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![Rare Golden Bluegill Caught in Minnesota](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/07/Golden-sunfish.webp?w=675)
Bluegill Fishing
Rare Golden Bluegill Caught in Minnesota
![Giant Louisiana Crappie Nearly Beats State Record](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/07/Screen-Shot-2022-03-07-at-1.53.09-PM.png?w=546)
Crappie Fishing
Giant Louisiana Crappie Nearly Beats State Record
![Gavin Campbell caught this catfish on Lake Menawa.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/15/Screen-Shot-2022-02-15-at-3.53.50-PM.png?w=364)
Catfish Fishing
Iowa Angler Lands a 34-Pound Catfish Through the Ice
![This golden crappie was caught in Minnesota.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/08/273551518_4863825376987887_281699975765280889_n.jpg?w=342)
Crappie Fishing
Minnesota Ice Fisherman Catches Rare Golden Crappie
![William Bates Jr. arrowed this massive Virginia catfish.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/11/State-Record-Blue-Catfish-Bates-2021.jpg?w=600)
Catfish Fishing
Maryland Archer Sets Virginia Blue Catfish State Record
![How to Texas Rig](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10/texas-rig-scaled.jpeg?w=675)
Bass Fishing
How to Texas Rig
![steelhead from idaho's salmon river](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/03/colored_up_steelhead.jpg?w=802)
Climate & Environment
Officials Close Sportfishing on Washington Coastal Rivers to Protect Steelhead
![The same baits will work on river and lake smallmouths.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/02/unnamed-1.jpg?w=523)
Bass Fishing
How to Catch Smallmouth Bass in Moving Water
![A collage of the best fall bass lures](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/07/FallLureCollage.jpg?w=719)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
Best Fall Bass Lures
![Fischer cashed a $35,000 check with her win at Eufala.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/29/IMGL0483-2-1536x959-1.jpg?w=721)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
The Three Baits I Used to Win the Hobie Bass Open Series Tournament of Champions
![This record blue cat was caught in Texas.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/21/ben_catfish-2.webp?w=750)
Catfish Fishing