salmon

By: Dac Collins

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