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After a life of addiction and despair, one of the top big-game kayak anglers in the world is preaching the gospel of the surf ...

Fishing duo Cole & Jay use an automatic fishing reel to catch big catfish.

Ice Fishing Live strikes the perfect balance between strategy and chance. While luck plays a role in what’s hidden under the ice, smart decision-making can dramatically improve your odds. Do you play ...

You’ll know crappie are biting on Lake Dardanelle when you see stationary boats in open water from the Interstate 40 bridges.

About a half-dozen smelt camps report fishing and business has been good so far this season after multiple rough years.

BRAINERD — Thomas Johnson of Brainerd is this year’s winner of the Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza. The sun was ...

Santa Cruz’s Mike Baxter, 56, has taken part in some amazing fishing conquests over the course of his decades-long career as an charter captain.

There are fish that people like to catch, and then there is the musky — a long, heavy, toothy, unpredictable apex predator ...

A fishing license opens up a world of outdoor wonders, and if you get one for the weekend of Feb. 7-8, along with a derby ...

The cold has done something rare this winter. Lake Erie is 98% frozen. This lessens the lake effect snow and quiets the waves. The eastern basin of Lake Erie is locked up under a skin of ice that hasn ...

From gear to technique, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission covers the basics in a January 2026 social media video.