Freshwater(Page 8)

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

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Jason Emmel holding the record breaking blue catfish he shot.

Virginia Bowfisherman Shoots Record Blue Catfish Virginia Bowfisherman Shoots Record Blue Catfish

Largemouth bass

Are Fishing Apps Doing More Harm Than Good? Are Fishing Apps Doing More Harm Than Good?

After the Covid Bump, Fishing Participation Is Still on the Rise in America

After the Covid Bump, Fishing Participation Is Still on the Rise in America After the Covid Bump, Fishing Participation Is Still on the Rise in America

By Keegan Sentner

joe and logan thomas big muskie

Watch: 9-Year-Old Girl Lands Giant Muskie on Minnesota’s Lake of the Woods Watch: 9-Year-Old Girl Lands Giant Muskie on Minnesota’s Lake of the Woods

GA shoal bass state record tie

Georgia Angler Catches Giant Shoal Bass, Ties State Record Georgia Angler Catches Giant Shoal Bass, Ties State Record

By Keegan Sentner

Idaho record catfish.

Idaho Angler Beats His Own Catfish Record on the Snake River Idaho Angler Beats His Own Catfish Record on the Snake River

FG Knot: How to Tie It and Why You Should Use It FG Knot: How to Tie It and Why You Should Use It

alligator gar in Falcon Reservoir TPWD

Giant Alligator Gar: Trash Fish or Trophy Gamefish? Giant Alligator Gar: Trash Fish or Trophy Gamefish?

Chatterbait bass.

How to Fish a Chatterbait How to Fish a Chatterbait

By Kristine Fischer

angler with maryland snakehead

Maryland Will Pay You to Catch, Kill, and Report Tagged Northern Snakeheads Maryland Will Pay You to Catch, Kill, and Report Tagged Northern Snakeheads

Muskie fishing.

Catching Muskie and Pike in Warm Water Can Kill Them Catching Muskie and Pike in Warm Water Can Kill Them

By Kristine Fischer

illustration of yellowfin cutthroat CPW

Yellowfin Cutthroat Trout Went Extinct in Colorado 120 Years Ago. But Now Researchers are Hoping to Rediscover Them Yellowfin Cutthroat Trout Went Extinct in Colorado 120 Years Ago. But Now Researchers are Hoping to Rediscover Them

Channel catfish and hotdogs.

Hotdogs are the Best Bait for Catching Summertime Channel Catfish Hotdogs are the Best Bait for Catching Summertime Channel Catfish

Minnesota kid catches muskie

Kid Catches 50-Inch Muskie While Bass Fishing in a Channel Kid Catches 50-Inch Muskie While Bass Fishing in a Channel

Trophy lake trout catch.

Angler Wins Lake Superior Tournament with Massive Lake Trout Angler Wins Lake Superior Tournament with Massive Lake Trout

screengrab OL video Utah aerial stocking

Watch: Airplanes Drop Thousands of Trout into Utah’s High Mountain Lakes Every Summer Watch: Airplanes Drop Thousands of Trout into Utah’s High Mountain Lakes Every Summer

Are Hybrid Tiger Bass the Key to Growing Trophy Largemouth in the Mid-South? Are Hybrid Tiger Bass the Key to Growing Trophy Largemouth in the Mid-South?

iowa dnr 72.4-pound flathead

Iowa Fisheries Biologists Catch and Release a Massive Flathead Catfish Weighing More than 70 Pounds Iowa Fisheries Biologists Catch and Release a Massive Flathead Catfish Weighing More than 70 Pounds

Record Channel Catfish Caught in West Virginia

Record Channel Catfish Caught in West Virginia Record Channel Catfish Caught in West Virginia

Hunt with a record sunfish.

Rookie Bowfisherman Shoots Missouri’s New State-Record Redear Sunfish Rookie Bowfisherman Shoots Missouri’s New State-Record Redear Sunfish

Airlifted to a Tampa hospital.

Florida Boy Airlifted to Hospital After Catfish Sting to the Chest Florida Boy Airlifted to Hospital After Catfish Sting to the Chest

Rainbow trout will be euthanized due to a bacterial outbreak in California.

After Bacterial Outbreak in Two Hatcheries, California Officials to Euthanize 350,000 Rainbow Trout After Bacterial Outbreak in Two Hatcheries, California Officials to Euthanize 350,000 Rainbow Trout

By Keegan Sentner

wildfire poudre river fish kill

Forest Fires Are Contributing to Trout Kills in the West Forest Fires Are Contributing to Trout Kills in the West

By Keegan Sentner

The world record trout.

