Proper catch-and-release fishing is a process that maximizes the odds of a fish’s survival. It’s a course of action that begins before you even hook a fish and ends when you watch it swim strongly ...

No species is more closely associated with freshwater fishing than bass. It’s what most people—anglers and nonanglers alike—envision catching when casting into a lake or pond. And it makes sense ...

Everybody wants to catch big bass. Visions of giant largemouths smashing topwaters and brute smallies peeling line are what keep us all up at night—and what get us out of bed at 4 am to be the first ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Idaho Fish and Game is asking for the public's help in catching steelhead for its localized broodstock program on the South Fork Clearwater River. Since 2010, the agency has has ...

This story was originally published in the June 1966 issue of Outdoor Life. During the 1950s and 60s, the author, Anthony A. Ciuffa absolutely hammered giant largemouth bass in small farm ponds across ...

Fathead minnows, leeches and worms are mainstays in bait-shop refrigerators across the country. These old standards have pro­duced stringers of game fish for decades, and they’ll continue to produce ...

In this video, we showcase the process of catching our own bait for a saltwater bait tank. Enjoy the adventure!

Here’s how fishing looks this week in the Northwest Lower Peninsula, Northeast Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula, according to the latest report from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.