Remembering The Ultimate Bonefish Destination
How Hurricane Dorian reshaped the world of flats fishing Deep Water Cay, some would argue, offered some of the best bonefishing in the Bahamas—if not the entire Caribbean. It was a destination created in 1958 by angling legend Gil Drake and Field & Stream editor...
Nebraska Man Catches Record-Breaking, 89-Pound Catfish
Richard Hagen caught an 89-pound flathead catfish — a new state record — in the Missouri River last week. Richard Hagen had just landed a 12-pound channel cat on one rod when his other twitched, bobbed and then bent. He picked it up — and didn’t let go of it for...
Utah Biologists Discover Illegally Introduced Fish
During their annual spring surveys, Utah DWR biologists discovered something they hate to see — two more waterbodies had fish illegally dumped into them. In an effort to survey how fish populations are doing in various waterbodies, DWR biologists place nets in...
All Writers Are Liars
All writers are liars, whether reef-fishing miles offshore on the Atlantic or fishing through a hole in the north country ice. The smokestack of the hulk gloomed from the depths, barely visible when the July sun ricocheted off the surface of the sea. Halfway to the...
An Alaskan Fishing Valhalla
If you’re looking for rainbow trout the size of salmon, Crystal Creek Lodge awaits. Of all the world’s trout and salmon fisheries, none hold a fly rod to Bristol Bay, Alaska. It sits at the eastern most arm of the Bering Sea and is 250 miles long and 180 miles wide at...
South Carolina Adds Limits to Protect Fish Species
Limits to help protect two popular South Carolina fish species were recently added to South Carolina’s fish and game laws. Legislators passed catch and minimum size limits for both Atlantic spadefish and Atlantic tripletail, two coastal fish that previously lacked...
Michigan Tagged Fish Could Net Cash Reward
According to Jay Wesley, Lake Michigan Basin coordinator, fish tag returns help biologists understand survival, age and movement of important sportfish. People who regularly fish Michigan waters likely are familiar with the state’s marked and tagged fish program....
Like Once It Was
I thank God most weekdays, and sometimes twice on Sunday, that there's not a Trout Angler's Sportsman Society. That, in modern matter, the fine art of fly fishing for species Salmo continues quietly and foremostly a gentleman's endeavor, largely unsullied by mass...
Nebraska “Take ‘Em Fishing” Giveaway
Take Someone Fishing. Submit Pictures of Your Adventures. Win Prizes. You love to fish. It’s how you enjoy a beautiful day, and how you relax after a stressful week. It’s an excuse to spend time outdoors, away from screens and obligations. And it’s the very best way...
Pondering Ponds
Sit quietly and a pond will bear its soul to you - sharing its myriad sights, smells and sounds - a sort of sensory overload on the gentle cycle. There are several theories as to what differentiates a lake from a pond. Some say a lake is large enough to accommodate...