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A big state-record black crappie

Crappie Fishing

‘I Panicked,’ Says West Virginia Fisherman Who Just Caught the New State Record Black Crappie

An angler in Oregon holds up a big spotted bass.

This State-Record Bass Won’t Make the Books Because Oregon Doesn’t Recognize It as a Game Fish

A man holds up a big largemouth bass for his elderly mother.

Largemouth Bass

72-Year-Old Mom Lands Her Personal Best Bass in ‘Absolute Rodeo’ on Mother’s Day

By Alice Jones Webb

A buddy holds up a stringer of fish to show another man.

How I Learned the Fine Art of Bragging

A state-record longear sunfish caught in Mississippi.

Panfish Fishing

Lure Maker with Several State Records to His Credit Catches Two Record Sunfish on Back-to-Back Days

A Michigan angler with a fat smallmouth bass.

Smallmouth Bass

‘Bowling Ball’ Smallmouth Caught in Michigan Was Busting at the Seams

A UK angler holds up a fat common carp.

Giant Carp Caught in European Pay Lake Could Break the Unofficial World Record … Again?

best smallmouth bass lures featured

Smallmouth Bass

The Best Smallmouth Bass Lures, Tested and Reviewed

By Derek Horner

Anita Colton euro nymphing.

Quick Strike Podcast: Is Euro Nymphing Right for You?

a man catches a leaping dolphin fish

Saltwater Fishing

No One Would Take Me Fishing, So I Stowed Away on a Commercial Boat

By George Heinold

Two Missouri redear sunfish.

Panfish Fishing

‘I’ve Finally Got the Record,’ Says Teen Who Arrowed the New Missouri Redear Sunfish Record

By Alice Jones Webb

A bass ate a snake and surprised a fisherman.

Largemouth Bass

Video: ‘Oh My Jesus!’ Snake Slithers Out of Bass’ Mouth, Shocks Fisherman

By Alex Robinson

The Best Fly Reels, Tested and Reviewed

Snakehead bounty

This Bounty Hunter Is Earning Thousands Fishing for Snakeheads in Baltimore

A fat yellow bass caught in Wisconsin.

A Wisconsin Fisherman Just Landed This State-Record Yellow Bass

Man holds up a record lake trout in Minnesota

Minnesota Just Confirmed This Lake Trout as a New State Record

By Natalie Krebs

An angler holds up a trophy bass caught in Chicago.

‘I Wasn’t Seeking Glory.’ Smallmouth Bass Caught in Chicago Was Just an Ounce Shy of the State Record

Salmon fishing in a storm

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

No Other Fish Has Divided Anglers Like Landlocked Salmon

A fishing guide holds up a pending state-record bighead carp.

This Fishing Guide Probably Just Broke His Own State Record with a Massive Bighead Carp

best vacuum sealers

Wild Caught Fish Recipes

The Best Vacuum Sealers of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

By Derek Horner, Scott Einsmann

The the best crappie combos were tested head to head on the water.

Crappie Fishing

The Best Crappie Combos of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

By Scott Einsmann

Capt. Eric Kerber holds a spring striped bass.

Striped Bass Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: 3 Critical Things to Know About Stripers in Spring

Spearfishing for walleye on the great lakes

Shooting Walleyes in the Great Lakes Is Growing Because of This Spearfisherman

A man in a camo hat holds up a fat spotted sunfish.

Panfish Fishing

‘Never Seen a Stumpknocker So Big!” Georgia Catfisherman Lands Record Spotted Sunfish

By Alice Jones Webb

A tournament bass angler holds up a fish; a man sits for a photo.

3 Killed, 3 Injured in Boat Wreck at Major League Fishing Tournament

testing the best bass fishing rods

The Best Bass Fishing Rods, Tested and Reviewed

By Pete Robbins, Kristine Fischer, Derek Horner

A collage of images about the kevin vandam catfish video

An AI Video of Kevin VanDam Torching Catfishermen Has Gone Viral — Because People Think It’s Real

By Alex Robinson

The author tests one of the best trout rods

The Best Trout Rods of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

A crew of Texas anglers boats a massive bluefin tuna.

Tuna Fisherman in ‘Utter Shock’ After Catching Texas’ Pending State-Record Bluefin

A man fishing at night in texas

Saltwater Fishing

How I Got in a Fist Fight with a Texas Pike

By John Wootters

An angler holds a nice striper on the water.

Saltwater Fishing

The 7 Best Saltwater Lures of All Time

An angler with a 153-pound alligator gar.

