Extras

If you don’t take ice safety seriously, then this video might be just what’s needed to scare some sense into you.

Northern pike weighing 30 pounds are very rare in North America, and 40-pounders simply don’t exist today — except one was recently caught in Idaho!

You don’t have to wait for snow to melt before spreading clover seed on food plots. Here’s how to get a jumpstart on spring food plot chores.

Jeff Gustafson of Kenora, Ontario, became the first Canadian to win the “Super Bowl of bass fishing,” the 2023 Bassmaster Classic.

A crappie weighing 2 pounds is huge; this one tipped the scales at a hair over 4 pounds!

Small rivers in southeast Texas are home to massive alligator gar, and landing one requires skill, the right gear and a healthy dose of courage.

Biologists dissect a 10.15-pound Ontario smallmouth caught in early November 2022 to determine its age and sex.

This fail video is an important reminder that safety must be priority No. 1 while fishing.

The owner of an unoccupied ice fishing shanty had to chase it for a few miles as it blew across Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago.

Each February thousands of anglers venture onto massive Lake Winnebago with hopes of spearing a massive sturgeon. On Feb. 14, 2023, James Gishkowsky harvested a 177-pounder, which ranks No. 7 all time on the lake.

For catch and release to work as intended while ice fishing, it’s critical that anglers understand how to properly handle fish.

This 55.25-incher could be the biggest muskie ever caught by an ice fisherman, and it’s all captured on video.

When many anglers in the North are drilling holes through ice to target panfish, trophy hunters in Lake Erie’s Buffalo Harbor are trolling for muskies — big ones!

Muskie fishing in mid-November in northern Wisconsin can be summed up in one word — brutal. But sometimes the reward is worth the pain.

Lake Erie is known as a world-class walleye fishery, and it also produces gigantic muskies.

When water temps drop into the 40s in the North and Midwest, crappies set up in deep holes, making them easy to find — and catch.

Usually you purchase an item with the thought it will serve a specific purpose, but sometimes you get far more than you could’ve possibly imagined.

Two anglers were caught stuffing several pounds of lead sinkers in walleyes during recent Lake Erie walleye tournament.

Winning any professional bass tournament is impressive, but it becomes inspirational when the winner is Hunter Baughman.

If you were in a fishing tournament with a first-place prize of $100,000, would you dive under the water to retrieve a bass that’s snagged on a dock post?

A cork board fishing lure display is a clever way for avid youth anglers to celebrate their PBs (personal bests).

Turning a stream right side up — literally — is making Colorado’s Swan River a prime destination for trout.

A Wisconsin deer hunter compares the results of planting brassicas on two food plots — one disked vs. one where the soil wasn’t disturbed. The results might surprise you.

Tournament bass pro Matt Stefan reveals a wacky rig technique unlike anything you’ve seen before.

Conducting a small and safe prescribed fire can help you improve deer habitat within shooting range of your treestand.

When time is tight, is it possible to spray, fertilize and plant a food plot all in a single day and still experience success?

Polarized fishing glasses protect your eyes and, depending on water clarity, offer a better view of a fish’s underwater world.

To entice strikes from summertime muskies, remember these three keys to success.

You don’t need a dozen bass rods rigged with different baits to target summertime largemouth on deep weedlines. In fact, you can always do well with these two weedless lures.