Freshwater (Page 6)

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

Latest in Freshwater

‘It’s a Powerful Thing.’ Texas Fishing Guide Lands Another Lunker Bass, Sets a New Lake Record

Largemouth Bass

‘So Big She Couldn’t Even Jump.’ 76-Year-Old Angler Lands Potential Lake-Record Bass While Practice Fishing for a Tournament

Largemouth Bass

‘Like I Hooked a Semi-Truck.’ Tournament Angler Lands Personal Best Bass, Despite Forgetting His Net

College Student Kicks Off the New Year with a State-Record Cutthroat Trout Through the Ice

Quick Strike Podcast: Definitely Don’t Skip This Easy Winter Maintenance for Your Fishing Reels

The World Series of Pro Bass Fishing Is Coming This Fall, Along with the Biggest Payouts in the Sport’s History

Largemouth Bass

This Fisherman Just Caught the Same 14-Pound Bass from the Same Dock for the Third Time in 4 Years

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Secrets of a Great Lakes Steelhead Guru

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Wisconsin’s Muskie Record Was Broken 3 Times in 2025. This One Took the Crown

Panfish Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Crush Slab White Perch Through the Ice This Winter

Quick Strike Podcast: How Experienced Kayak Fishermen Stay Alive in Winter

Quick Strike Podcast: Shake the Winter Freestone Fishing Blues

Largemouth Bass

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Catch Giant Bass on Lake Okeechobee This Winter

Podcast: Spearfishing for Walleyes Is Coming to the Great Lakes. And That’s Not a Bad Thing

Catfish Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Catch Trophy Blue Catfish In Winter

This Video of Trout Smashing Flies Through the Ice Will Keep You Fired Up All Winter

Alabama Bass Tournaments Are Getting Canceled After Deadly MLF Boat Crash

Fisherman Caught Staging Kayak Pictures in a Bass Boat Banned from Tournaments for Cheating

Perch Fisherman Catches a State-Record Striped Bass on Light Line

Quick Strike Podcast: Trout Flies We Love to Hate (But Keep Using)

It’s Time to Rethink Catch-and-Release Trout Fishing — or Get Much Better at It

By Christine Peterson

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

These Salmon Fishermen Just Demonstrated the Absolute Dumbest Way to Get a Ticket

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Tips for Targeting Muskies on the Fly

Catfish Fishing

Watch: Polish Anglers Say This Enormous Catfish Is a New World Record

Catfish Fishing

‘We Were Hunting for That Fish.’ Nebraska Guide Breaks 21-Year-Old Catfish Record

Arkansas Cuts Trout Harvest on Famed Tailwaters as Key Hatcheries Crash

By Kris Millgate

Walleye Fishing

Video: A Fishing Legend Explains How to Catch More Walleyes Without Forward-Facing Sonar

By Alex Robinson

This Fisherman Might’ve Just Broken a World Record. He Definitely Broke His Rod

Tennessee Fishing Guide Catches Record Bass that Officials Say Shouldn’t Be There

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Breaking Down Bead Selection for Fall Steelhead

Pro Bass Fisherman Indicted on Manslaughter Charges as Officials Release Deadly Boat Crash Footage

The Top College Angler of 2025 Just Donated Every Cent of His Cash Winnings to This Good Cause

Quick Strike Podcast: Understanding Lake Turnover Can Rescue Your Fall Fishing

Largemouth Bass

Pat McManus Once Sabotaged the BASS Masters Classic

By Patrick F. McManus

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Fisherman Stripped of His Salmon Record Because of This Odd Technicality

Quick Strike Podcast: Why You Need to Fish for These Hard-Fighting Florida Exotics Before You Die

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Giant Muskie Caught and Released in Green Bay Is a New Wisconsin Record

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Watch: ‘Ginormous’ Atlantic Salmon Takes Angler on a Mile-Long Run Downriver

Panfish Fishing

‘Marathon’ Angler Who Broke 24-Hour Fishing Record on 9/11 Didn’t Stop Until He’d Caught 2,977 Sunfish

Catfish Fishing

18 Wild Photos of Catfish Noodlers Wrestling Giant Flatheads

By Natalie Krebs

Catfish Fishing

She Just Landed Idaho’s New State-Record Catfish. The Old Record Belonged to Her Husband

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

Largemouth Bass

Widow Sues Major League Fishing After Deadly Boat Crash

By Alex Robinson

Largemouth Bass

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

By Derek Horner

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

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

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

Smallmouth Bass

Old School Tactics for Catching Fall Smallmouth Bass

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

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

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

By Kris Millgate