The Biggest Trout of All Time The Biggest Trout of All Time

By Ken Perrotte

screngrab the fonz trout fishing Idaho

The Fonz Isn’t Letting Internet Haters Stop Him From Catching Monster Trout The Fonz Isn’t Letting Internet Haters Stop Him From Catching Monster Trout

New York record smallmouth bass

New Record Smallmouth Bass Caught in New York? New Record Smallmouth Bass Caught in New York?

lake conway alligator

The Monster of Lake Conway: Large Alligator Captured on Video in Central Arkansas The Monster of Lake Conway: Large Alligator Captured on Video in Central Arkansas

Alex Latzka WDNR walleye

Wisconsin Waters Are Warming. Its Walleye Fishing and Stocking Programs Are in Trouble Wisconsin Waters Are Warming. Its Walleye Fishing and Stocking Programs Are in Trouble

By Keegan Sentner

Record setting asp.

Florida Angler Lands His 100th IGFA World Record Fish Florida Angler Lands His 100th IGFA World Record Fish

A muskie on Lake Minnetonka.

Minnesota Angler Hooks Walleye and Muskie on the Same Bait With One Cast Minnesota Angler Hooks Walleye and Muskie on the Same Bait With One Cast

MD common carp state record

Maryland Bass Fisherman Sets New State Record With a 49-Pound Common Carp Maryland Bass Fisherman Sets New State Record With a 49-Pound Common Carp

South Carolina Fishing Buddies Caught the Biggest Walleye in State History, but Still Have to Share the Record

South Carolina Fishing Buddies Caught the Biggest Walleye in State History, but Still Have to Share the Record South Carolina Fishing Buddies Caught the Biggest Walleye in State History, but Still Have to Share the Record

Menominee River

Three-State Fish Poaching Probe on the Menominee River Results in 29 Citations Three-State Fish Poaching Probe on the Menominee River Results in 29 Citations

Alaska Man Hooks a Pike, Flips His Rowboat, Loses the Rod, Steals a Pedal Boat, Finds the Rod—and Lands the Pike Alaska Man Hooks a Pike, Flips His Rowboat, Loses the Rod, Steals a Pedal Boat, Finds the Rod—and Lands the Pike

North Dakota Bow Fisherman Shoots Record Bigmouth Buffalo

North Dakota Bow Fisherman Shoots Record Bigmouth Buffalo North Dakota Bow Fisherman Shoots Record Bigmouth Buffalo

Kanawha Blue Cats

Record-Breaking Streak Continues on West Virginia’s Kanawha River Record-Breaking Streak Continues on West Virginia’s Kanawha River

Van Dette with record redear sunfish from Lake Blackshear

Georgia Angler Sets Lake Record with a Giant Shellcracker Georgia Angler Sets Lake Record with a Giant Shellcracker

missouri state-record walleye tim stillings

Missouri Fisherman Catches State-Record Walleye on a Trotline Missouri Fisherman Catches State-Record Walleye on a Trotline

Nebraska Wardens Apprehend Two Groups of Panfish Poachers, Seize 265 Crappies and Bluegills as Evidence

Nebraska Wardens Apprehend Two Groups of Panfish Poachers, Seize 265 Crappies and Bluegills as Evidence Nebraska Wardens Apprehend Two Groups of Panfish Poachers, Seize 265 Crappies and Bluegills as Evidence

travis wendt idaho smallie

Idaho Fishing Guide Catches and Releases New State-Record Smallmouth Bass Idaho Fishing Guide Catches and Releases New State-Record Smallmouth Bass

Melanistic alligator gar are especially rare. Two texas anglers caught one in a marsh

Anglers in Texas Catch Rare Melanistic Alligator Gar Anglers in Texas Catch Rare Melanistic Alligator Gar

Wisconsin DNR: “ It’s Very Possible That a World Record Muskie Is Swimming in Green Bay”

Wisconsin DNR: “ It’s Very Possible That a World Record Muskie Is Swimming in Green Bay” Wisconsin DNR: “ It’s Very Possible That a World Record Muskie Is Swimming in Green Bay”

Georgia DNR officers arrested and charged men for spearfishing panfish without licenses

Three Men Charged for Spearing Bass and Panfish in Georgia Three Men Charged for Spearing Bass and Panfish in Georgia

5 Million Pure-Strain ‘Lone Star’ Bass Will Be Stocked in Texas Lakes to Grow the State’s Trophy Largemouth Potential

5 Million Pure-Strain ‘Lone Star’ Bass Will Be Stocked in Texas Lakes to Grow the State’s Trophy Largemouth Potential 5 Million Pure-Strain ‘Lone Star’ Bass Will Be Stocked in Texas Lakes to Grow the State’s Trophy Largemouth Potential

Carp in the Connecticut River are considered trophy fish.

