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Why Great Lakes Smallmouths Are Growing Larger Than Ever
Fishing

Why Great Lakes Smallmouths Are Growing Larger Than Ever

By Hal Schramm

Bass Tips: Why and How You Should Be Fishing Salted Baits
Fishing

Bass Tips: Why and How You Should Be Fishing Salted Baits

By Todd Kuhn

Super Flies: Deer Hair Bass Bugging is Back
Fishing

Super Flies: Deer Hair Bass Bugging is Back

By Gerry Bethge

5 Native Weeds We Like and How to Fish Them for Big Bass
Fishing

5 Native Weeds We Like and How to Fish Them for Big Bass

By Hal Schramm

The 16 Best Small-Boat Fishing Spots on the Great Lakes
Fishing

The 16 Best Small-Boat Fishing Spots on the Great Lakes

By David Mull

10 Techniques for Catching Fish in a Survival Situation
Survival

10 Techniques for Catching Fish in a Survival Situation

By Tim MacWelch

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Live Bait Bosses: The Crayfish King

By James Hall

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Fishing

Live Bait Bosses: The Skipjack Brothers

By James Hall

Fly Fishing: 3 Streamers for Small Streams
Fishing

Fly Fishing: 3 Streamers for Small Streams

By Philip Monahan

Fingerling Lickin’ Good: Simple High Country Trout Recipe
Fishing

Fingerling Lickin’ Good: Simple High Country Trout Recipe

By Aram von Benedikt

The Egg Takers: Harvesting America’s Paddlefish Caviar
Conservation

The Egg Takers: Harvesting America’s Paddlefish Caviar

By Steve Wagner

Making Homemade Fishing Lures for Bass
Gear

Making Homemade Fishing Lures for Bass

By Alan Clemons

Five Hot Winter Baits and How to Fish Them
Fishing

Five Hot Winter Baits and How to Fish Them

By David A. Brown

Cast and Blast: Duck Hunting and Fishing for Redfish in Texas
Hunting

Cast and Blast: Duck Hunting and Fishing for Redfish in Texas

By Gary Kramer

Video: How To Tie a Blood Knot
Fishing

Video: How To Tie a Blood Knot

By Aram von Benedikt

Icefishing: The Art of the Tip-Up
Fishing

Icefishing: The Art of the Tip-Up

By C.J. Chivers

Therapy Afield: Injured Marines Turn to Hunting and Fishing
Hunting

Therapy Afield: Injured Marines Turn to Hunting and Fishing

By Natalie Krebs

Steelhead Fishing Tips
Fishing

Steelhead Fishing Tips

By David Mull

Spoonzilla: Ben Parker Magnum Spoon for Bass Fishing
Fishing

Spoonzilla: Ben Parker Magnum Spoon for Bass Fishing

By David A. Brown

Cast and Blast: Pheasant Hunting and Walleye Fishing in South Dakota
Fishing

Cast and Blast: Pheasant Hunting and Walleye Fishing in South Dakota

By Gary Kramer

Urban Fishing: West Coast Bass Anglers
Fishing

Urban Fishing: West Coast Bass Anglers

By James Hall

Cast and Blast: Sea Duck Hunting and Striped Bass Fishing in New York
Fishing

Cast and Blast: Sea Duck Hunting and Striped Bass Fishing in New York

By Gary Kramer

Cast and Blast: Trout Fishing, Waterfowl and Upland Bird Hunting in Montana
Fishing

Cast and Blast: Trout Fishing, Waterfowl and Upland Bird Hunting in Montana

By Gary Kramer

Sydney Angler Lands Monster Southern Bluefin Tuna
Fishing

Sydney Angler Lands Monster Southern Bluefin Tuna

By Gayne C. Young

Video: “Shark” Sighting in Lake Ontario Revealed as Shark Week Hoax
Fishing

Video: “Shark” Sighting in Lake Ontario Revealed as Shark Week Hoax

By Gayne C. Young

Huge Cubera Snapper Could Shatter Alabama State Record
Fishing

Huge Cubera Snapper Could Shatter Alabama State Record

By Gayne C. Young

Monster Pacific Halibut Will Not Qualify for IGFA World Record
Fishing

Monster Pacific Halibut Will Not Qualify for IGFA World Record

By Clayton Helms

Are Stripers on the Brink Again?
Fishing

Are Stripers on the Brink Again?

