Finding and catching skinny-water stripers requires unique skills. Learn how to improve your knowledge and tactics. The post ...

In the beginning, I had a classic Zebco 202 spin-cast combo, and it was good. At least, good enough for 5-year-old me. But I've owned many types of fishing rods since I was a freckle-faced boy who ...

Trev Gowdy hunts down the monster musky of Ontario and Dennis fishes topwater for monster cobia.

There are fish that people like to catch, and then there is the musky — a long, heavy, toothy, unpredictable apex predator that fuels obsessions, stories and lifelong pursuits. Renowned as the fish of ...

Fishing enthusiasts like Homer Glen resident Ted Koski say once you’ve caught a muskie there’s no turning back. “As far as the lure of catching muskie – no pun intended – it’s the size. They’re an ...

Freshwater muskellunge — often called “the fish of ten thousand casts” — sits at the very top of the angling world. For those ...

Lorenson had two anglers with him that day, Jim Logan, of Tarrytown, and Shannon Tierney-Addis, of Cortlandt Manor. He ...

In June of 2025, longtime Wisconsin fishing guide Jeff Van Remortel caught and released a giant muskie in Green Bay that set a new state record. His 56-inch fish replaced a 53-incher and raised the ...

Sam Becker of Mokena, Ill., is a firefighter and paramedic by day. He also makes very good use of his time off work. An avid angler, the 25-year-old Becker has a special interest in fishing for the ...

While freshwater fishing is often calm and meditative, saltwater fishing can feel like a contact sport. Between wading or boating into choppy surf, baking in the hot sun, and getting doused in salty ...

Ice fishing is a winter pastime throughout many northern communities. Once lakes, ponds, and backwaters freeze solid, anglers drill holes through the ice and present a mixture of live and artificial ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.