Fishing (Page 2)

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

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Video: Never Fillet Bluegills Again, Use This Method Instead

By Alex Robinson

A Georgia angler with a big gar.

Guide Catches State-Record Gar While Fishing Solo on His Home Lake

Angler Arrested at Fishing Tournament for Allegedly Stuffing Bass with Weights

close-up of single, finished red custom balsa crankbait

These Fishing Lure Makers Are Quietly Keeping an American Tradition Alive

By Pete Robbins

image of ernest hemingway and marlin on top of old magazine pages

Saltwater Fishing

I Went Marlin Fishing with Ernest Hemingway. We Ran into Some Trouble with Sharks

By Arnold Samuelson

An illustration of a trout eating in a stream

Why Limestone Streams Grow Bigger Trout Than Almost Anywhere Else

By Vince Marinaro

Two ice fishermen stranded on Lake Erie.

Stranded Ice Fishermen Rescued a Mile Offshore After Ice Sheet Splits from Mainland

An angler holding a big spring largemouth bass.

How to Catch the Biggest Bass of Your Life This Spring

By Derek Horner

The Garmin Echomap Ultra 2 excels at forward facing sonar

These 17 Amazing Deals on Fish Finders and Trolling Motors Will Save You Thousands

By Jonathon Klein

A Texas angler with a 14-pound bass.

Largemouth Bass

‘A Real Rodeo.’ Angler Lands 14-Pound Bass After a Wild Fight

Catching big spring crappie is all about simple tactics and gear

Crappie Fishing

How to Catch Spring Crappie — and the Gear You Need for Success

By Cory Schmidt

A bass guide with a big Texas largemouth.

Largemouth Bass

Bass Guide Lands a 13-Pound Largemouth on His First Time Fishing a New Lake

An ice angler with a record-sized yellow perch.

‘Our Jaws Just Dropped.’ Jumbo Perch Caught Through the Ice Should Break a 44-Year-Old State Record

A big bass caught with a big pink bait.

Largemouth Bass

Quick Strike Podcast: 3 Big Bass Baits You Should Throw This Spring

A Texas angler with a 13-pound bass.

Largemouth Bass

‘Shaking Like a Leaf.’ Texas Angler Pulls His Second 13-Pounder from the Same Lake

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Crappie Fishing

A Complete Guide to Catching Crappie with LiveScope

By Chad Morgenthaler

Tennessee anglers with a huge largemouth bass.

Largemouth Bass

‘God Sent Him That Fish.’ Tennessee Man Catches Pending State-Record Bass

screenshot of a giant rainbow

I Traveled 6,000 Miles in Search of Fabled Giant Trout. What I Found Was Even Better Than I Imagined

fly fisherman wearing waders and holding rod and walking stick poses at shallow, rocky edge of river

He Was Arrested at Gunpoint Over Public Access. His Case Reshaped the Montana Fishing Scene

A college student who rescued a man from a hole in the ice.

‘It’s a Miracle.’ College Student Rescues Older Ice Fisherman Who Fell in a Lake, Survived for 3 Hours

An angler with a record-sized muskie caught through the ice.

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Angler Pulls Pending State-Record Muskie Through the Ice, Fulfilling a Yearslong Dream

A young angler and his grandpa with a state-record drum.

10-Year-Old Catches a State-Record Drum Worth $22,000 in a Family Fishing Derby

A fishing guide with a massive largemouth bass.

Largemouth Bass

‘A Special Big Bass Spot.’ This Guide Just Caught His 15th 13-Plus-Pounder From the Same Lake

Team U.S.A.'s hockey goalie fishing on a lake.

The Backstory Behind Olympian Connor Hellebuyck’s Bass-Covered Goalie Helmet

A limit of trout.

Quick Strike Podcast: The Truth About Fish Size and Bag Limits

An angler with a massive Louisiana redfish.

Redfish Fishing

This Massive Redfish Could Have Been a New State Record. There Was No Way to Officially Weigh It

A fisherman holds up a big bass.

Largemouth Bass

My Son Talked Me into Going Fishing and I Caught the Biggest Bass of My Life

collage of photos showing amelia earhart, a cutthroat trout, two anglers

Amelia Earhart Decides Fly Fishing Isn’t for Her

By Amelia Earhart

tip-up with the griz

Video: Before There Were Modern Tip-Ups, Ice Fisherman Used This Trick

By Alex Robinson

A team of bass anglers holds up novelty checks.

The Dual Threat Fishing League Might Be the Biggest Scam in the History of Bass Tournaments

The best trolling motors were tested by the pros.

The Best Trolling Motors of 2026, According to Guides and Pro Anglers

By Pete Robbins

A kayak fisherman holds up a giant bass.

Largemouth Bass

This California Mega Bass Might Not Qualify as a Record Because of a Weird Technicality

A Texas bass fisherman with a huge largemouth.

