Freshwater (Page 4)

The top freshwater fishing destinations and tips for catching bass, panfish, walleyes, muskies, and more.

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A blue catfish caught by a commercial fisherman.

Catfish Fishing

These Photos and Videos Reveal Why Maryland’s Blue Catfish Must Be Killed

Photos by Jay Fleming, Story by Natalie Krebs

Catching a spring lizard

Sometimes Catching Live Bait Is More Fun Than Catching Fish

By Charles Elliott

Fishing superstitions

The 6 Biggest Fishing Superstitions That Could Ruin Your Day on the Water

A California fisherman with a huge brown trout.

Huge Brown Trout Caught on Light Line Just Misses the 38-Year Old California State Record

A man holds up the giant blue catfish record.

Catfish Fishing

This Same Blue Catfish Just Broke the West Virginia State Record — for the Third Time

A Virginia angler with a slab black crappie.

Crappie Fishing

Slab Virginia Crappie Just Misses World-Record Status Due to a Technicality

A big cubera snapper

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Beat Monster Fish with Mind Control

A canal in florida not far from where a pacu was caught

Watch: Florida Man Catches Unofficial State-Record Pacu from a Canal, Where Neighbors Feed It Daily

By Alice Jones Webb

A kayak angler moves across a large lake.

Kayaker Dies During California Fishing Tournament, Cause of Death Under Investigation

A crowd gathers to watch a man weigh muskies in an illustration

Pike and Muskie Fishing

The Most Insane 12 Days of Muskie Fishing in Wisconsin History

By Gordon MacQuarrie

prespawn smallmouth

Smallmouth Bass

The Best Way to Catch Pre-Spawn Smallmouth Bass? Slow Play a Jerkbait

Thousands of salmon stacked up in a creek in Alaska.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Viral Video of Epic Salmon Run Is a Glimpse of What the Old Timers Still Talk About

A collection of 3D printed baits.

Largemouth Bass

This Texas Fisherman Is 3D Printing Duckling Brood Lures — and Catching Bass on Them

By Alice Jones Webb

an old photo of a bass fisherman unhooking a fish

Largemouth Bass

How a Dollar-Store Bag of Balloons Saved Our Bass Fishing Trip

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?

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Smallmouth Bass

The Best Smallmouth Bass Lures, Tested and Reviewed

By Derek Horner

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

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

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

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

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

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The Best Bass Lures, Tested and Reviewed

By Derek Horner

Great Lakes April steelhead drop back

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

smallmouth bass

Smallmouth Bass

How to Catch Smallmouth Bass

By Joe Cermele, Derek Horner

A Massachusetts teenager holds up a state-record bass.

‘That Ain’t No Crappie.’ Watch This 13-Year-Old Catch a State-Record Largemouth Bass Through the Ice

How to read a fish finder

Crappie Fishing

How to Read a Fish Finder

By Pete Robbins

A man holds up a nice pike he caught while pike fishing on a river.

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Pike Fishing Tips: How to Catch Pike

By Joe Cermele, Derek Horner