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Scott Lattea spent months fishing waters, learning techniques he had never tried before, to complete the fishing challenge.

It’s fair to say that 99 percent of those who use a flatbed Method feeder are targeting species like carp or bream on commercial fisheries. Although this tactic is most commonly used by match and ...

Pennsylvania's walleye season opens May 2. Learn expert tips from a seasoned angler on how to catch more fish.

Teresa Croy and her husband Don were fishing a private pond in Putnam County, Ohio, on Nov. 2, and Teresa really wanted to catch some crappies. But after casting small jigs for a while without any ...

How do you catch 19 pounds of largemouth bass on a single cast? Just ask Grady Codd of Fort Worth, Texas, who was fishing Mexico’s famed Lake El Salto last December. Using an Alabama rig, Codd reeled ...

A young angler fishing in Italy caught a “spiny” fish identified by scientists as a “rare” and “toxic” spotfin burrfish, a study said. Google Street View ...

Paula Stovall, 62, of Country Club Hills, became the first female to win Angler of the Year in the Big Catch Angler Association, a south-suburban organization which was established in 2004. Her “Pops” ...

A 20-year-old angler from Bethel, Connecticut, has set a new state record by catching a 16-pound, 7.5-ounce rainbow trout during the Riverton Fishing Derby on April 11. Using a vintage ultralight rod, ...

Alabama anglers are getting more days on the water in 2026, and the rules are a little different this year. The Marine ...

Anglers introduced citizen resolutions to reverse a new musky fishing rule at April 13 spring hearings meetings in northern ...