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Fishing

Florida Surf Fisherman Catches and Releases Potential State-Record Bull Shark

By Bob McNally

A line of Yamaha Wolverine UTVs crawl over a rock trail in the Talkeetna Mountains of Alaska.
Fishing

A Bucket-List Fishing Trip in Alaska’s Talkeetna Mountains

By Emily Kantner

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Fishing

Are People Illegally Sneaking Walleye into an Idaho Lake?

By Katie Hill

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Fishing

Wisconsin Ice Fisherman Spears One of the 10 Biggest Sturgeon Ever Taken From Lake Winnebago

By Bob McNally

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Fishing

Watch Two Old-School Crappie Fishermen Win a Pro Tournament with Cane Poles and No Electronics

By Dac Collins

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Fishing

Carolina Fisherman Sets New State Record with Giant Thresher Shark

By Bob McNally

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Fishing

Old Fishing Lures and Vintage Tackle: Buy These 7 Items If You See Them at a Flea Market

By Joe Cermele

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Fishing

How to Fry Fish: The Ultimate Guide on Everything from Oil Temperature to Batter Recipes

By Jack Hennessy

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Fishing

Mainer Catches Atlantic Salmon Through the Ice

By Dac Collins

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Fishing

The Ugly Fish That Haunt Anglers’ Dreams

By Alan Clemons

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Fishing

Fish of 10,000 Casts: Scientists Reveal Why Muskies Are So Hard to Catch

By Dac Collins

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Fishing

Winter Fishing: 5 Common Mistakes Anglers Make

By Joe Cermele

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Fishing

O.H. Ivie Lake Produces Two Dozen 13-Plus-Pound Bass in Two Years

By Bob McNally

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Fishing

Missouri Man Catches World Record Blue Sucker

By Bob McNally

An ice fisherman drinks an energy drink while jigging an ice hole at the ice fishing extravaganza.
Fishing

Hot Dogs, Schnapps, and Live Minnow Shots: Grub From the World’s Biggest Ice Fishing Tournament

Photographs by Jenn Ackerman and Tim Gruber, Story by Natalie Krebs

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Fishing

Alligator-Catfish Hybrids Are Being Spawned in an Alabama Lab

By Dac Collins

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Fishing

How to Cook a Great White Shark (And Get in Serious Trouble For It)

By Joe Cermele

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Gear

The Best Bass Fishing Rods, Tested and Reviewed

By Pete Robbins, Kristine Fischer

The Eskimo Outbreak 450D is on sale.
Gear

We Found Great Deals on Ice Fishing Shelters and Fish Finders

By Outdoor Life Commerce Team

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Hunting

The Pebble Mine Site Is a Moose Hunter’s Paradise

By Sam Lungren

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Fishing

Giant Alligator Gar Caught in Alabama Certified as a New State Record

By Bob McNally

Grandpa Jimmy's Ice Hole Trap, deployed on the ice.
Fishing

Introducing Grandpa Jimmy’s Ice Hole Trap … Yet Another New Ice Fishing Gadget

By Joe Cermele

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Fishing

Watch a British Angler Keep Her Cool While an Irate Onlooker Cusses Her Out

By Dac Collins

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Fishing

North Dakota Angler Catches State-Record Burbot from Missouri River Tailrace

By Bob McNally

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Fishing

Wisconsin Angler Lands One of the Biggest Muskies Ever Caught on Green Bay

By Katie Hill

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Fishing

Ice Fishing for Pike: Tips & Tactics for Catching Giant Northerns

By Steve Pennaz

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Fishing

How Far Should We Push Our Kids in the Outdoors?

By Christine Peterson

An ice fisher holds fish with one of the best lures for perch in its mouth.
Gear

The Best Ice Fishing Lures for Perch

By Jim Edlund

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Fishing

The Coolest Fishing Bar of All Time, an Insider’s Guide

By Joe Cermele

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Fishing

How to Catch Trout on Soft Plastics

By Joe Cermele

Pike Spearing: How to Spear the Biggest Pike of Your Life
Fishing

Pike Spearing: How to Spear the Biggest Pike of Your Life

By Richard P. Smith

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Fishing

Indiana Fisherman Breaks Burbot Record Twice in One Day

By Katie Hill

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Fishing

Steven Spielberg Regrets ‘Jaws,’ My All-Time Favorite Movie

By Joe Cermele

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Survival

The 15 Craziest Outdoor Stories and Videos of 2022

By Outdoor Life Staff

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Fishing

Minnesota Considers Revamping Its Record Fish Program and Opening the Door to a New State-Record Walleye

By Dac Collins

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Conservation

Turn Your Old Christmas Tree into New Habitat for Game Fish

By Katie Hill

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Fishing

Father-Son Welding Team Builds Killer Ice Fishing Spears

By Mitch Kezar

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Fishing

Will U.S. Waters Ever Be Managed as Trophy Carp Fisheries?

