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An Idaho angler with a big Yellowstone cutthroat trout.

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

A collection of reels for maintenance.

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

Competitors at a Bassmaster Classic event.

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

An angler holds up a huge Texas bass.

Largemouth Bass

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

A fisherman holds up a nice Great Lakes steelhead.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Secrets of a Great Lakes Steelhead Guru

An angler with a big muskie caught from Green Bay.

Pike and Muskie Fishing

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

A photo of an ice fisherman holding up two white perch.

Panfish Fishing

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

A kayak fisherman holds up a nice sea trout

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

A photo of a blue-gloved hand holding a winter trout caught from a river.

Quick Strike Podcast: Shake the Winter Freestone Fishing Blues

A fishing guide holds up a giant bass on Lake Okechobee

Largemouth Bass

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

Two spearfishermen surface with walleyes.

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

Blue catfish caught on shad chunk

Catfish Fishing

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

Screenshots of trout eating flies through the ice.

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

A tournament bass angler holds up a fish; a man sits for a photo.

Alabama Bass Tournaments Are Getting Canceled After Deadly MLF Boat Crash

A bass boat with a cutout of a kayak mounted to the stern platform, and an inset pic of bass.

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

A record striped bass on a measuring board; an angler holds up a big striper.

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

A collection of hated worms

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

A photo of a big brown trout being released.

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

By Christine Peterson

Two fishermen filming themselves on the river.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

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

A huge muskie caught on the fly

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Tips for Targeting Muskies on the Fly