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A man holding a fish on a boat

Best Crankbaits You Can Get at Bass Pro Shops

By Pete Robbins

Teen holds up large tiger trout.

Teen’s First Tiger Trout from His Home Lake Is a New Wyoming Record

By Alice Jones Webb

A kayak angler hooked up with a marlin.

Saltwater Fishing

Watch: Marlin Tows Kayak Angler 11 Miles Across the Ocean in Epic, 5-Hour Battle

A kayak fisherman holds up a nice largemouth bass.

Largemouth Bass

Cannibal Bass: What a Problem at an Illinois Fish Farm Can Teach Us About Catching Bigger Largemouths

An angler with a big chinook salmon caught in Montana.

Watch: Montana Retiree Catches Pending State-Record Chinook Salmon from His Pontoon

Podcast: The Cheapest Way to Catch Tuna

A tarpon jumps out of the water.

Watch: Maryland Charter Captains Keep Spotting 100-Pound Tarpon in Chesapeake Bay

Indiana angler with record spotted gar.

Watch: Indiana Kayak Fisherman Shatters Another State Gar Record on His Quest to Break All 3

Using Forward Facing Sonar to Locate Fish

Largemouth Bass

7 Forward Facing Sonar Tips: Settings, Mounting, and Techniques Explained

By Chad Morgenthaler

geecrack cuebomb

Largemouth Bass

How to Fish the Geecrack Cue Bomb — and Other Rubber Dice Baits

Wade fishermen on Gulf Coast.

Saltwater Fishing

Texas Fisherman Dies from Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Wade-Fishing in Flip Flops

Everything you need to know to catch bass on a strolling rig

Largemouth Bass

A Complete Guide to Strolling for Bass: The Ultimate Rig for Forward-Facing Sonar

By Derek Horner

Largemouth Bass

How to Fish the Geecrack Bellows Gill: This JDM Lure Is Starting to Catch Big Bass in the U.S.

biggest crappies ever caught

Crappie Fishing

The Biggest Crappies Ever Caught

By Ken Perrotte

Man holds large channel catfish.

Catfish Fishing

West Virginia Angler Smashes State Catfish Record Using His Daughter’s Pink Kiddie Rod

By Alice Jones Webb

Progar TR-55 crab trap full of crabs sitting on dock.

The Best Crab Traps of 2026

The best drop shot rods are sensitive and light, yet powerful enough to pull up giants

Largemouth Bass

The Best Drop Shot Rods

By Pete Robbins

Man shoots muskie in old-school photo.

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Wisconsin to Repeal Outdated Gun Law Designed to Prevent Fishermen from Shooting Muskies

A New Hampshire wildlife officer with striped bass that were confiscated from a poacher.

Saltwater Fishing

East Coast Poacher ‘Caught Red-Handed’ with 14 Oversized Stripers Admitted He Planned to Sell Them

By Alice Jones Webb

how to catch suckers

Podcast: How to Catch Suckers (and Why You Should)

Forward facing sonar has changed fishing, and the next evolution is FFS specific baits and gear

Largemouth Bass

New Lures, Reels, Rods, and Lines Designed for Forward Facing Sonar

By Derek Horner

Largemouth Bass

Here’s Why Forward Facing Sonar Won’t Be Banned from Professional Bass Fishing

By Derek Horner

A spearfisherman with a chunky bluegill.

Bluegill Fishing

South Dakota Diver Spears a State-Record Bluegill

A biologist handles red drum fingerlings.

Saltwater Fishing

Texas Will Stock Its One Billionth Saltwater Gamefish This July

A smiling fisherman holds up a fat cutthroat trout.

‘It’s What I Live For.’ Angler Breaks Tennessee Cutthroat Record on a Fishing Trip with His Buddies

Author holds fish caught with one of the best inshore spinning rods.

Redfish Fishing

The Best Inshore Spinning Rods of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

By Kevin Hughes

A breaching whale lands on a boat.

Saltwater Fishing

Watch: Humpback Whale Capsizes Boat, Launching Two Fishermen Overboard

The potential new state-record bull shark.

‘It Was a Brutal Fight.’ Alabama Tourney Fisherman Catches Pending State-Record Bull Shark

Angler holds up new Trika 6X rod on lake.

Trika 6X Collection: A Lighter, More Sensitive Carbon Weave Fishing Rod

By Derek Horner

The best baitcasting rods for bass allow you to present lures and set the hook

The 12 Best Baitcasting Rods for Bass, Tested and Reviewed

By Pete Robbins

A blue marlin nearly spears a deckhand aboard the Jubilee.

