Fishing (Page 8)

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

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Catfish Fishing

24 Fascinating Photos of the Master Catfish Trotliners Who Are Keeping This Southern Tradition Alive

Photographs by Rory Dole, story by Natalie Krebs

Saltwater Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Hammer High-Speed False Albacore Without a (Motor) Boat

Largemouth Bass

Widow Sues Major League Fishing After Deadly Boat Crash

By Alex Robinson

Saltwater Fishing

Fishing with the Year-Round, Blue-Collar Party Boaters of New York City

By Peter Kaminsky

This Kid Just Wanted to Catch Something Big. He May Have Caught a World Record

Largemouth Bass

Bassmaster (Partially) Bans Forward-Facing Sonar for the 2026 Season. Fans Love It — and Hate It

By Derek Horner

Saltwater Fishing

We Just Caught a Giant Striped Marlin Off the Oregon Coast. That Almost Never Happens

Quick Strike Podcast: This Is the Secret to Catching More Bowfin

Pike and Muskie Fishing

I Waited 20 Years to Fish This Wilderness Lake. It Was Better Than I Dreamed

This Kayak Fisherman Found a Bowfin Honey Hole, Then Landed a State Record

Watch: This Might Be the Sickest Muskie Eat You’ll Ever See

‘Not Very Neighborly.’ Florida Man Arrested for Assaulting Kids Fishing a Neighborhood Pond

Quick Strike Podcast: The Most Underrated Fish in America Will Beat the Hell Out of You

Largemouth Bass

Flipjacking: We Uncover the Lost Art of Cane-Pole Fishing for Bass

By Erwin A. Bauer

Swordfish That ‘Looked Like a Dinosaur’ Should Crush the Alabama State Record by 102 Pounds

California Kid’s Giant Sea Bass Could Be a New World Record, Except for One Technicality

Fly Fishing from a Kayak? These 3 Tricks Will Prevent a Trainwreck

Smallmouth Bass

Night Fishing Secrets: 4 Species You Should Be Targeting After Sunset This Summer

This Giant Gar Weighs 20 Pounds More Than the State Record, But It Won’t Qualify

Largemouth Bass

Gollywompers: A Secret Old Bait for Giant Bass

By Robert E. Price

The 6 Best Live Bait Species You Can Catch Yourself

Largemouth Bass

Texas Kid Catches Record Breaking Bass

Beast of a Brown Trout Caught at Night in New Zealand Is a New World Record

Saltwater Fishing

What Can We Do About Sharks Stealing Our Catches? Congress Wants Answers, Too

By Kris Millgate

Podcast: “This Type of Mine Has Not Been Done Without Polluting.” Why the Boundary Waters Mine Is a Bad Trade

By Alex Robinson

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Catch Giant Trout on Tiny Flies

Saltwater Fishing

13 Epic Photos from the Fishing Tournament that Pays Million-Dollar Checks (and Where an NBA Legend Finished Second)

Smallmouth Bass

Old School Tactics for Catching Fall Smallmouth Bass

This Record Fish Caught in the Gulf Peeled Off 2,000 Feet of Line Before Anglers Knew It Was Hooked

Walleye Fishing

The Best Walleye Rods of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

Largemouth Bass

Old-School Tips for Catching Giant Bass in Small Ponds

By Anthony A. Ciuffa

Saltwater Fishing

This Gulf Coast Captain Customized His Boat and Gear So He Could Guide Disabled Anglers

Monster Largemouth Bass Caught in Tournament Should Be a New State Record

Pike and Muskie Fishing

The World-Record Muskie That Turned Out to be a Hoax — and the Investigation That Brought It Down

By John Dettloff

Father and Son Catch Two Bizarre Record Fish on the Same Day

Stocking Fish Is Getting So Expensive that Kansas Is Slashing Its Trout Season

By Kris Millgate

Saltwater Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Become a Party Boat Flounder Pounder

Giant Redear Sunfish that Fought Like a Bass Is a New Arizona Record

We Rented a Forest Service Cabin for Our Fishing Trip. We Spent the Weekend Battling Problem Bears

By Leon Copenhaver

Tales from the Mako Shark Fishermen Who Make Captain Quint Look Like a Rookie

Michigan Lake Trout Floors Biologists, Who Say It’s the Oldest Fish They’ve Ever Seen

Catfish Fishing

Kansas Just Certified a New Record Blue Catfish, and It’s a Giant

By Natalie Krebs

Striped Bass Fishing

After a Weeklong Skunking on Cape Cod, We Caught the Biggest Striper Blitz of the Fall

By Frank Woolner

Saltwater Fishing

The ‘Super Bowl’ of Offshore Fishing Tournaments Is Expanding into Costa Rica

Bowfisherman Sticks a State-Record Catfish, Has to Wrestle It Out of the Creek with His Bare Hands

Record Lake Trout Caught in Idaho Is a Sign of a Fishery Reborn

Saltwater Fishing

I Was Alone, Adrift at Sea, and Speared by a Sailfish. Then My Troubles Really Started

By Frank Sargeant

Quick Strike Podcast: The Old-School Bass Fly That Still Slays

Canoe Tripper Catches Record Trout in the Backcountry, Finds a Creative Way to Preserve It

I Was Floating One of the West’s Great Trout Rivers. Then the Governor Dropped in on His Helicopter

By Erwin A. Bauer

Largemouth Bass

Nights Were the Only Time My Dad Had Time to Himself. He Took Me Fishing Anyway

By Jerry Dennis

Want to Make Thousands by Fishing? Arkansas Just Put a Bounty on Black Carp

How to Book a Guided Fishing Trip, Without Getting Ripped Off

A Florida Man Caught This Fish During a Tournament. It Broke a 40-Year-Old State Record

This Giant Snakehead Was Just Declared a New World Record. It Was Caught from a Florida Canal

Saltwater Fishing

SEC Football Coach Catches Bizarre Saltwater Fish, Jokes that It’s a New Florida Record

I Was Fighting a Huge Tuna Near the Bermuda Triangle. Then the Shark Showed Up

Fish Bone Pierces Thai Woman’s Neck — a Cautionary Tale About Fish Consumption

Saltwater Fishing

Photos: What It Takes to Spearfish for White Seabass, the Gray Ghosts of Southern California

Photos and story by Mike Raabe, as told to Natalie Krebs

Quick Strike Podcast: Don’t Be That Guy at the Boat Ramp, with ‘The Qualified Captain’

DOGE Cancels ‘Take Me Fishing,’ Even Though It Was Funded by Anglers

By Natalie Krebs

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

An Alaska Teen Just Landed a 51-Pound King Salmon. It Could Have Won the Local Derby, But He Was Too Young

By Alice Jones Webb

North Dakota Angler Breaks 40-Year Record With This Giant Missouri River Fish

Bowfisherman Shoots Paddlefish That Swam Nearly 1,000 Miles from South Dakota to Kentucky