By Joe Cermele

Ice fishing for catfish
Fishing

Ice Fishing for Catfish: Tips and Tactics

By Steve Ryan

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Fishing

How to Catch Catfish in Winter

By Joe Cermele

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Fishing

Noodle Rods and Egg Patterns: A Primer for Winter Steelhead Fishing Around the Great Lakes

By Joe Cermele

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Fishing

More Freshwater Anglers Should Try Barracuda Fishing

By Joe Cermele

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Fishing

Is This the Biggest “Goldfish” Ever Caught?

By Dac Collins

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Gear

Are Duck, Rat, and Snake Lures Legit or Gimmicks?

By Joe Cermele

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Fishing

The Best Tasting Fish Species You’ve Probably Never Eaten

By Joe Cermele

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Fishing

Watch: Hooked Mako Shark Jumps into Boat in New Zealand

By Katie Hill

Old Town Sportsman AutoPilot 120 Tested and Reviewed
Gear

Old Town Sportsman AutoPilot 120 Tested and Reviewed

By Adam Moore

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Gear

3 Made for TV Lures That Changed How We Fish

By Joe Cermele

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Fishing

There Should Be Horror Movies About Pike and Muskies

By Joe Cermele

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Fishing

Minnesota Angler Catches Monster Muskie from Lake Mille Lacs, Sets New Catch-and-Release Record

By Dac Collins

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Gear

The Best Fly Fishing Gifts for the Angler in Your Life

By Kevin Hughes

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Fishing

Rhode Island Fishermen Haul in WWII-Era Depth Charge

By Dac Collins

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Fishing

Why We Love (and Hate) Hybrid Game Fish

By Joe Cermele

A topwater plug for striped bass.
Fishing

3 Classic Striper Surf Lures You Should Be Throwing Right Now

By Joe Cermele

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Fishing

Minnesota Bowfisherman Arrows “Extremely Rare” Golden Bowfin

By Dac Collins

Lake Erie walleye are tagged and tracked for their migrations.
Fishing

The Insane Cult of the Lake Erie Walleye

By Joe Cermele

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Fishing

Watch an Angler Pull a 22-inch Snake Out of a 16-inch Bass

By Dac Collins

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Fishing

Following the Walleye Cheating Scandal, Metal Detectors Will Become Standard at All Erie Fishing Tournaments

By Dac Collins

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Conservation

Trout Fishing in the West Isn’t Doomed—If You’re Willing to Work for It

By Christine Peterson

snakehead
Fishing

The 10 Most Underrated Freshwater Fish

By Joe Cermele

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Fishing

Why Black Lures Catch So Many Fish

By Joe Cermele

Walleye anglers caught cheating in tournament
Fishing

Pro Walleye Anglers Charged with Attempted Grand Theft, Other Felonies for Tournament Cheating Scandal

By Katie Hill

A feeding frenzy of blacktip sharks feast on a mullet run.
Fishing

Watch: Blacktip Shark Feeding Frenzy During Florida’s Fall Mullet Run

By Natalie Krebs

Pregnant speardiver Julie Augustine
Fishing

Florida Freediver Spears a New Potential World-Record Drum … While 8 Months Pregnant

By Natalie Krebs

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Hunting

Mississippi Alligator Breaks 2 State Records; Could Be New World Record

By Alice Jones Webb

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Bow Hunting

How to Grip a Compound Bow for Better Hunting Accuracy

By Alex Robinson

A Colorado bowhunter with mule deer buck.
Big Game Hunting

Velvet Mule Deer Buck from Colorado Could Be a New Archery World Record, but Questions Around the Hunt Remain

By Dac Collins

The author testing the best walleye rods.
Fishing

The Best Walleye Rods of 2024, Tested and Reviewed

By Jim Edlund