Freshwater (Page 8)

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

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An Oklahoma angler with giant flathead catfish.

Catfish Fishing

‘Holy Moly!’ Massive Flathead Caught on Trotline Is Just Shy of State Record

Watch: Fisherman Catches 7-Pound ‘Perch of His Dreams’ and Can Hardly Contain Himself

Watch: Fisherman Catches 7-Pound ‘Perch of His Dreams’ and Can Hardly Contain Himself

Angler fights paddlefish from shore; angler weighs paddlefish.

Watch: North Dakota Fisherman Snags Giant Paddlefish, Tying the State Record

A fish being cut open with lead weights inside, the lead weights used to try to cheat in a fishing tournament.

Largemouth Bass

Louisiana Man Arrested After Stuffing 2.5 Pounds of Lead Weights into Bass at Fishing Tourney

By Natalie Krebs

The new state-record white perch caught by Scott Smith in Michigan

Panfish Fishing

Michigan’s New Record White Perch Is So Big, It Was Initially Misidentified as a White Bass

A brown trout caught on a cicada fly.

Smallmouth Bass

How to Fish the 2025 Cicada Hatch

Two dead muskies that tried eating each other.

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Watch: Two Big Muskies Found Dead, with One Lodged in the Other’s Mouth

Make Your Little Kid a Better (and Safer) Wading Angler

How to Tie a Snell Knot: Step-By-Step Guide With Photos and Video

how to tie a uni knot

How to Tie a Uni Knot: A Step-By-Step Guide With Photos and Video

A Texas fisherman reels in a bull shark from the Guadalupe River.

Watch: Fisherman Catches Bull Shark in a Texas River, Sends Internet Into a Panic

two canoeists pull canoe along in river from the rocky bank

Six Against the River: Canoeing 600 Miles Through the Canadian Wilderness

A man holds a 200-pound alligator snapping turtle and measures a giant gar.

Fisherman Catches Gigantic 200-Pound Snapping Turtle, Then Lands World Record Gar

An Italian fly angler high-sticks.

Euro Nymphing Is Ruining Fly Fishing

A booking image of Kyle Tate.

Florida HOA President Arrested for Allegedly Pulling a Gun on Kids Fishing in His Neighborhood, Throwing Away Their Tackle

An angler holds up a record-sized yellow perch.

Indiana Fisherman Catches State-Record Yellow Perch During Local Fishing Derby

An australian angler holds up a barramundi.

‘We Were Freaking Out.’ Teen Catches $1 Million Fish from His Local River in Australia

A Texas game warden inspects a boat.

Texas Game Wardens Seize $100K Worth of Stolen Boats and Motors at Amateur Bass Tournament

Jaylynn Parker holds a blue catfish.

Catfish Fishing

101-Pound Blue Catfish Caught on Jugline Is Officially the New Ohio Record

The head of a giant white sturgeon caught in California.

White Sturgeon of ‘Legendary’ Proportions Could Have Rivaled the World Record

A fly fisherman holds up a state-record cutthroat trout.

Idaho Fly Fisherman Lands State-Record Cutthroat Trout, Releases It into Clark Fork River

Fishing for blue catfish in the Potomac River of Washington D.C.

Catfish Fishing

Fishing for Giant Blue Catfish in the Shadow of Capitol Hill

A magnet pulls a knife from water.

Magnet Fisherman Retrieves Key Evidence in a 9-Year-Old Murder Case from a Georgia Creek

fishing from shore

Video: “Go Buy a Boat!” How Close Can You Fish to Someone Else Without Being a Jerk?

record lake trout

Watch: Massachusetts Angler Catches Potential Record Lake Trout from Shore

Jeffrey Forester holds a Georgia record rock bass.

Panfish Fishing

Georgia Angler Sets State’s First Rock Bass Record

Chuck Main holds a potential state record-tying yellow perch.

Panfish Fishing

Jumbo Yellow Perch Caught by Pennsylvania Angler Should Tie the State Record

A wrecked tanker truck is towed from the crash scene.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Truck Full of Salmon Smolts Crashes in Oregon, Spilling 77,000 Fish into Nearby Creek

The 4 Anglers You’ll Meet on Opening Day of “Truck Trout” Season

An order of fishing gear delivered by Walmart.

Walmart Now Delivering Live Bait Directly to Your Door (or Nearby Boat Ramp)

A spearfisherman holds a wahoo near the surface as his speargun floats nearby.

The Ultimate Guide to Spearfishing

By Natalie Krebs

Dead fish in the Nishnabotna River.

