Freshwater (Page 8)

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

Latest in Freshwater

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

Catfish Fishing

2nd Grader Catches Catfish That’s ‘Bigger Than Anything My Mom or Dad Ever Caught’

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Catch American Shad from Shore

Largemouth Bass

Texas Crappie Angler Hooks Same Giant Bass from the Same Dock 2 Years Apart

By Alice Jones Webb

Tourney Angler Catches Record Spotted Bass on Final Day of Competition

This Heisman Trophy Winner Would Rather Be Bass Fishing

Carolina Angler Finds Swamped Fishing Kayak with a Life Jacket Still Strapped to It

By Derek Horner

‘All I Do Is Fish Jigs for Lakers.’ Minnesota Man Catches the Pending State Record Lake Trout

Crappie Fishing

How to Catch Crappie

By Nicole Stone

Quick Strike Podcast: Early Spring Tricks for Giant Chain Pickerel

There’s No Place I’d Rather Be Than Rural Ireland, Especially When the Trout Are Rising

Smallmouth Bass

How to Catch Smallmouth Bass

By Joe Cermele, Derek Horner

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

Crappie Fishing

How to Read a Fish Finder

By Pete Robbins

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Pike Fishing Tips: How to Catch Pike

By Joe Cermele, Derek Horner

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

Largemouth Bass

A Guide to Largemouth Bass vs Smallmouth Bass

By Dac Collins, Derek Horner

Crappie Fishing

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

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

Panfish Fishing

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

Catfish Fishing

How to Cook Catfish

Catfish Fishing

What Do Catfish Eat?

By Cameron Evans

Can You Eat Carp?

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Muskie vs Pike: Which Is the Top Game Fish?

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

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

The 10 Best Trout Lures of 2026, Proven Fish Catchers for All Trout Species

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

Catfish Fishing

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

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

Pike and Muskie Fishing

The Best Pike Lures

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

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

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)

Crappie Fishing

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

Quick Strike Podcast: 3 Winter Escapes for Bass Addicts

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

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

Podcast: How to Catch Giant Lake Trout from Shore

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

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

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

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

Walleye Fishing

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

Pike and Muskie Fishing

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

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

By Alice Jones Webb

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

How to Tie 3 Essential Braid-to-Leader Knots

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

The Best Trout Fly Rods of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

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

Catfish Fishing

Angler Breaks West Virginia’s Blue Catfish Record by a Whisker

Smallmouth Bass

The 7 Best Smallmouth Bass Lakes and Rivers

By Derek Horner

Smallmouth Bass

Guide to Fishing for Smallmouth Bass in the Fall

Iowa’s Black Crappie Record in Limbo as Officials Try to Verify the Species

Smallmouth Bass

‘I Was in Disbelief.’ Fishing Guide Releases Montana’s Pending-Record Smallmouth Bass

Polish Fisherman Catches ‘Unimaginable’ World-Record Sized Carp

Forward Facing Sonar Restrictions Hit Pro Bass Fishing, While One Smaller Tour Bans FFS Altogether

By Derek Horner

Missouri Bowfisherman Arrows State-Record Grass Carp After Losing It the Day Before