Freshwater(Page 4)

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

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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

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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

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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

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How to Catch Nightcrawlers for Bait

A woman fishes on a lake with a spinning rod and reel combo.

Largemouth Bass

The Best Spinning Rod and Reel Combos, Tested and Reviewed

By Alice Jones Webb

A tournament angler holds up a heavyweight largemouth bass.

Largemouth Bass

‘I Knew Right Away It Was a Big, Big Fish.’ Tourney Angler’s Huge Largemouth Ties League Record for Heaviest Bass Ever Weighed

The author releases a smallmouth bass caught on a neko rig.

Largemouth Bass

Neko Rig: A Complete Guide on Rigging, Setups, and How to Fish It

By Derek Horner

A side-by-side comparison of largemouth and smallmouth bass, held up by an angler.

Largemouth Bass

A Guide to Largemouth Bass vs Smallmouth Bass

By Dac Collins, Derek Horner

An angler holds up a white crappie caught in Utah.

Crappie Fishing

Utah Angler Who Broke State Crappie Record Says He’s Already Caught an Even Bigger One

The free rig on the deck of a boat.

Largemouth Bass

How to Fish a Free Rig: Here’s What You Need to Know About This Underrated Bass Technique

By Derek Horner

How to Tie a Palomar Knot: A Step-by-Step Guide with Photos and Video

An ice fisherman holds up a fat yellow perch.

Panfish Fishing

‘Easily the Biggest I’ve Ever Caught.’ How This Ice Fisherman Caught His PB Jumbo Yellow Perch at Mille Lacs

Largemouth Bass

How to Fish a Drop Shot: A Complete Guide

By Derek Horner

Catfish Fishing

How to Cook Catfish

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Catfish Fishing

What Do Catfish Eat?

By Cameron Evans

A bass angler holds up three fish caught on one rig.

How to Fish an Alabama Rig: A Complete Guide

By Derek Horner

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Can You Eat Carp?

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Muskie vs Pike: Which Is the Top Game Fish?

An italian angler with one of the biggest Wels catfish ever caught.

The Biggest Fish Ever Caught

an illustration of a Mako shark jumping into the back of a boat

Pike and Muskie Fishing

7 Unbelievable True Fishing Stories of Record Catches, Wild Fights, and One Pissed-Off Shark

By Paul M. Liikala

An angler preparing to cast a wacky rig.

Largemouth Bass

Wacky Rig: A Complete Guide on Rigging, Setups, and How to Fish It

By Derek Horner

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Crappie Fishing

How to Use Forward-Facing Sonar to Catch Crappie: Settings, Modes, and Mounts Explained

By Chad Morgenthaler

A largemouth bass caught on a texas rig

Largemouth Bass

How to Fish a Texas Rig: A Complete Guide on Baits, Tactics, and More

By Derek Horner

Longnose gar record Maryland

‘We Kept Fishing.’ Angler Breaks Maryland Longnose Gar Record Twice in 20 Minutes

A man on a rocky beach holding a large striped bass

The Best Bait for Striped Bass of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By John Skinner, Joe Cermele

Two fishermen rescue driver from drowning.

‘I Knew We Had to Get Him Out.’ Tourney Fishermen Rescue Elderly Man Trapped Inside Sinking Car

The author tested the best trout lures in a wide variety of locations.

The 10 Best Trout Lures of 2025, Proven Fish Catchers for All Trout Species

A bass angler holds up three fish caught on one rig.

‘What Do I Do Here?’ Watch Angler Catch 19 Pounds of Bass on a Single Cast

Chatterbait bass.

Largemouth Bass

How to Fish a Chatterbait: A Complete Guide

By Kristine Fischer, Derek Horner

The Best Crappie Lures of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

Crappie Fishing

The Best Crappie Lures of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Cory Schmidt

An ice fisherman kneels with a fat catfish on the ice.

Catfish Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Catch Monster Catfish Through the Ice

The Ned Rig: A Complete Guide to Baits, Gear, and How to Fish It

Largemouth Bass

The Ned Rig: A Complete Guide to Baits, Gear, and How to Fish It

By Derek Horner

An angler holds up a giant bass in Austin, Texas.

Record Largemouth Caught in Downtown Austin Is the Biggest Bass (So Far) of the 2025 Texas ShareLunker Season

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Pike and Muskie Fishing

The Best Pike Lures

Two guys with a West Coast steelhead.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Tips for Catching West-Coast Winter Steelhead

Crappie Fishing

The Best Baits for Bluegill and Other Panfish

A young Minnesota angler and his dad with a state-record black crappie.

Crappie Fishing

Minnesota Boy Says ‘Yes’ to Fishing with Dad, Catches State-Record Black Crappie

By Alice Jones Webb

Understanding the 3 Types of Trout Streams (and How to Fish Them)

An angler stands next to a mounted crappie.

Crappie Fishing

‘I Just Wanted to Catch a Fish,’ Says Ohio Angler Who Caught the New State-Record Crappie

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The Best Snakehead Lures

A man holds up a nice bass while wearing a winter jacket in a bass boat.

Quick Strike Podcast: 3 Winter Escapes for Bass Addicts

Shaun Ing with a big catfish caught in the UK

Catfish Fishing

Landing This 8-Foot Catfish, Possibly the Largest Ever Caught in the UK, Was Like ‘Walking 12 German Shepherds’ at Once

By Natalie Krebs

A cleaning table full of pikeminnows; a man fishes from a powerboat.

Pacific Northwest Angler Earned $164K for Catching Pikeminnow, Shattering the Payout Record

Quick Strike Podcast: Why the Flatfish Is the Ultimate Winter Bait

Largemouth Bass

Pro Angler and YouTuber Ben Milliken Says His Arrest Was a ‘Massive Misunderstanding’

By Alice Jones Webb, Derek Horner

This Diehard Bass Angler Wants You to Kill More Largemouths — for Better Fishing in the Future

lake trout fishing

Podcast: How to Catch Giant Lake Trout from Shore

A man in sunglasses holds a large rainbow trout.

Virginia Fisherman Sets State Record with a Giant Rainbow Trout He Lost Twice

By Alice Jones Webb

3 Top Salmon Egg Presentations for Catching Trout

A close-up of a steelhead caught on a fly.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

The Pain and the Glory: How to Swing Flies for Great Lakes Steelhead

A striper coming to hand near an overpass piling.

Here’s Why You Should Fish Big Cities, Like These 4

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Walleye Fishing

Podcast: Is It Better to Cast or Troll for Fall Walleyes?

An angler with world-record-sized muskie.

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Record Chaser Teams Up with Local Fishing Legend to Catch Pending World-Record Muskie

A man in a camo shirt holds up a bow and a brown trout.

South Dakota Bowfisherman Shoots 6-Pound Brown Trout, Setting a New State Record and Drawing the Ire of Purists

By Alice Jones Webb

fall trout fishing

Podcast: The “Fall Feed Bag” Is Mostly a Trout Fishing Myth

Three fishing connection knots to tie braided line to mono.

How to Tie 3 Essential Braid-to-Leader Knots

An angler holds up a giant smallmouth bass.

‘I Wasn’t Going to Kill That Bass.’ Tournament Angler Releases New State-Record Smallmouth

The best fly rods for trout tested by the author

The Best Trout Fly Rods of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

Fisherman Rowan Lytle holds up a big yellow carp in the daytime.

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Catch Massive Tidal Water Carp in Fall