Saltwater Fishing

Watch: Crazed Marlin Nearly Impales Deckhand When It Leaps into the Boat

An angler with a big coho salmon.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

This Giant Coho Salmon Is a Sign the Illinois State Record Is About to Fall, Captains Say

A swordfish that was bitten by a shark.

Saltwater Fishing

Charter Captains Say Sharks Are Out of Control and They’re Losing More Fish to the ‘Taxman’

trout fishing at night

Podcast: How to Catch Giant Trout at Night

A kid holds up a croaker.

Saltwater Fishing

How to Catch Saltwater ‘Panfish’ on Your Family Vacation

Illustrated swordfish leaping out of the water

Saltwater Fishing

I Fought an 11-Foot Swordfish Solo from My 17-Foot Boat

By Larry Litvinoff as told to Earl Gustkey

Angler with smallmouth bass.

Fisherman Catches Trophy Smallmouth, Breaks Minnesota Catch-and-Release Record on Guided Trip

Spearfisherman with fish; aftermath of shark attack.

Saltwater Fishing

Spearfisherman Attacked by Bull Shark Says It’s a ‘Blessing’ He Kept His Hand

new york record bass

Largemouth Bass

Tournament Angler Catches Record-Breaking Largemouth Bass While Practice Fishing in New York

A USFWS biologist with a collared goose.

Hunting and Fishing Makes Us Better Environmental Stewards, Study Shows

South Carolina angler with state-record amberjack.

Huge Amberjack That Ate Snapper Off Angler’s Line Breaks South Carolina Record

Fried fish tails one a white play.

Why You Should Eat Fried Fish Tails

A man snaps a young angler's fishing rod in half.

Watch: Irate Homeowner Confronts Boys Fishing Private Pond, Snaps Their $200 Rod

idaho tiger trout

Idaho Angler Lands Record Breaking Tiger Trout

A Humminbird and Garmin fish finder on the deck of a boat.

Largemouth Bass

MEGA Live vs LiveScope: What’s the Best Forward Facing Sonar?

By Pete Robbins

A 12-year-old catches the new Montana state-record sucker.

‘Bro I’m in Disbelief!’ Watch This Montana 12-Year-Old Catch the State-Record Sucker

micro ned rig fishing

Bluegill Fishing

Micro Ned Rigs: The Ultimate Bait for Targeting Bluegills and Bass at the Same Time

By Alex Robinson

old school bass lures

Largemouth Bass

Quick Strike Podcast: 3 Old-School Bass Lures the “Cool Kids” Hate (and Why You Should Be Fishing Them Now)

Minnesota state record black crappie.

Crappie Fishing

Minnesota Angler Breaks His Own State Record With 17.5-Inch Crappie

By Natalie Krebs

Four biologists with Atlantic sturgeon

Massive 200-Plus-Pound Sturgeon Caught Just Upriver from New York City

The Everglades backcountry.

Fishing the Lost World of the Everglades, From the Archives

By Charles Elliott

The Best Ultralight Spinning Reels of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

Bluegill Fishing

The Best Ultralight Spinning Reels of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

Angler fishing with the best saltwater fishing rod

Saltwater Fishing

The Best Saltwater Fishing Rods for 2026

By Ric Burnley, Kevin Hughes

Georgia landowner confronts kayak fisherman.

Watch: Landowner Tells Kayaker There’s No Fishing Allowed on ‘His’ Side of the River

collage of record bass snapshots

The Biggest Bass Ever Caught

By Ken Perrotte, Dac Collins

The Wake Surfing Problem: Big Waves and Big Controversy Are Coming to a Lake Near You

By Christine Peterson

Ugly Stik makes some of the best catfish rod and reel combos

Catfish Fishing

The Best Catfish Rod and Reel Combos of 2026, Tested

By Travis Smola

no trespassing sign

Here’s What National Water Access Issues Can Teach Us About Losing Our Favorite Fishing Spots

Two Arkansas men with a paddlefish.

Arkansas Fisherman Catches New State-Record Paddlefish by Accident

Fisherman Drowns While Trying to Retrieve His Keys on a Father’s Day Trip

Fisherman Drowns While Trying to Retrieve His Keys on a Father’s Day Trip

By Natalie Krebs

Largemouth Bass

Throw Big Rat Baits to Catch Bigger Bass

By Pete Robbins

How to Catch Carp: Tips and Tactics for Beginners

angler with a bluegill

Bluegill Fishing

How to Catch Bluegills: 11 Tips for Landing Giant Bluegills This Summer

7 New Bass Species Just Became Eligible for World Records, Including Florida and Alabama Bass