Fishing

It’s one thing to win a bass fishing tournament; it’s another to win at life.

Bucking the trend of finesse lures, spinning rods and forward-facing sonar, many professional bass anglers have found big-money success in early 2026 by old-school power fishing with Z-Man ChatterBaits.

Sight fishing for trophy northern pike through the ice on a crystal-clear lake can be 99% boredom interrupted by 1% insanity.

This bizarre bass fishing tournament story is the definition of “you can’t make this up.”

The St. Croix River in eastern Minnesota is home to a wide variety of fish, including sturgeon that can grow to monster proportions.

Leupold Daylight Max polarized lenses are designed for low-light conditions. The author put them to the test during his most-recent Minnesota open-water fishing season.

The Benchmade 7-inch Fishcrafter is put to the test on everything from bluegills and crappies to northern pike and channel catfish — and even whitetail backstraps.

Professional bass angler Keith Poche and a buddy attempt to find bass in the backcountry, and along the way they get stuck (several times) and break down.

This YouTube video of Ivan Nastic hooking a monster bluefin tuna from shore on a topwater popper has been viewed more than 2.3 million times; check it out and you’ll see why!

Many bass anglers prefer to skip under docks and other overhanging cover with a baitcasting reel, but it’s not easy to do without getting a backlash. Here’s a simple tip to make it much easier.

Fall is an excellent time for catching walleyes, especially in small to medium-sized rivers.

Casting to muskies is most common during summer, but during fall many anglers will switch to trolling crankbaits, using live bait, or jigging tubes vertically. When and where are these fall techniques most effective?

When muskies leave the shallows and begin moving toward main lake basins, trolling is an effective way to find and catch fish.

Fall is an ideal time to target crappies on weedlines. Here’s a simple system for finding and catching slaps.

Professional bass angler and popular YouTube content creator Ben Milliken visits northern Idaho and catches his PB smallmouth — 8 pounds, 3 ounces!

Fall is an excellent time to target walleyes and smallmouth in deep water as they set up on structures in preparation for winter. Here’s one simple and super-effective way to catch them.

A musky is tough enough to catch with baitcasting gear; trying to do it with fly gear is insanely hard.

Three generations catch three muskies — on the same day!

In a world of high-tech fishing, it’s refreshing to see an angler who is the definition of “old school.”

Late summer is an excellent time to target bass, and oftentimes the best few hours are those leading up to dark.

One of the best spots to catch largemouth bass during summer is reed beds (bulrushes). Here’s how to find and catch bass in even the biggest reed beds.

Summer is the perfect time to throw a hollow-bodied frog over thick cover for largemouth bass, but many anglers have trouble hooking fish. Here’s how to increase your hookup percentage when fishing frogs.

The goal with catch-and-release is allowing that fish to grow, reproduce and hopefully be caught again. With proper fish-handling techniques, you give the fish the best chance of survival.

Bass anglers can choose from many stickbait brands, but in the author’s opinion, the top choice is the YUM Dinger.

If you plan to release a fish, then it makes sense to do everything you can to ensure it will swim away in the best possible condition.

A giant musky following closely behind a topwater lure is thrilling — and tremendously frustrating if it doesn’t strike.

You’ll be amazed by this young child’s skill with a spinning rod and reel.

When it comes to breaking fishing rods, anglers should understand that 99 percent of the time it’s their fault. If you have a history with breaking rods, then watch this video before you break another one!

The first place check for this bass tournament is $150,000; second place, $45,000. And these two Major League Fishing competitors battle it out for big bass — and big money! — as the final seconds tick away.