Fishing(Page 6)

The best fishing coverage on bass, panfish, trout, walleyes, salt water species, and more.

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angler standing on bank holds huge largemouth bass up toward camera
Fishing

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

By Joe Cermele

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

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

By Bob McNally

bonita
Fishing

Trash Fish or Treasure? The Value of Black Drum, Bonita, and Mahi Depends on Where You Fish for Them

By Joe Cermele

fisherman throwing a cast net
Gear

The Best Cast Nets of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Bob McNally

Skeleton of a buck pulled through the ice.
Fishing

Watch: Ice Fishermen Snag an Entire Buck Skeleton in ‘Coolest Catch of My Life’

By Dac Collins

the best premium buzzbait
Gear

The 6 Best Buzzbaits of 2025

By Pete Robbins

A Wisconsin angler with a golden bowfin.
Fishing

Bowfisherman Harvests Uber-Rare Golden Bowfin in Wisconsin

By Dac Collins

The best crappie fishing lines being tested on the water.
Gear

The Best Fishing Lines for Crappie of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Cory Schmidt

kody king idaho record tiger trout
Fishing

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

By Dac Collins

how to catch shad
Fishing

How to Catch Shad, a Beginner’s Guide

By Joe Cermele

A young angler holds up a huge Texas largemouth.
Fishing

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

By Bob McNally

Lynn Bumgardner with his record yellow perch.
Fishing

Tennessee Fisherman Catches Kentucky State-Record Perch

By Bob McNally

We tested the best spincast reels.
Gear

The Best Spincast Reels of 2025

By Travis Smola

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

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

By Bob McNally

trout fishing
Fishing

Trout Fishing Tips: How to Catch Trout

By Joe Cermele

Sandbar sharks fight over a hooked red snapper.
Fishing

Watch: Snapper Fishermen Work Up a Shark Feeding Frenzy off Florida Coast

By Dac Collins

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

The Best Musky Lures of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Kristine Fischer

A fisherman wearing 3D goggles holds up a bass.
Fishing

Watch: YouTuber Syncs Apple Vision Pro with LiveScope

By Dac Collins

Two dead sawfish found dead in Florida.
Fishing

Endangered Sawfish Are Dying in the Florida Keys and Scientists Aren’t Sure Why

By Dac Collins

Brian Beckstead casts on the shore of a mountain lake.
Adventure

Ultra Fishing: Meet the Trail Runner Who Covers 25 Miles in a Day to Catch Unpressured Trout

By Katie Hill

collage of photos showing amelia earhart, a cutthroat trout, two anglers
Fishing

Amelia Earhart on Flying and Fly-Fishing, from the Archives

By Amelia Earhart

fishing lodge feud 3
Fishing

This Happened to Us: We Got in a Full-Blown Feud with a Rival Fishing Lodge

By Dac Collins

A group of anglers with an all-white (leucistic) sailfish.
Fishing

Anglers Catch All-White ‘Billfish Unicorn’ Off the Coast of Guatemala

By Dac Collins

Fischer hoists bass
Fishing

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

By Joe Genzel

Angler releases giant king salmon in Argentina.
Fishing

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

By Dac Collins

A shark tries to eat a cobia while the angler tries to net it.
Fishing

Watch: Shark Almost Steals Cobia Thanks to ‘Worst Net Job Ever’

By Dac Collins

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

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

By Bob McNally

Biologists investigate a dead shark found on a Florida beach.
Fishing

Did Anglers Accidentally Kill the 15-Foot-Long Great White Shark That Washed Up in Florida?

By Dac Collins

augmented reality glasses
Fishing

A Bassmaster Pro Is Using Augmented Reality Glasses for LiveScoping

By Pete Robbins

A Connecticut angler holds up a big bluefish.
Fishing

Anglers Disqualified from Bluefish Tournament Lose $32K, Say Mandatory Polygraphs Are B.S.

