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Fishing
Sharks on Ice
![Man whitewater rafting down a river.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/29/GXO6WXIESRDBNE4NXZQZAIH2NQ.jpg?w=600)
Bass Fishing
A Whitewater Fishing Adventure on The New River
![An angler holds up a largemouth bass.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/05/JCQMLNLRKRBH3FRAXZSNGAZF4U.jpg?w=600)
Bass Fishing
Texas Lakes Are Blowing Up Right Now With Giant Bass
![Frozen fish winter storm.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/25/YFEDSKLIMVCHZDHC3CHH7FRWAE.png?w=624)
Climate & Environment
Massive Fish and Wildlife Kills in the Wake of Southern Ice Storm
![A Brood X Cicada on lush green things.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/24/BLB6LKFAQNER7H7LYRO3J4IDK4.jpg?w=600)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
3 Perfect Fly Ties For This Spring’s Cicada Swarmageddon
![An angler holds up a large crappie.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/19/PSDM6JMTSZBK7FEREOCV574HXE.jpg?w=675)
Crappie Fishing
Huge Pennsylvania Crappie Nearly Breaks Record
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Fishing
The 25 Best Topwater Lures Ever
![Two anglers hold up four smallmouth bass.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/16/HZ6RMYBZSZGHNJ2NJ4ZD3DUDJI.jpg?w=600)
Bass Fishing
7 Tips for Catching Big Cold-Weather Bass
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Catfish Fishing
3 Ways to Catch Big Catfish Without a Rod and Reel
![Bassmaster Elite Series Angler Stetson Blaylock fishes Amistad Reservoir.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/24/NODJ6JE3WNGZVMNN3ACJ4FWVTI.jpg?w=675)
Bass Fishing
The Greenhorn’s Guide to Catching More Big Bass
![Two largemouth bass in clear blue water.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/08/3K2W37MEBRHJXGJ3BU3WVB4M5Y.jpg?w=600)
Bass Fishing
The Science on Why Bass Are Getting Harder to Catch
![Patrick Walterns on the side of a boat hoisting a largemouth bass from the water.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/04/JJICOGU56FDBTKHAY5Q7XTCKBM.jpg?w=600)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
The Tokyo Rig Is Taking the Bass World by Storm
![Late summer is an ideal time to catch big smallies.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/01/R2PRSXE7XVF3JAC6PCOVH3SW6E.png?w=889)
Bass Fishing
4 Tactics For Catching Late-Summer Smallmouth Bass
![A angler in a cap and hoodie holds up a large smallmouth bass.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/14/6Z7OAGX76BE2NCGYHJGUKJ4VKQ.jpg?w=600)
Fishing
4 Best Fishing Snacks EVER
![A bass fishing angler holds up a largemouth bass.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/08/M5I6XLQMEBHA3FBJXEDHTEAF3A.jpg?w=600)
Bass Fishing
6 Top Tips for Catching Mid-Summer Bass
![An angler holding up a senko rigged lure.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/02/4GBRXWKRZNGEVIXM2JWDSBMCSY.jpg?w=800)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
6 of the Best Ways to Rig a Senko (The Best-Selling Bass Lure of All-Time)
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Baits, Lures, & Flies
How to Fish for Bass Like a Pro: Spinnerbait Tips from Kevin VanDam
![Two anglers holding up a large blue catfish.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/03/V2SESQOB4VEC5J6JYZAC5IMBDE.jpg?w=600)
Catfish Fishing
How to Catch a 100-Pound Catfish
![Brent Chapman holding up a largemouth bass.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/26/OZJDFYAIKRDDRNIHZGUCNS245M.jpg?w=600)
Bass Fishing
10 Tips to Troubleshoot Your Bass Fishing Woes
![Edwin Evers fishing off the front of a Bass Pro sport fishing boat.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/27/R4URLGRVNVCKVOHZW5PKYQR44E.jpg?w=674)
Bass Fishing
12 Ways to Hunt Down Big Bass
![Ott Defoe holding up a MLF trophy.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20/IWCQT6FEUNCVDM6IV7EFH4SJHE.jpg?w=600)
Bass Fishing
10 Bass Mysteries Solved
![Female angler fishing in the Montana Boulder River.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/09/H4E2YE424ZCPXCKNAK6PIVGJZE.jpg?w=600)
Conservation
What’s Gained and Lost by Privatizing River Access?
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Baits, Lures, & Flies
The Best Lures of The Bassmaster Classic
![Angler holding a trout in the water.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/14/2TR43HG5A5FHNHFYAPND73PWRE.jpg?w=599)
Conservation
When Wilderness is a Catch-22
![Joe Cermele with a heavy lake trout from Lake Granby in Colorado.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/17/7TRVAMAMEBG57CETQHPKFXFLAI.jpg?w=676)
Baits, Lures, & Flies