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Jason Emmel holding the record breaking blue catfish he shot.

Fishing

Virginia Bowfisherman Shoots Record Blue Catfish Virginia Bowfisherman Shoots Record Blue Catfish

Largemouth bass

Fishing

Are Fishing Apps Doing More Harm Than Good? Are Fishing Apps Doing More Harm Than Good?

Fishing

Giant Spotted Eagle Ray Jumps Into a Boat, Injures Woman During Alabama Fishing Tournament Giant Spotted Eagle Ray Jumps Into a Boat, Injures Woman During Alabama Fishing Tournament

After the Covid Bump, Fishing Participation Is Still on the Rise in America

Fishing

After the Covid Bump, Fishing Participation Is Still on the Rise in America After the Covid Bump, Fishing Participation Is Still on the Rise in America

By Keegan Sentner

SC hammerhead shark record released

Fishing

South Carolina Captain Catches Would-Be Record Hammerhead Shark, Decides to Release It Instead South Carolina Captain Catches Would-Be Record Hammerhead Shark, Decides to Release It Instead

joe and logan thomas big muskie

Fishing

Watch: 9-Year-Old Girl Lands Giant Muskie on Minnesota’s Lake of the Woods Watch: 9-Year-Old Girl Lands Giant Muskie on Minnesota’s Lake of the Woods

GA shoal bass state record tie

Fishing

Georgia Angler Catches Giant Shoal Bass, Ties State Record Georgia Angler Catches Giant Shoal Bass, Ties State Record

By Keegan Sentner

Idaho record catfish.

Fishing

Idaho Angler Beats His Own Catfish Record on the Snake River Idaho Angler Beats His Own Catfish Record on the Snake River

Michael Jordan's boat docked in Atlantic City, New Jersey

Fishing

Michael Jordan Arrives in Atlantic City to Compete in an Offshore Fishing Tournament Michael Jordan Arrives in Atlantic City to Compete in an Offshore Fishing Tournament

Fishing

FG Knot: How to Tie It and Why You Should Use It FG Knot: How to Tie It and Why You Should Use It

Shark from a pier

Fishing

Shark-From-a-Pier Image Is One of the Craziest Fishing Photos of the Year Shark-From-a-Pier Image Is One of the Craziest Fishing Photos of the Year

Wales fish poacher.

Conservation

Fish Poachers in Wales Busted After 20 Years of Illegal Harvest Fish Poachers in Wales Busted After 20 Years of Illegal Harvest

By Kristen A. Schmitt

alligator gar in Falcon Reservoir TPWD

Conservation

Giant Alligator Gar: Trash Fish or Trophy Gamefish? Giant Alligator Gar: Trash Fish or Trophy Gamefish?

Chatterbait bass.

Fishing

How to Fish a Chatterbait How to Fish a Chatterbait

By Kristine Fischer

Mako shark fishing.

Fishing

Federal Ban Ends Decades of Mako Shark Fishing Fever in the Northeast Federal Ban Ends Decades of Mako Shark Fishing Fever in the Northeast

angler with maryland snakehead

Fishing

Maryland Will Pay You to Catch, Kill, and Report Tagged Northern Snakeheads Maryland Will Pay You to Catch, Kill, and Report Tagged Northern Snakeheads

Muskie fishing.

Fishing

Catching Muskie and Pike in Warm Water Can Kill Them Catching Muskie and Pike in Warm Water Can Kill Them

By Kristine Fischer

illustration of yellowfin cutthroat CPW

Conservation

Yellowfin Cutthroat Trout Went Extinct in Colorado 120 Years Ago. But Now Researchers are Hoping to Rediscover Them Yellowfin Cutthroat Trout Went Extinct in Colorado 120 Years Ago. But Now Researchers are Hoping to Rediscover Them

World record tuna

Fishing

The Biggest Tuna of All Time The Biggest Tuna of All Time

By Ken Perrotte

fishermen have organized a shark tournament in Florida and protesters are angery

Conservation

Florida Shark Fishing Tournament Sparks Protests and Death Threats Florida Shark Fishing Tournament Sparks Protests and Death Threats

Channel catfish and hotdogs.

Fishing

Hotdogs are the Best Bait for Catching Summertime Channel Catfish Hotdogs are the Best Bait for Catching Summertime Channel Catfish

Minnesota kid catches muskie

Fishing

Kid Catches 50-Inch Muskie While Bass Fishing in a Channel Kid Catches 50-Inch Muskie While Bass Fishing in a Channel

Trophy lake trout catch.