Midwestern Fertilizer Spill Kills Nearly Every Single Fish in 60-Mile Stretch of River

angler holding bowfin

Fishing for Dinosaurs: Why the Ancient Bowfin Has a New Cult of Followers

A Utah fisherman with a giant tiger trout.

Utah Fisherman Follows Grandpa’s Advice, Catches State-Record Tiger Trout Through the Ice

The aftermath of a boat wreck at a bass fishing tournament in Florida.

Watch: Pro Bass Anglers ‘Could Have Been Killed’ in Crash While Speeding Back to Weigh-In

Here’s How Justin Hamner Won the Bassmaster Classic with Forward-Facing Sonar and a Jerkbait

Largemouth Bass

Here’s How Justin Hamner Won the Bassmaster Classic with Forward-Facing Sonar and a Jerkbait

Angler with a giant striper-white bass hybrid.

Watch: Giant Hybrid Bass Caught on Fly Could Set a New World Record

A Missouri angler with a bighead carp.

Missouri Man Catches Likely World-Record Carp, Turns It into Fertilizer

A West Virginia angler holds up the new state-record bowfin.

College Student Catches State-Record Bowfin on Her Second Cast of the Day

An alligator caught by an angler in Tennessee.

Tennessee Teen Catches Gator on a Swimbait, Stuns Game Warden

angler standing on bank holds huge largemouth bass up toward camera

California Dreaming: How Nintendo Led Oliver Ngy to Big-Bass Superstardom

A group of anglers hold up the world-record paddlefish.

Guide Who Puts First-Time Angler on World-Record Paddlefish Says It’s a ‘Dream Come True’

the best premium buzzbait

The 6 Best Buzzbaits of 2026

By Pete Robbins

A Wisconsin angler with a golden bowfin.

Bowfisherman Harvests Uber-Rare Golden Bowfin in Wisconsin

The best crappie fishing lines being tested on the water.

Crappie Fishing

The Best Fishing Lines for Crappie of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

By Cory Schmidt

kody king idaho record tiger trout

State-Record Tiger Trout Disqualified Because Angler Didn’t Have a Fishing License

A young angler holds up a huge Texas largemouth.

Largemouth Bass

11-Year-Old Lands 13-Pound Bass, Makes Texas History

Lynn Bumgardner with his record yellow perch.

Tennessee Fisherman Catches Kentucky State-Record Perch

We tested the best spincast reels.

The Best Spincast Reels of 2026

By Travis Smola

An angler holds up a smallmouth bass in a parking lot.

Smallmouth Bass

Huge Smallmouth Bass Caught in Indiana Should Break 32-Year-Old State Record

A woman in a jacket holding a giany musky on the water

Pike and Muskie Fishing

The Best Musky Lures of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

By Kristine Fischer

A fisherman wearing 3D goggles holds up a bass.

Watch: YouTuber Syncs Apple Vision Pro with LiveScope

Fischer hoists bass

Breaking Bass: Kristine Fischer’s Rise to Kayak-Fishing Fame

Angler releases giant king salmon in Argentina.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Watch: ‘Absolute Beast’ of a King Salmon Proves Why the Next World Record Will Come from Argentina

A teenager kneels with a fat tiger trout held in his hands, an dholds the fish by his tailgate.

West Virginia Teen Lands New State-Record Tiger Trout That Barely Fit in the Net

augmented reality glasses

A Bassmaster Pro Is Using Augmented Reality Glasses for LiveScoping

By Pete Robbins

ice fishing crappie

Crappie Fishing

Crappie Barotrauma Controversy: Are All Crappies Caught in Deep Water Destined to Die?

The best baitcasting rods for bass allow you to present lures and set the hook

The Best Fishing Lines for Bass of 2026

By Pete Robbins

portrait of walleye angler Dick Grzywinski

Walleye Fishing

Lessons from the Griz, the Last Great Fishing Legend of the North

By Alex Robinson

An x-ray image of a crappie with ball bearings in its gut.

Crappie Fishing

Investigation Reveals Kansas Record Crappie Was Stuffed with Ball Bearings

A white crappie caught in Kansas.

Panfish Fishing

“I Caught That Fish Legally and Honestly.” Kansas Officials Seize State-Record Crappie, Strike It From Record Books

A fisherman holds up a fat rainbow trout caught from a creek in Maryland.

Fat Rainbow Trout Caught from Historic Creek Shatters Maryland State Record

A white crappie caught in Kansas.

Crappie Fishing

Kansas Angler Catches New State-Record Crappie

The best trout spinning reels help you fight these hard charging fish and present tiny lures.

The Best Trout Spinning Reels of 2026

By Kevin Hughes