Fishing (Page 18)

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

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Dangerous Fish: 10 Fish You Need to Handle With Care

By Gerry Bethge

A Group of Free Divers Speared a Tarpon off the Coast of New Jersey

Largemouth Bass

The New Data Behind 100 of Florida’s Biggest Bass

Smallmouth Bass

New South Dakota Record Smallmouth Caught, Weighed, Released

South Dakota Angler Nearly Dies When Bottom-Bumper Rig Pierces His Heart

Potential World-Record Tiger Trout Caught in Washington

Is This the Biggest Tarpon Ever Caught?

The Berkley Lab: A Sneak Peek Inside Fishing’s Area 51

By Jeff Johnston

Fishing Pressure Increased During COVID. Is That a Bad Thing for Gamefish Populations?

By Christine Peterson

How to Catch More Floodwater Fish When Lake and River Levels Rise

By Kristine Fischer

Largemouth Bass

3 Rods Every Weekend Bass Angler Needs to Catch More Fish

By Kristine Fischer

Pike and Muskie Fishing

How to Catch Post-Spawn Muskie with Smaller Baits

By Kristine Fischer

Possible World-Record Bullhead Caught in Louisiana

Extraterrestrials: 12 Best Terrestrial Flies for Trout Fishing

By Jeff Erickson

A 240-Pound, Century-Old Lake Sturgeon Was Caught in the Detroit River

The Ethics of Fishing for Spawning Trout

By Christine Peterson

Largemouth Bass

New York Angler Likely Caught and Released a State-Record Largemouth

Fishing Etiquette 101: How to Be a Responsible Angler on Your Home Waters

By T. Edward Nickens

Crappie Fishing

Huge Pennsylvania Crappie Nearly Breaks Record

By Outdoor Life Staff

The 25 Best Topwater Lures Ever

By Mark Modoski

Winter Fly Fishing: How to Catch Trout on Streamers this Holiday Season

By Dave Karczynski

Pike and Muskie Fishing

The Greatest Day in Minnesota Muskie Fishing History

By Steve Heiting

Catfish Fishing

3 Ways to Catch Big Catfish Without a Rod and Reel

By Keith Sutton

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Will the Trump Administration Change Course on Alaska’s Pebble Mine? Key Republicans Are Rallying in Opposition

By Natalie Krebs

Largemouth Bass

6 of the Best Ways to Rig a Senko (The Best-Selling Bass Lure of All-Time)

How To Catch a 50-Pound Striper From The Surf

The Ultimate Guide to Fishing the Great Lakes this Summer

Largemouth Bass

How to Fish for Bass Like a Pro: Spinnerbait Tips from Kevin VanDam

By Alex Robinson

10 Common Parasites and Diseases Found in Game Fish (and What You Need to Know About Them)

What’s Gained and Lost by Privatizing River Access?

By Christine Peterson

Fishing the Epic (and Underrated) Shad Run on the Delaware River

Wild Caught Fish Recipes

5 Walleye Recipes That Don’t Involve Frying

By Jamie Carlson

The Tongass National Forest Is a Wilderness on the Chopping Block

By Alex Robinson

How To Rig Your Ice Fishing Rods And Reels For Any Fish

By Dr. Jason Halfen

How Storms Affect Fishing and How to Fish When the Weather Turns

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Fishing for Brown Trout and Steelhead on the High and Mighty Niagara River

The Top 10 Best Alaska Fishing Trips

Dangerous Fish That Can Kill You!

By Outdoor Life Online Editor

Panfish Fishing

Best Baits: 15 Hottest Lures for Panfish

By David A. Brown

Pike and Muskie Fishing

How to Pickle Pike

By Jamie Carlson

The Wilderness War: Ice Fishing the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

By Natalie Krebs

Fishing the Driftless Area: The Best Kept Secret in the Trout World

10 National Parks That Have Awesome Fishing

How to Catch Stocked Trout After the Rush of Opening Day

By Outdoor Life Staff

A Farewell to Pat McManus, One of Outdoor Life’s Most Beloved Writers

The Influencers: 19 People Who Have Changed the Outdoors (for Better and for Worse)

How to Catch Bruiser Brown Trout

A Beginner’s Guide to Gigging Frogs

Striped Bass Fishing

Wipers: Catching Hybrid Striped Bass

Saltwater Fishing

How to Catch (and Eat) Eels

By Nick Honachefsky

How To Catch Giant Paddlefish with Giant Hooks

Wild Caught Fish Recipes

Recipe: How to Pickle Northern Pike

By Alex Robinson

Sabiki Rigs: The Greatest Rig Ever Made

Fishing Maine’s Arctic Char

By Outdoor Life Staff

Wild Caught Fish Recipes

A Classic Recipe for Fried Panfish

By Jamie Carlson

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Forget the Bones: How to Smoke Northern Pike and Make a Tasty Dip with It

By Jamie Carlson

3 Reasons You Need a Jack Plate for Your Fishing Boat

By David A. Brown

Embracing 9 of the Non-Native and Invasive Species that We Love to Hunt and Fish

By Frank Miniter

Panfish Fishing

How to Fish With a Cane Pole

10 Techniques for Catching Fish in a Survival Situation

By Tim MacWelch

The Egg Takers: Harvesting America’s Paddlefish Caviar

By Steve Wagner

Survival Skills: Make Your Own Primitive Fish Hooks

By Tim MacWelch

World Record Fish: 9 Easiest IGFA Line Class Records to Break

Striped Bass Fishing

Potential World Record Striped Bass Rejected by IGFA and Fish and Game, Angler Loses Out on $1 Million

By Outdoor Life Staff