Fishing

Angler Wins Lake Superior Tournament with Massive Lake Trout Angler Wins Lake Superior Tournament with Massive Lake Trout

screengrab OL video Utah aerial stocking

Fishing

Watch: Airplanes Drop Thousands of Trout into Utah’s High Mountain Lakes Every Summer Watch: Airplanes Drop Thousands of Trout into Utah’s High Mountain Lakes Every Summer

pending world-record southern stingray

Fishing

Alabama Charter Captain Arrows Pending World-Record Stingray Alabama Charter Captain Arrows Pending World-Record Stingray

Fishing

Are Hybrid Tiger Bass the Key to Growing Trophy Largemouth in the Mid-South? Are Hybrid Tiger Bass the Key to Growing Trophy Largemouth in the Mid-South?

iowa dnr 72.4-pound flathead

Fishing

Iowa Fisheries Biologists Catch and Release a Massive Flathead Catfish Weighing More than 70 Pounds Iowa Fisheries Biologists Catch and Release a Massive Flathead Catfish Weighing More than 70 Pounds

Record Channel Catfish Caught in West Virginia

Fishing

Record Channel Catfish Caught in West Virginia Record Channel Catfish Caught in West Virginia

Hunt with a record sunfish.

Fishing

Rookie Bowfisherman Shoots Missouri’s New State-Record Redear Sunfish Rookie Bowfisherman Shoots Missouri’s New State-Record Redear Sunfish

Airlifted to a Tampa hospital.

Survival

Florida Boy Airlifted to Hospital After Catfish Sting to the Chest Florida Boy Airlifted to Hospital After Catfish Sting to the Chest

Rainbow trout will be euthanized due to a bacterial outbreak in California.

Fishing

After Bacterial Outbreak in Two Hatcheries, California Officials to Euthanize 350,000 Rainbow Trout After Bacterial Outbreak in Two Hatcheries, California Officials to Euthanize 350,000 Rainbow Trout

By Keegan Sentner

wildfire poudre river fish kill

Conservation

Forest Fires Are Contributing to Trout Kills in the West Forest Fires Are Contributing to Trout Kills in the West

By Keegan Sentner

Two Albertan Anglers Catch a 700-Pound Sturgeon on Their First Trip Out

Fishing

Two Albertan Anglers Catch a 700-Pound Sturgeon on Their First Trip Out Two Albertan Anglers Catch a 700-Pound Sturgeon on Their First Trip Out

elizabeth arn with blue and crew, cape verde

Fishing

12-Year-Old Girl Catches Pending World-Record Blue Marlin Off West African Coast 12-Year-Old Girl Catches Pending World-Record Blue Marlin Off West African Coast

The world record trout.

Fishing

The Biggest Trout of All Time The Biggest Trout of All Time

By Ken Perrotte

screngrab the fonz trout fishing Idaho

Fishing

The Fonz Isn’t Letting Internet Haters Stop Him From Catching Monster Trout The Fonz Isn’t Letting Internet Haters Stop Him From Catching Monster Trout

New York record smallmouth bass

Fishing

New Record Smallmouth Bass Caught in New York? New Record Smallmouth Bass Caught in New York?

lake conway alligator

Fishing

The Monster of Lake Conway: Large Alligator Captured on Video in Central Arkansas The Monster of Lake Conway: Large Alligator Captured on Video in Central Arkansas

Alex Latzka WDNR walleye

Conservation

Wisconsin Waters Are Warming. Its Walleye Fishing and Stocking Programs Are in Trouble Wisconsin Waters Are Warming. Its Walleye Fishing and Stocking Programs Are in Trouble

By Keegan Sentner

Menhaden on a boat deck.

Conservation

50,000 Menhaden and Other Fish Species Killed Near Baltimore After Sewage Leak 50,000 Menhaden and Other Fish Species Killed Near Baltimore After Sewage Leak

world record pompano NC

Fishing

South Carolina Teenager Catches Pending World-Record Pompano on High School Graduation Trip South Carolina Teenager Catches Pending World-Record Pompano on High School Graduation Trip

By Keegan Sentner

Record setting asp.

Fishing

Florida Angler Lands His 100th IGFA World Record Fish Florida Angler Lands His 100th IGFA World Record Fish

World record cubera snapper

Fishing

Spearfisherman Shoots Giant Cubera Snapper That Could Break World Record Spearfisherman Shoots Giant Cubera Snapper That Could Break World Record

A muskie on Lake Minnetonka.

