I split my time between smallmouth and muskie in rivers, largemouth in reservoirs, and a wide variety of saltwater game fish in the Chesapeake bay. I also travel down throughout the east coast to fish ...

This story, “Getting the Bait’s a Bail,” appeared in the May 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. The morning sparkled as bright and shiny as a new dime. The river was clear and purling along, its voices ...

For years, ice anglers were told they had to downsize to catch fish. Fish are cold blooded and their metabolism slows in winter, so we need to use tiny lures to catch these fickle feeders, we thought.

Anglers once again have reason to be excited about all the new fish-catching tools available for the 2025-26 hard-water ...

Ciscoes aren't found in every lake, and even where they are found, sometimes they don't grow large. Ice fishing for ciscoes is best in deep, clear lakes where they grow to beefcake proportions, like ...

Colorado fishing has been a major tourist draw for many years in several towns for far longer than skiing. Communities created contests to lure advocates to add to the fun, and Aspen was one of them.