By Gary Caputi

Survival Skills: Make Your Own Primitive Fish Hooks
Survival

Survival Skills: Make Your Own Primitive Fish Hooks

By Tim MacWelch

297-Pound Potential Record Warsaw Grouper Caught in Louisiana
Fishing

297-Pound Potential Record Warsaw Grouper Caught in Louisiana

By Gayne C. Young

How to Catch, Land, and Eat Gar
Fishing

How to Catch, Land, and Eat Gar

By Gerry Bethge

Night Fishing for Muskie: Understand Moonlight to Catch More Fish
Fishing

Night Fishing for Muskie: Understand Moonlight to Catch More Fish

By Steve Heiting

Video: Wisconsin Angler Catches and Releases Possible Record-Breaker Smallmouth Bass
Fishing

Video: Wisconsin Angler Catches and Releases Possible Record-Breaker Smallmouth Bass

By Steve Pennaz

Oklahoma Angler Catches Monster Snapping Turtle on Rod and Reel
Fishing

Oklahoma Angler Catches Monster Snapping Turtle on Rod and Reel

By Gayne C. Young

127-Pound Paddlefish Breaks SD State Record That Stood for 35 Years
Fishing

127-Pound Paddlefish Breaks SD State Record That Stood for 35 Years

By Nick Honachefsky

Bluegill Fishing Tips for Catching Monsters
Fishing

Bluegill Fishing Tips for Catching Monsters

By Alan Clemons

Expert Tips on How to Catch Catfish
Fishing

Expert Tips on How to Catch Catfish

By Chad Ferguson

Cast and Blast: Wild Boar Hunting and Fishing on California’s Central Coast
Hunting

Cast and Blast: Wild Boar Hunting and Fishing on California’s Central Coast

By Gary Kramer

The Big Bad Wolf Fish
Fishing

The Big Bad Wolf Fish

By David A. Brown

Fishing Tips: Catch Suspended Bass With Spy Baits
Fishing

Fishing Tips: Catch Suspended Bass With Spy Baits

By David A. Brown

805-Pound Potential Record Mako Shark Caught on Florida Beach
Fishing

805-Pound Potential Record Mako Shark Caught on Florida Beach

By Natalie Krebs

Learn How to Read Your Sonar for Better Spring Walleye Fishing
Fishing

Learn How to Read Your Sonar for Better Spring Walleye Fishing

By Ross Robertson

How to Fish a Cold Front
Fishing

How to Fish a Cold Front

By Todd Kuhn

3 Must-Haves for Your Survival Fishing Kit
Gear

3 Must-Haves for Your Survival Fishing Kit

By Tim MacWelch

Angler Catches Freak Fish off Florida Beach
Fishing

Angler Catches Freak Fish off Florida Beach

By Gayne C. Young

Cast and Blast: Boss Gobblers and Monster Bass in Florida
Fishing

Cast and Blast: Boss Gobblers and Monster Bass in Florida

By Gary Kramer

Two Potential World Record Atlantic Sailfish Caught in Angola
Fishing

Two Potential World Record Atlantic Sailfish Caught in Angola

By Nick Honachefsky

A Guide to Scented Baits for Trout Fishing
Fishing

A Guide to Scented Baits for Trout Fishing

By David Mull

Tactics for Fishing Early-Season Muskies
Fishing

Tactics for Fishing Early-Season Muskies

By Steve Heiting

Record 20-Pound Walleye Caught in Washington State
Fishing

Record 20-Pound Walleye Caught in Washington State

By Natalie Krebs

How to Really Check a Fishing Rod’s Action
Fishing

How to Really Check a Fishing Rod’s Action

By Todd Kuhn

How to Catch a World Record Walleye Through the Ice
Fishing

How to Catch a World Record Walleye Through the Ice

By Jim Edlund

Ice Fishing Tips: How to Jig Up Jumbo Perch
Fishing

Ice Fishing Tips: How to Jig Up Jumbo Perch

By Ross Robertson

Sochi Rules: No Toilet Fishing During the Olympics
Fishing

Sochi Rules: No Toilet Fishing During the Olympics

By Gayne C. Young

Purple Mutant King Crab Found in Russia’s Bering Sea
Fishing

Purple Mutant King Crab Found in Russia’s Bering Sea

By Gayne C. Young

New Zealand Man Catches Strange Sea Creature
Fishing

New Zealand Man Catches Strange Sea Creature

By Natalie Krebs

Monster Fish: Potential World-Record Trahira Caught in Suriname
Fishing

Monster Fish: Potential World-Record Trahira Caught in Suriname

By Nick Honachefsky

Tips from the World Ice Fishing Championship
Fishing

Tips from the World Ice Fishing Championship

By Mark Strand

A Beginner’s Guide to Fishing with Crayfish
Fishing

A Beginner’s Guide to Fishing with Crayfish

By Gerry Bethge

Fishing Tips: How to Catch Big Pike in the Fall
Fishing

Fishing Tips: How to Catch Big Pike in the Fall

By Dick Sternberg

Deadliest Cast: 3 Most Dangerous Places to Fish in the U.S.
Fishing

Deadliest Cast: 3 Most Dangerous Places to Fish in the U.S.

By James Hall

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

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

By Rick Bach

Splat Cats: How to Catch Big Catfish Under Cormorant Roosts
Fishing

Splat Cats: How to Catch Big Catfish Under Cormorant Roosts

By Chad Ferguson

Why Lake El Salto is Still the Best Place to Catch Your Biggest Bass Ever
Fishing

Why Lake El Salto is Still the Best Place to Catch Your Biggest Bass Ever

By Alex Robinson

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