Fishing

The winning team at the recent Crappie Masters tournament on Grenada Lake in Mississippi checked in 14 crappies for a total weight of 42.84 pounds, which is a 3.06-pound average.

A walleye weighing 16.39 pounds on a certified scale is likely to be North Dakota’s new state record.

No. 1 on the author’s bucket list is a visit to the Trinity River in southeast Texas to fish with alligator gar guru Henry Martin, who recently landed an 8-footer on hook and line.

We recently published a story about the numerous double-digit largemouth bass coming from O.H. Ivie Reservoir in Texas, and now it has produced a possible new lake record white bass.

Canadian Jeff Gustafson dominated the field at the recent BASS Elite on the Tennessee River, and he caught every one of his 20 smallmouth bass (four day event) on the same lure type.

During the past 10 days, no lake on the planet has been hotter for trophy largemouth bass than O.H. Ivie Reservoir in Texas.

In Canada and the northern United States, burbot spawn in February and March — under the ice! Most burbot are caught after dark by ice anglers, but it’s possible to find these deep-water fish during the day, too.

Lightweight performance and extreme durability are hallmarks of the new American-made St. Croix Victory bass rods.

A black crappie weighing 4 pounds, 5 ounces, was caught from Clear Lake on Feb. 17, 2021, and pending certification it will become California’s new state record.

Believe it or not, it’s fairly easy to remove Y-bones from northern pike. Here are the three keys to success.

All-new SPRO Gouken fishing line offers serious power at a reduced diameter in an invisible fluorocarbon design.

According to these three hardcore ice anglers from Minnesota, some of the biggest crappies in the state live within 60 miles of downtown Minneapolis. And this video proves it.

You can’t catch big crappies when your lure is in the mouth of small ones. By choosing the right size lure you can weed out almost all of the smaller fish.

Gorilla Grip gloves deliver outstanding grip in wet and oily environments, and highly breathable construction for all-day comfort and extreme dexterity.

With a solid understanding of natural bait preferences, ice anglers who aren’t choosy about species can often catch northern pike and bass in the same areas.

Knowing the correct way to check for safe ice could prevent a tragic accident this winter.

The ThermaSeat Ice Hole Insulator sits directly on the surface of any ice fishing hole with a slot cut to accommodate a tip-up for uninterrupted fishing.