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The top freshwater fishing destinations and tips for catching bass, panfish, walleyes, muskies, and more.
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Baits, Lures, & Flies
Spoonzilla: Ben Parker Magnum Spoon for Bass Fishing
![Urban Fishing: West Coast Bass Anglers](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/URW4OXMOQC5SJMQZ42E74ZEL4A.jpg?w=377)
Bass Fishing
Urban Fishing: West Coast Bass Anglers
![Are Stripers on the Brink Again?](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/EBLY5KY4TUIEZ6DYIX74TFPD3A.jpg?w=327)
Fishing
Are Stripers on the Brink Again?
![Bluegill Fishing Tips for Catching Monsters](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/GMPW6YUKZR7U3CUJBZJ57WPYVQ.jpg?w=594)
Bluegill Fishing
Bluegill Fishing Tips for Catching Monsters
![Expert Tips on How to Catch Catfish](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/3PDMWJMBEHHQDGSKSMQV45EKAU.jpg?w=327)
Catfish Fishing
Expert Tips on How to Catch Catfish
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Baits, Lures, & Flies
Fishing Tips: Catch Suspended Bass With Spy Baits
![Splat Cats: How to Catch Big Catfish Under Cormorant Roosts](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/PEJLY5DD5PPTAUTERPNS2B2UAQ.jpg?w=545)
Catfish Fishing
Splat Cats: How to Catch Big Catfish Under Cormorant Roosts
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Catfish Fishing
Texas Teen Wins Noodling Competition with 72-Pound Catfish
![Cast Like a Pro: Skipping Tips from Gerald Swindle](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/77Q3O343JHJHD47GCK5N6AW26U.png?w=327)
Bass Fishing
Cast Like a Pro: Skipping Tips from Gerald Swindle
![World Record Albino Catfish Pulled from the River Ebro in Spain](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/PYTXA5I7XXJLJPFQHDNJPNPKOY.jpg?w=545)
Catfish Fishing
World Record Albino Catfish Pulled from the River Ebro in Spain
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Conservation
How to Build a Simple Bridge
![40 Meanest Fish](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/Y2LYMRYFTUQFXUS6IHJ5VTA5FQ.jpg?w=327)
Fishing
40 Meanest Fish
![Fall Bass Fishing Tips](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/6BLBIQITWS76JGK7IBZZOQC4DA.png?w=338)
Bass Fishing
Fall Bass Fishing Tips
![Fall-time Stripers](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/FU6EI2VP432NKF4GXBF4RRLBLI.png?w=592)
Fishing
Fall-time Stripers
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Fishing
River Monsters
![50 Awesome Fish Facts & Tips](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/3OZE23Q3EVA5XLVSSCZTQWAIVA.jpg?w=449)
Fishing
50 Awesome Fish Facts & Tips
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Bass Fishing
Summer Fishing Hot Spots
![The Obsession](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/DHBVLPMHGRYAJIKQPZR4J6IOVQ.jpg?w=600)
Bass Fishing
The Obsession
![Doug Iverson](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/3VELCOYEJIAQNRNJPZOGXJI3WA.jpg?w=300)
Fishing
Doug Iverson
Crappie Fishing
The Slabs of Fall!
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Bass Fishing
The REAL Story of the World Record Bass
![Legendary 25-Pound Bass Goes Belly Up](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/UZVFWBZ2J2NK52A7GPY3S5U74Y.jpg?w=600)
Bass Fishing
Legendary 25-Pound Bass Goes Belly Up
![Bass Life with Jason Quinn](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/DHBVLPMHGRYAJIKQPZR4J6IOVQ.jpg?w=600)
Bass Fishing
Bass Life with Jason Quinn
![The Weirdly Wonderful Wels Catfish](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/DHBVLPMHGRYAJIKQPZR4J6IOVQ.jpg?w=600)
Catfish Fishing
The Weirdly Wonderful Wels Catfish
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Crappie Fishing
AMERICA’S BEST CRAPPIE LAKES
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Fishing
Slow Down for Walleyes
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Crappie Fishing
Crappies Out Cold
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Fishing
Trout Shoot
![white crappie vs. black crappie](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/IFIJ6Y7XSXHOYU4WU6FOONS56E.jpg?w=795)
Crappie Fishing
Crappies by Degrees
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Bass Fishing