Guide Catches a Monster 16-Pound Bass While Giving His Client a Forward-Facing Sonar Lesson

An Iowa fisherman with a black crappie he caught through the ice.

Iowa Fisherman Skips Super Bowl to Take Kids Fishing, Ends Up Catching a State-Record Crappie

A photo of a trout being hefted out of the water.

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Stop Taking Bad (and Unsafe) Fish Pics on Your Phone

A Texas angler weighs a huge bass in a tackle shop.

‘It’s a Powerful Thing.’ Texas Fishing Guide Lands Another Lunker Bass, Sets a New Lake Record

A Texas angler with a huge largemouth bass.

Largemouth Bass

‘So Big She Couldn’t Even Jump.’ 76-Year-Old Angler Lands Potential Lake-Record Bass While Practice Fishing for a Tournament

A photo of a wade fisherman with a big trophy sea trout.

Saltwater Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: If You Want a 30-Inch Speckled Trout, Go South. Way South

Drake wadsworth with a big bass

Largemouth Bass

‘Like I Hooked a Semi-Truck.’ Tournament Angler Lands Personal Best Bass, Despite Forgetting His Net

‘Jaws Full of Serrated Teeth Wider Than Steak Knives.’ 3 Wild Shark Fishing Stories from Old-School Captains

An Idaho angler with a big Yellowstone cutthroat trout.

College Student Kicks Off the New Year with a State-Record Cutthroat Trout Through the Ice

ice fishing spears

7 Killer Photos of the Coolest Custom Ice Fishing Spears You’ll Ever See

A group of fisherman with a huge Atlantic halibut.

Huge Halibut Caught Through the Ice in Quebec Is a New Scientific Record

A collection of reels for maintenance.

Quick Strike Podcast: Definitely Don’t Skip This Easy Winter Maintenance for Your Fishing Reels

Competitors at a Bassmaster Classic event.

The World Series of Pro Bass Fishing Is Coming This Fall, Along with the Biggest Payouts in the Sport’s History

Lance Clinton fishing rooster caught in Costa Rica.

How Kayak Fishing Saved Lance Clinton’s Life

By Michael R. Shea

An angler holds up a huge Texas bass.

Largemouth Bass

This Fisherman Just Caught the Same 14-Pound Bass from the Same Dock for the Third Time in 4 Years

A man holds up a giant great white shark tale

Watch: We Just Caught and Released a Huge Great White Shark from the Beach

A fisherman holds up a nice Great Lakes steelhead.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Secrets of a Great Lakes Steelhead Guru

State record yellowfin tuna

‘Those Guys Know How to Fight Fish.’ Florida Angler Lands Louisiana’s Pending Record Yellowfin Tuna

Ice fishermen stand outside a shanty.

I Got My First Taste of Smelt Fishing on a Frozen Maine River, Where the Party Went Till Midnight

An angler with a big muskie caught from Green Bay.

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Wisconsin’s Muskie Record Was Broken 3 Times in 2025. This One Took the Crown

A close-up of an angler holding a Florida pompano.

Saltwater Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Flat-Out Florida Pompano Fire

A color photograph of ice fisherman behind an igloo.

A Spark Plug, a Paper Clip, and Pliers Helped Me Catch More Lake Trout Through the Ice

By John B. Gleason

A crew of anglers with the Virginia record bluefin tuna.

‘The Most Amazing Bite I’ve Ever Had.’ Monster Bluefin Tuna Smashes State Record That Was Just Hours Old

A photo of three wolves in Wyoming

Podcast: USFWS Director Brian Nesvik on the Future of Refuges and Wildlife Conservation

By Andrew McKean

A photo of an ice fisherman holding up two white perch.

Panfish Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Crush Slab White Perch Through the Ice This Winter

A kayak fisherman holds up a nice sea trout

Quick Strike Podcast: How Experienced Kayak Fishermen Stay Alive in Winter

A photo of a fisherman in orange bibs holding up an icy winter pollock.

Saltwater Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Target This Underrated Saltwater Brawler on the Coldest Days of Winter

A photo of a blue-gloved hand holding a winter trout caught from a river.

Quick Strike Podcast: Shake the Winter Freestone Fishing Blues

I Became Trapped on an Ice Sheet in Lake Michigan — and Survived Against All Odds

A close-up of a Maine brook trout.

Maine Lawsuit Claims Fly-Fishing Only Regulations Are Keeping the Common Angler Down

A fishing guide holds up a giant bass on Lake Okechobee

Largemouth Bass

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Catch Giant Bass on Lake Okeechobee This Winter

Two spearfishermen surface with walleyes.

Podcast: Spearfishing for Walleyes Is Coming to the Great Lakes. And That’s Not a Bad Thing