By Dac Collins

The Best Speckled Trout Lures of 2025
Gear

The Best Speckled Trout Lures of 2025

By Ric Burnley

An old Outdoor Life cover framed for purchase in the OL cover shop.
Hunting

Classic Outdoor Life Covers Are Now Available as Prints and Posters

By Alex Robinson

ice fishing crappie
Fishing

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

By Joe Cermele

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

The Best Fishing Lines for Bass of 2025

By Pete Robbins

portrait of walleye angler Dick Grzywinski
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.
Fishing

Investigation Reveals Kansas Record Crappie Was Stuffed with Ball Bearings

By Dac Collins

A white crappie caught in Kansas.
Fishing

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

By Dac Collins

glide baits for bass
Fishing

Glide Baits for Bass: How to Catch a Giant on a Glider

By Joe Cermele

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

Fat Rainbow Trout Caught from Historic Creek Shatters Maryland State Record

By Bob McNally

An ice fisherman rescues a fellow angler using a tent bag.
Survival

Watch: Nebraska Man Rescues an Ice Fisherman (and His Fish Finder) Using a Tent Bag, a Kayak, and Two Hammers

By Dac Collins

The Shimano Vanford is one of the best all-around fishing reels
Gear

The Best Fishing Reels of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Derek Horner

A pike caught on a soft plastic lure.
Fishing

How to Lose Fewer Soft Plastic Lures

By Joe Cermele

Testing the best heated gloves in the field
Gear

The Best Heated Gloves of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Ashley Thess

Testing Orvis Helios in Honduras
Gear

Orvis Helios Casting Test: Is This the Most Accurate Fly Rod on the Market?

By Scott Einsmann

A white crappie caught in Kansas.
Fishing

Kansas Angler Catches New State-Record Crappie

By Bob McNally

inline spinners
Fishing

Inline Spinners: How to Pick the Best Spinner for the Conditions

By Joe Cermele

Author fishing with the best saltwater fly reels.
Gear

The Best Saltwater Fly Reels of 2025

By Kevin Hughes

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

The Best Trout Spinning Reels of 2025

By Kevin Hughes

A crew of guys stand on a deck holding and surrounded by yellowtail fish.
Fishing

Photos: Meet the Crews Who Power SoCal’s Offshore Tuna Scene

Photographs by Tom Fowlks, Story by Natalie Krebs

the best vacuum sealers on a counter
Gear

The Best Vacuum Sealers of 2025

By Scott Einsmann, Tyler Freel

angler using the best ice fishing lines to catch a walleye
Gear

The Best Ice Fishing Lines of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Nicole Stone

A woman catches a fish in one of the best ice fishing shelters.
Gear

The Best Ice Fishing Shelters of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Jim Edlund

A leech fly tied with rabbit hair.
Fishing

A Fur Ban in Washington Could Cripple Fly Tyers, Lure Makers, and the Larger Fishing Industry

By Dac Collins

terminal tackle
Fishing

Terminal Tackle: What You Need to Know for Better Rigs

By Joe Cermele

An angler gets bucked out of his boat and then pulls himself back into the unmanned boat as it drives around it circles.
Fishing

Watch: Angler Gets Bucked Out of His Boat, Makes Incredible Self-Rescue

By Dac Collins

Two anglers from Quebec pose with a giant Atlantic halibut they caught through the ice.
Fishing

Quebec Anglers Catch Giant Atlantic Halibut Through the Ice

By Dac Collins

The Best Wild Game Seasoning, Taste Tested
Hunting

The Best Wild Game Seasoning, Taste Tested

By Jack Hennessy

A kayak angler holds up a state-record crappie caught in Colorado.
Fishing

Kayak Fisherman Breaks Colorado Crappie Record Using Forward-Facing Sonar

By Bob McNally

A hand-tied Clouser Minnow in a vise.
Fishing

How to Tie the Clouser Minnow, Step by Step

By Joe Cermele

missouri record yellow perch throw line
Fishing

Fisherman Tells Wife He’s Going Out to Catch a Record, Then Catches State-Record Perch

By Bob McNally

smallmouth bass
Fishing

How Fish Create “Countries” in River Systems

By Joe Cermele

throwing a cast net
Fishing

How to Throw a Cast Net

By Bob McNally

A conservation officer kneels on a frozen lake to measure the thickness of the ice.
Survival

More Than 100 Ice Fishermen Rescued, 2 Dead, in Minnesota This Winter

By Dac Collins

forward facing sonar
Opinion

The Unwinnable Battle Over Forward-Facing Sonar

By Joe Cermele