As one matures as an angler, there comes a greater appreciation for various fish species, regardless of general angler perception. This respect is especially noted when considering fish of ...

Due to an abundance of rain during the 2023 and 2024 seasons, Cachuma Lake is currently at 91% capacity! In cooperation with ...

Although some of the conservation measures taken since then are working the most recent 2024 stock assessment update ...

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WHITE BASS: No reports of fish over the previous week. CRAPPIE: Anglers are targeting the fall bite but no reports of fish over the previous week. SUNFISH/BREAM: No reports of fish over the previous ...

Recent reports have indicated that recreational fishing hasn't slowed down too much in the month of November.

A world record-holding fisherman from Kentucky has a new record pending after catching a muskie in Minnesota. He is sharing ...

Until then, we have some anglers still trying for fish. Let's dive into this week's column: Lake Superior, like most area ...

Tubes still perform for smallmouth, though they ... I remember the first time I saw the lure swim. Never before had a bass fishing lure been so realistic. Bass were sure to be suicidal. BassTrix took ...

As proposed, the current catch-and-release season would be extended to June 30 in all aforementioned waters, offering more ...

Walleye are rare enough in southern Lake Michigan that Mike Osuch holds his unofficial record Chicago walleye (7 pounds, 5.5 ...

Fall crappie and ice fishing looking like a distant thought lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.