This Pending World-Record Gar Is the Heaviest Freshwater Fish Ever Caught on 2-Pound Test

Two Georgia fishermen with a giant striped bass.

Shorebound Angler Lands 50-Plus-Pound Striped Bass, Breaks a 42-Year-Old River Record

A West Virginia angler holds up a state-record trout.

Father-Son Fishing Trip Nets a New State-Record Tiger Trout in West Virginia

best bass lures main

The Best Bass Lures, Tested and Reviewed

By Derek Horner

Bluefin tuna fishing outer banks shore

‘Hard to Top This One.’ Fishermen Are Catching Bluefin Tuna Yards from the Beach in the Outer Banks

By Alice Jones Webb

Great Lakes April steelhead drop back

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Catch Great Lakes Steelhead During Drop-Back Season

An illustration of a man named muskie joe

Pike and Muskie Fishing

The Legend of Muskie Joe, the Man Who Searched His Whole Life for a 6-Foot Fish

A great white shark surfaces.

Massachusetts Just Banned Most Shark Fishing from Land, Blaming Anglers Who Want ‘That Viral Video’ with a Great White

Two photos of big swordfish side by side.

Saltwater Fishing

‘Fighting That Fish Was Like Kicking a Yellowjacket Nest.’ Anglers Land Swordfish Bigger Than Florida Record

An angler holds up a 16-plus-pound bass caught in Texas.

Oklahoma Fisherman Lands One of the 20 Biggest Bass in Texas History

A charter captain yells at another angler on the water.

Saltwater Fishing

‘You Wanna F-ing Go?!’ Watch Raging Charter Captain Board Kid’s Boat, Threaten to Fight Him

trout high water

How to Catch Trout in High Water and Blown-Out Rivers

How to Fish a Swim Jig: A Complete Guide on Rigging and Setups

By Derek Horner

Largemouth Bass

How to Fish the Carolina Rig: A Complete Guide

By Derek Horner

Secret Lures: 9 Crossover Baits That Are Overlooked and Underrated

An eight-year-old angler holds up a big blue catfish.

Catfish Fishing

2nd Grader Catches Catfish That’s ‘Bigger Than Anything My Mom or Dad Ever Caught’

An American shad on a hook in the water

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Catch American Shad from Shore

An illustration of a kid holding up a big bass

Smallmouth Bass

The Unmaking of an Ozark Stream, and One Last, Giant Bass with My Grandpa

By Larry Dablemont

An angler holds up a massive largemouth bass.

Largemouth Bass

Texas Crappie Angler Hooks Same Giant Bass from the Same Dock 2 Years Apart

By Alice Jones Webb

A tournament angler holds up a lake-record spotted bass.

Tourney Angler Catches Record Spotted Bass on Final Day of Competition

Football star Travis Hunter holds up a bass.

This Heisman Trophy Winner Would Rather Be Bass Fishing

best bass fishing tips for beginners lead

Largemouth Bass

The Best Bass Fishing Tips for Beginners

By Joe Cermele, Derek Horner

kayak fisherman tragically dies

Carolina Angler Finds Swamped Fishing Kayak with a Life Jacket Still Strapped to It

By Derek Horner

Anglers with a giant great white shark caught from the beach.

‘I’m Still on Cloud Nine.’ Watch These Surf Anglers Release a Big Great White Shark

By Alice Jones Webb

Man holds up a record lake trout in Minnesota

‘All I Do Is Fish Jigs for Lakers.’ Minnesota Man Catches the Pending State Record Lake Trout

Everything That’s Wrong With the “Jaws” Fight Scene

A charter boat captain tosses a striped bass into a dock container.

Striped Bass Fishing

Supreme Court Upholds Tighter Fishing Regs for Striped Bass, Rejecting Pleas from Charter Captains

By Alice Jones Webb

A kayak angler's perspective of rescuing dogs from an icy river.

Watch a Kayak Fisherman Save Two Dogs from Drowning in an Icy River

Spring crappie fishing

Crappie Fishing

How to Catch Crappie

By Nicole Stone

A chain pickerel with a lure in its mouth.

Quick Strike Podcast: Early Spring Tricks for Giant Chain Pickerel

glide baits for bass

Largemouth Bass

Glide Baits for Bass: How to Catch a Giant on a Glider

A bluegill caught on a popper.

How to Fish a Popper

A trout jumping

There’s No Place I’d Rather Be Than Rural Ireland, Especially When the Trout Are Rising