
Instinct
A boy and a bass . . . on the quiet waters of a lake on a Saturday afternoon. The old bass turned toward deep water on this late spring day. At this stage in her life, the familiar droning sound was the only thing that made her anxious, and it put her on the move....

Trout Season In New York Is Right Around The Corner
April 1st marks the opening day of trout season in New York. Exceptional opportunities to catch many different species, both wild and stocked, await anglers. Check out the helpful resources below to better plan your next fishing trip. DEC fish hatchery staff have...

Aloha Means Fishing
In Maui, it’s not how many fish you catch, it’s how much tarragon is in the béarnaise sauce. With its gorgeous beaches, lush mountain slopes, slumbering volcanoes, swaying palm trees, gyrating hula dancers, and colorful cocktails with little umbrellas, Hawaii lives up...

Rainbow Trout Stockings Scheduled
Catchable-size rainbow trout are being stocked in city ponds and lakes across the state by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. These stockings will enhance fishing opportunities this spring, especially in urban areas. Trout fishing also is a great way to introduce...

Prairie Pike
At Cheyenne Ridge Signature Lodge, it's the "other season" you don't want to miss. Hedy Lamarr was one of the most glamorous film stars of Hollywood's "Golden Age." Viennese by birth, she was invariably cast as a seductress of exotic origins and gained fame as filmdom...

St. Croix Lifts The Veil On Its Most Sensitive Rods Ever
SPONSORED CONTENT All-New Legend® Xtreme Series introduced at the 2020 Bassmaster Classic. St. Croix Rod has one guiding goal: to provide anglers with the rods that give them the upper hand in any fishing situation. So when anglers began requesting rods with increased...

’Ol Settler Of Deep Hole
No fish had ever exerted a greater influence on the thoughts, the imagination, the manners or the moral character of his pursuers. Uncle Eb was a born lover of fun. But he had a solemn way of fishing that was no credit to a cheerful man. It was the same when he played...

Webster County Angler Breaks Days-Old Record For Yellow Perch
Brian Holiday of Fordland is the new a state-record holder after catching a 2-pound, 3-ounce yellow perch from Bull Shoals Lake. This is the second time the record for yellow perch has been broken in 2020. “Missouri is on the very southern range for yellow perch, so...

A City By The Sea
Blackfly Lodge at Schooner Bay anchors a Bahamas community created especially for fishing. On a calm day, the slight slap of the water on the hull of a flats boat has one of two effects on me. If I'm tired, it can lull me into a trance, the kind that makes me...

There’s Always The Pier
All sorts of interesting characters frequent our fishing piers, but they all share the same thing—a passion for fishing. South Carolina's Daniel Island is actually a peninsula of the original Cainhoy Plantation sandwiched by the Cooper and Wando rivers that probe...