Fishing(Page 12)

The best fishing coverage on bass, panfish, trout, walleyes, salt water species, and more.

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An ice fisher holds fish with one of the best lures for perch in its mouth.

The Best Ice Fishing Lures for Perch

soft plastics for trout

How to Catch Trout on Soft Plastics

Pike Spearing: How to Spear the Biggest Pike of Your Life

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Pike Spearing: How to Spear the Biggest Pike of Your Life

By Richard P. Smith

Recycling Christmas trees for fish habitat

Turn Your Old Christmas Tree into New Habitat for Game Fish

ice fishing spears

Father-Son Welding Team Builds Killer Ice Fishing Spears

Will U.S. Waters Ever Be Managed as Trophy Carp Fisheries?

Ice fishing for catfish

Catfish Fishing

Ice Fishing for Catfish: Tips and Tactics

how to catch catfish in winter

Catfish Fishing

How to Catch Catfish in Winter

primer for great lakes winter steelhead

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Noodle Rods and Egg Patterns: A Primer for Winter Steelhead Fishing Around the Great Lakes

barracuda fishing

Saltwater Fishing

More Freshwater Anglers Should Try Barracuda Fishing

world's biggest goldfish? 1

Is This the Biggest “Goldfish” Ever Caught?

duck lures and rat baits

Are Duck, Rat, and Snake Lures Legit or Gimmicks?

best tasting fish

The Best Tasting Fish Species You’ve Probably Never Eaten

Old Town Sportsman AutoPilot 120 Tested and Reviewed

Old Town Sportsman AutoPilot 120 Tested and Reviewed

3 Made for TV Lures That Changed How We Fish

Pike and Muskie Fishing

There Should Be Horror Movies About Pike and Muskies

A topwater plug for striped bass.

Striped Bass Fishing

3 Classic Striper Surf Lures You Should Be Throwing Right Now

golden bowfin 1

Minnesota Bowfisherman Arrows “Extremely Rare” Golden Bowfin

Lake Erie walleye are tagged and tracked for their migrations.

Walleye Fishing

The Insane Cult of the Lake Erie Walleye

hands holding trout

Trout Fishing in the West Isn’t Doomed—If You’re Willing to Work for It

By Christine Peterson

The 10 Most Underrated Freshwater Fish

Why Black Lures Catch So Many Fish

Walleye anglers caught cheating in tournament

Walleye Fishing

Pro Walleye Anglers Charged with Attempted Grand Theft, Other Felonies for Tournament Cheating Scandal

The best wading boots grip slippery rocks and keep your feet comfortable all day

The Best Wading Boots

Soft plastics for fall trout

The Ultimate Guide to Spin Fishing for Fall Trout

Pacu in Florida.

Florida Has Become the Budget-Friendly Amazon for Anglers

fly fishing for pike

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Let’s Get Real About Catching Pike on the Fly

aussie teen catches country's oldest tuna

Australian Teen Catches Record-Breaking, 29-Year-Old Bluefin Tuna

Dolphins and fishing

Saltwater Fishing

Why Dolphins (Almost) Never Get Hooked by Anglers

Man holding giant carp.

The Best Carp Baits of 2025

By Kevin Hughes

Saltwater Fishing

I Ate Raw False Albacore — and Liked It

Trout caught on a fly rod

The Best Fly Fishing Rods for Beginners in 2025

By Spencer Durrant

Four of the best lipless crainbait bass lures

Best Lipless Crankbaits for Bass

By Pete Robbins

Man holding fish and fishing rod on a body of water

Largemouth Bass

The Best Braided Fishing Lines for Bass

By Pete Robbins

international catfish collage

Catfish Fishing

The Biggest Record Catfish from Around the World

By Ken Perrotte

Florida's new state record hogfish.

Saltwater Fishing

Florida Scuba Diver Spears New State-Record Hogfish

Missouri shortnose gar world record from Lake of the Ozarks

Bowfisherman Takes World-Record Shortnose Gar in Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks

Angler wades in stream by barbed-wire fence

“I’d Have to Bury You Out Here.” The New Mexico Stream Access Battle Is Far From Over

north american catfish collage

Catfish Fishing

The Biggest North American Catfish of All Time

By Ken Perrotte

The Best Bobbers for Catching More Fish

The 6 Most Common Ways Fishing Leads to Injuries, Stitches, and Emergency Room Visits

Two fishermen on the beach, one holding a rod, the other a fish, with a drone above them.

Will Drones Take Over Fishing or Be Banned From It?

The author hold up a juvenile red fish.

Redfish Fishing

How to Catch Inshore Redfish, Trout, and Flounder from a Kayak

By Kristine Fischer

A Wisconsin-caught chinook salmon.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Angler Lands Heaviest Chinook Salmon Caught in Wisconsin Since 1994

World record marlin.

World Record Marlin

By Ken Perrotte

tiger muskie CT

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Angler Surprised to Catch Two Huge Tiger Muskies in Connecticut Reservoir

daniels CO record brookie

Giant Colorado Brook Trout Breaks 75-Year-Old State Record

The Teckel Sprinker is one of the best frog lures

How to Catch Snakeheads

By Scott Einsmann

Smallmouth Bass

Ultra-Rare Orange Smallmouth Bass Caught in Michigan

Smallmouth bass

Smallmouth Bass

Why Smallmouth Bass Are One of the Most Dangerous Fish in the Country

Largemouth bass

Are Fishing Apps Doing More Harm Than Good?

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

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

GA shoal bass state record tie

Georgia Angler Catches Giant Shoal Bass, Ties State Record

By Keegan Sentner

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

alligator gar in Falcon Reservoir TPWD

Giant Alligator Gar: Trash Fish or Trophy Gamefish?

Mako shark fishing.

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

angler with maryland snakehead

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

Muskie fishing.

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Catching Muskie and Pike in Warm Water Can Kill Them

By Kristine Fischer

World record tuna

The Biggest Tuna of All Time

By Ken Perrotte

Channel catfish and hotdogs.

Catfish Fishing

Hotdogs are the Best Bait for Catching Summertime Channel Catfish

Trophy lake trout catch.

Angler Wins Lake Superior Tournament with Massive Lake Trout

Largemouth Bass

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

The world record trout.

The Biggest Trout of All Time

By Ken Perrotte