I love to catch bass no matter which lure I use. But there still has to be a best way, right? On my way up to a recent Northwoods bass fishing week, a friend asked if there was some specific bite I ...

Current is key when targeting bass during the summer. Moving water is cooler and more oxygenated than still water, and fish often congregate in these spots when water temperatures rise. This can be ...

Summer can be cruel to a devout trout fisherman. I found that out during the relentless drought of 2016. By July, flows on the Farmington River—my home water in Connecticut—were reduced to a pathetic ...

"Indicator fishing . . . becomes a more important method for me when bank fishing. Pulling flies will generate an “eat or be spooked” response from trout as your flies streak by them. This is great ...

Largemouth bass are the most popular game fish in America for one key reason: Accessibility. No matter where you live, there’s a strong possibility there are largemouths close by. Furthermore, you don ...

This story, “Nights of Passage,” appeared in the July 1993 issue of Outdoor Life. During the summer nights of my childhood, the largemouth bass that had been driven into hiding all day were on patrol ...

A pair that got away. Nobody got a shot of this pair of turkeys, except for photographer Steve Hutz. Steve got this shot in a backyard in the Bear Creek area. For me it’s like owning a revolving ...

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