Three Fishermen Fined Thousands of Dollars for Keeping Too Many Carp Three Fishermen Fined Thousands of Dollars for Keeping Too Many Carp

Illegally Stocked Walleye in Idaho Triggers Investigation Illegally Stocked Walleye in Idaho Triggers Investigation

Fisherman Catches Giant 5-Pound Redear Sunfish on Lake Havasu

Fisherman Catches Giant 5-Pound Redear Sunfish on Lake Havasu Fisherman Catches Giant 5-Pound Redear Sunfish on Lake Havasu

By Gerry Bethge

Bailey Williams caught a 35-pound channel catfish.

New York Angler Reels in State-Record Channel Catfish New York Angler Reels in State-Record Channel Catfish

By Keegan Sentner

Spearfishing Lake Powell

PHOTOS: Spearfishers Shoot Thousands of Pounds of Carp from Lake Powell PHOTOS: Spearfishers Shoot Thousands of Pounds of Carp from Lake Powell

Ray Scott, the Father of Tournament Bass Fishing and Food Plots Passes at Age 88

Ray Scott, the Father of Tournament Bass Fishing and Food Plots Passes at Age 88 Ray Scott, the Father of Tournament Bass Fishing and Food Plots Passes at Age 88

By Gerry Bethge

Lester Roberts managed to catch a Georgia state record redbreast.

New State-Record Redbreast Caught During Georgia Bass Fishing Tournament New State-Record Redbreast Caught During Georgia Bass Fishing Tournament

A giant Tennessee blue catfish.

Tennessee Angler Catches and Releases Massive 107-Pound Blue Catfish Tennessee Angler Catches and Releases Massive 107-Pound Blue Catfish

Stocked salmon locations in NY State.

New York State Is Rearing 26,000 Atlantic Salmon Smolts in Net Pens to Help Them Spawn as Adults New York State Is Rearing 26,000 Atlantic Salmon Smolts in Net Pens to Help Them Spawn as Adults

The Biggest Panfish of All Time

The Biggest Panfish of All Time The Biggest Panfish of All Time

By Ken Perrotte

record west virginia fish

West Virginia Angler Catches and Releases the New State-Record Blue Catfish West Virginia Angler Catches and Releases the New State-Record Blue Catfish

Giant state-record blue catfish out of Mississippi.

Giant 131-Pound Blue Catfish Shatters Mississippi State Record by 30 Pounds Giant 131-Pound Blue Catfish Shatters Mississippi State Record by 30 Pounds

yellow perch georgia

Georgia Angler Catches Giant Yellow Perch That Could Have Challenged the State Record Georgia Angler Catches Giant Yellow Perch That Could Have Challenged the State Record

Tennessee Angler Won’t Let Cancer Stop Her from Catching Giant Catfish Tennessee Angler Won’t Let Cancer Stop Her from Catching Giant Catfish

Near-Record Striped Bass Caught (and Released) in the Susquehanna River

Near-Record Striped Bass Caught (and Released) in the Susquehanna River Near-Record Striped Bass Caught (and Released) in the Susquehanna River

Fischer is one of about 20 anglers that make a living kayak fishing.

A Look Inside Tournament Kayak Bass Fishing—One of the Fastest Growing Sports in America A Look Inside Tournament Kayak Bass Fishing—One of the Fastest Growing Sports in America

By Kristine Fischer

Two Louisiana teens became the first girls to win a state high school state title.

Two Louisiana Teens Are the First All-Girls Team to Win a High School State Fishing Title Two Louisiana Teens Are the First All-Girls Team to Win a High School State Fishing Title

MI DNR walleye egg collection

Michigan DNR Will Collect 24 Million Walleye Eggs from the Muskegon River to Support Local Rivers and Lakes Michigan DNR Will Collect 24 Million Walleye Eggs from the Muskegon River to Support Local Rivers and Lakes

After Years of Trying to Catch a Muskie, Maryland Angler Lands a New State Record After Years of Trying to Catch a Muskie, Maryland Angler Lands a New State Record

zavodnik walleye bust MDNR

Minnesota Walleye Poacher Busted with 10 Times the Legal Limit, Warden Says He Kept Them to Serve During Vikings Games Minnesota Walleye Poacher Busted with 10 Times the Legal Limit, Warden Says He Kept Them to Serve During Vikings Games