Fishing

Minnesota Angler Hooks Walleye and Muskie on the Same Bait With One Cast Minnesota Angler Hooks Walleye and Muskie on the Same Bait With One Cast

MD common carp state record

Fishing

Maryland Bass Fisherman Sets New State Record With a 49-Pound Common Carp Maryland Bass Fisherman Sets New State Record With a 49-Pound Common Carp

South Carolina Fishing Buddies Caught the Biggest Walleye in State History, but Still Have to Share the Record

Fishing

South Carolina Fishing Buddies Caught the Biggest Walleye in State History, but Still Have to Share the Record South Carolina Fishing Buddies Caught the Biggest Walleye in State History, but Still Have to Share the Record

Menominee River

Conservation

Three-State Fish Poaching Probe on the Menominee River Results in 29 Citations Three-State Fish Poaching Probe on the Menominee River Results in 29 Citations

Panama black marlin kayak angler

Fishing

Watch: Kayak Fisherman Lands Giant Black Marlin off the Coast of Panama Watch: Kayak Fisherman Lands Giant Black Marlin off the Coast of Panama

Infinite Outdoors 1

Hunting

An Airbnb Service for Hunting and Fishing? Could It Work? An Airbnb Service for Hunting and Fishing? Could It Work?

SC boat crash Memorial Day weekend

Survival

Watch: Boat Operator Loses Control and Crashes Onto a Dock at South Carolina Marina Watch: Boat Operator Loses Control and Crashes Onto a Dock at South Carolina Marina

Fishing

Alaska Man Hooks a Pike, Flips His Rowboat, Loses the Rod, Steals a Pedal Boat, Finds the Rod—and Lands the Pike Alaska Man Hooks a Pike, Flips His Rowboat, Loses the Rod, Steals a Pedal Boat, Finds the Rod—and Lands the Pike

North Dakota Bow Fisherman Shoots Record Bigmouth Buffalo

Fishing

North Dakota Bow Fisherman Shoots Record Bigmouth Buffalo North Dakota Bow Fisherman Shoots Record Bigmouth Buffalo

Kanawha Blue Cats

Fishing

Record-Breaking Streak Continues on West Virginia’s Kanawha River Record-Breaking Streak Continues on West Virginia’s Kanawha River

Van Dette with record redear sunfish from Lake Blackshear

Fishing

Georgia Angler Sets Lake Record with a Giant Shellcracker Georgia Angler Sets Lake Record with a Giant Shellcracker

Shark feeding frenzy.

Fishing

Watch: Shark Feeding Frenzy on Whale Carcass Watch: Shark Feeding Frenzy on Whale Carcass

Mobile Bay fishing.

Survival

Charter Captain Survives Hypothermia and 10 Hours of Treading Water After Being Thrown from His Boat in Mobile Bay Charter Captain Survives Hypothermia and 10 Hours of Treading Water After Being Thrown from His Boat in Mobile Bay

missouri state-record walleye tim stillings

Fishing

Missouri Fisherman Catches State-Record Walleye on a Trotline Missouri Fisherman Catches State-Record Walleye on a Trotline

osprey with alewife maine river

Conservation

Alewives Return to Maine Lake for the First Time Since Revolutionary War Alewives Return to Maine Lake for the First Time Since Revolutionary War

By Keegan Sentner

Nebraska Wardens Apprehend Two Groups of Panfish Poachers, Seize 265 Crappies and Bluegills as Evidence

Fishing

Nebraska Wardens Apprehend Two Groups of Panfish Poachers, Seize 265 Crappies and Bluegills as Evidence Nebraska Wardens Apprehend Two Groups of Panfish Poachers, Seize 265 Crappies and Bluegills as Evidence

Giant Atlantic marlin

Fishing

South African Crew Catches Second Biggest Atlantic Blue Marlin Ever South African Crew Catches Second Biggest Atlantic Blue Marlin Ever

travis wendt idaho smallie

Fishing

Idaho Fishing Guide Catches and Releases New State-Record Smallmouth Bass Idaho Fishing Guide Catches and Releases New State-Record Smallmouth Bass

Melanistic alligator gar are especially rare. Two texas anglers caught one in a marsh

Fishing

Anglers in Texas Catch Rare Melanistic Alligator Gar Anglers in Texas Catch Rare Melanistic Alligator Gar

Wisconsin DNR: “ It’s Very Possible That a World Record Muskie Is Swimming in Green Bay”

Fishing

Wisconsin DNR: “ It’s Very Possible That a World Record Muskie Is Swimming in Green Bay” Wisconsin DNR: “ It’s Very Possible That a World Record Muskie Is Swimming in Green Bay”

Georgia DNR officers arrested and charged men for spearfishing panfish without licenses

Fishing

Three Men Charged for Spearing Bass and Panfish in Georgia Three Men Charged for Spearing Bass and Panfish in Georgia